Jehovah Jirah, our Provider
In our last letter we shared how the Lord had been surprising us with His provision for this adoption. We continue to be astonished. Donations have poured in and total almost $5000. Add to that the $3000 we got from the bank mistake and $2000 from Lidia’s pension, a $1500 grant from Ibsen Adoption, plus an $11,000 tax credit from Uncle Sam, and $16,000 in an inheritance that just came to us this month. That brings us to $38,500. And our expenses equal just about that exact amount. When we began our journey, we had no idea how we’d pay for it. We are humbled and grateful to the Lord for taking care of us.
Kid’s Stuff
I’ve made the discovery that the smaller the person is, the m
ore stuff they need. Thank you to all who have given us things like car seats, toddler beds, clothes, toys, blankets, baby carriers, plastic dinnerware, sippy cups, etc. We purchased some gorgeous Russian child chairs on our last trip, and now the baby room is all decorated now in strawberries, cherries and ladybugs, looking very Russian and cute with reds and blacks.
In our last letter we shared how the Lord had been surprising us with His provision for this adoption. We continue to be astonished. Donations have poured in and total almost $5000. Add to that the $3000 we got from the bank mistake and $2000 from Lidia’s pension, a $1500 grant from Ibsen Adoption, plus an $11,000 tax credit from Uncle Sam, and $16,000 in an inheritance that just came to us this month. That brings us to $38,500. And our expenses equal just about that exact amount. When we began our journey, we had no idea how we’d pay for it. We are humbled and grateful to the Lord for taking care of us.
Kid’s Stuff
I’ve made the discovery that the smaller the person is, the m
ore stuff they need. Thank you to all who have given us things like car seats, toddler beds, clothes, toys, blankets, baby carriers, plastic dinnerware, sippy cups, etc. We purchased some gorgeous Russian child chairs on our last trip, and now the baby room is all decorated now in strawberries, cherries and ladybugs, looking very Russian and cute with reds and blacks.
We’re off!
We are indeed in the Home Stretch. We leave tomorrow, Saturday the 11th, for Russia and will be in court on the 16th to make our adoption official. We hope to be home with Lidia by the 25th of August. We are extremely excited and anxious to begin being a family. Bye for now. We hope to write from Russia and to send photos. See you on the other side of the world.
We are indeed in the Home Stretch. We leave tomorrow, Saturday the 11th, for Russia and will be in court on the 16th to make our adoption official. We hope to be home with Lidia by the 25th of August. We are extremely excited and anxious to begin being a family. Bye for now. We hope to write from Russia and to send photos. See you on the other side of the world.
Victor and Carina
