God Showed Up

When we began this crazy journey called adoption in 2005, I was amazed at how "in the details" God always seemed to be - and never more so than when it came to the finances. Seems that somehow, the exact amount of money someone needed always was provided - every time. 

This past Monday, I got an email from a dear friend Cheri. We met through our adoption agency - her Amelia and my Katie were in the same SWI in Beijing, and we share many story lines of life. 5 weeks ago, they moved to their new home - several states and a time zone away, several hundred square feet smaller. 

Her association was having a garage sale this Saturday, and she thought she might put a few items at her neighbors and give us whatever they made for AI Liu. You see, they pared their stuff down pretty well before they moved. Would I make a flyer so that people could see what they we donating to through their purchases? 

God worked on Cheri all week - and her stuff..and this is what their garage looked like this morning - as they opened the door at 5:50 am to a crowd (now that's a friend!!)

 This is what the jar looked like at the end of the morning - $294 dollars later. Cheri was hoping to raise $100.

 Here's the back story. The part they didn't know until after it was over. You see, we are hoping to have our dossier completed next week. In order to do this, we have to notarize every document, certify the notary seals and authenticate the certifications with the Chinese consulate. All told - that process is about $800 cash. We have about $500 from the store sales and other paypal donations we have received - we were short about $300. 

About the amount raised at the garage sale. 

by a family who thought they had nothing to sell.

God showed up today - at a yard sale in Tennessee. For a little girl in China. 

All the Glory is His - and the praise belongs to Him!