I have been waiting to write this post since about May of 2012. When God first called us to this journey of adoption, the numbers sitting in front of us were nothing short of daunting. When God pointed us toward Ukraine, we were relieved to find that the fees would be less than some other countries in world. At the beginning of this process........there was a whole lot of "we".
And through the journey, God has broken those thoughts of "we are relieved to find that the fees would be less" down into "if I call you, I will provide". He has been faithful to His promises. There are about 30 different scripture references that I could give you right now.....of being required to ask so that we can receive, of Him knowing every hair on our heads and genuinely loving us, of God setting the lonely in families, of Him requiring our faith to only match the size of a mustard seed.....but the only one, over and over in my head is this one......"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Matthew 21:22. Does that mean that when Jake bought his lottery ticket yesterday and he said "God, I can do SO much good with this money....." does that mean that God will make all 6 numbers match? Nope. For us, and for so many families, that means that when in Gods will, every penny of what you need to fund your adoption, will show up just in time. It means that even the super crappy parts of adoption, are necessary parts, that He is using to work for our good.
We closed our Kubnick Family Adoption Auction on Friday, March 15th.The auction made $1778!!!! Our goal was $2500. In the days following the auction, we were overwhelmed with blessings.....overwhelmed with people facebooking or texting saying "I feel led to give". As of this week, once we collect everything for the auction, we will have met our fundraising goal of $26,000.00. Correction.....God met the fundraising goal of $26,000.00. And just in time......
On Friday, our dossier was officially submitted to the SDA (the adoption authority in Ukraine). We should have either an appointment date, or a "you need to fix this paperwork" notification, within 20 business days of Friday. We are praising God for the appointment date :)
We cannot say thank you enough to the families and individuals that have been obedient to God in donating goods, writing us checks, loving our kids, praying us through, checking on us, and so many other things. Please know that your obedience has been our miracle. We are humbled that you all want to walk this journey with us......and blessed to know that we are bringing children into a "family" that will love, encourage, and nurture them....just as you do for us.
Thank you.....for helping us bust this thermometer wide open!
"Commit to the Lord, whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3
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