Miracles Move Mountains.

During the fall of 2018, somehow along my journey of helping others fundraise for their adoptions, I stumbled upon someone that would become a forever friend. At the time, she was in a war zone in an Eastern European country working so hard to bring home a beautiful 11 month old with a heart defect that both her own country and the US agreed needed repaired ASAP and would best be accomplished in the US.

Meet Sophia. Home 7 months.

Not long after being home with this precious girl, her momma knew she had to go back one more time. The thing is, once you see these sweet kiddos’ faces, and you see how amazingly much better they do with having their basic needs met, all of the first world reasons not to go back don’t seem to matter as much. Will someone have to share a room? Maybe, but they will be allowed out of their crib to explore and experience life- none of which can be said from the dim walls of an institution.

One of the biggest hurdles for any adoption is that adoption is so very expensive. (Disagreeing with this doesn’t help kids come home to families- I’m just saying. ). When you have done back-to-back-to back international adoptions, this is a huge mountain. Although we were making very good headway on fundraising, we still knew that the amount left was a very big mountain, and we were praying for a miracle to move it. It was going to take one.

While at work on Friday, I got these messages from Shannon:

Are you sitting down?

Are you?

Where are you!?

Omg I need you to come back to your phone- I have news!

I’m about to call you- it’s that big!!

Our miracle had come in the form of a $5000 matching grant from an amazing organization called RODS (rods.org).

Starting on 3/25, every dollar up to $5000 will be matched toward this family’s adoption. This is huge. This is amazing. This is an answered prayer. This is truly a miracle!

These little girls are beyond precious. Sloane is almost four and has Spina Bifida. She is already doing amazing things and will do so, so well once she has the therapy and support she needs. Natalia– this story really needs a whole post in itself. She is a two year old little one with Down Syndrome, who Shannon has dreamed of being her mom for most of Natalia’s life. In 2017, the Newby family was told that Natalia was no longer ‘available ‘ for international adoption, and the assumption was that her biological family had brought her home. Although ecstatic for that outcome, Natalia never left Shannon’s mind, or heart. Now, almost 2 years later, sweet Natalia, a precious two year old with Down Syndrome, is still living in an orphanage and will come home to a family who have dreamed of being her parents for so long.

Will you consider sharing their story? Will you help raise the $5000 needed to meet this match? Your tax deductible donations can be made here. If you prefer, you can also donate to my PayPal Here.

I strongly believe that not all Christians are called to travel across the world to bring a child home. However, I also believe that once we know that kids are being left in metal beds without the most basic needs being met, doing nothing is not an option either. Help us move this mountain and bring these two girls home to the love of a family, the warmth of a home, the softness of a blanket, the fun of siblings, and to parents who will not only meet your basic needs but also fight to make sure that you have everything you need to meet your highest potential!

Our huge goal is to meet this $5000 grant in 5 days. It’s definitely a God-sized goal and not one I/we can meet without Him showing up. Will you be part of this miracle?