Thursday, February 12, 2009

Adoption Update

Hey everybody!

I am so sorry I have not updated in a long time. I will try to do better with updating. We have turned all of our stuff in for the homestudy to our social worker. We are now waiting for her to send it to USCIS. we have done everything that we can at the moment.

In the recent letter that I got from Alex he told me that somebody gave him a computer! He says he will be setting up an email address so he can email us. He has been telling all of the teachers and workers at the internot that he wants my family to adopt him and how much he loves us. He does not know we are adopting him. I can not wait to get him home.

I moved out of the house and was staying in the dorm last semester. I am now going to the campus closer to home so I haved moved back in with my family. Over thanksgiving I went on a mission trip to Africa. I will be going back to Ukraine in June to work at the summer camp with a team from Texas.

Please pray for finances and that we will be able to get our appointment to go get Him soon.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Fundraiser

I am so sorry I have not written in a while. I have been so busy with graduation. I graduated on the 21st of May.

My family has set up a webpage so that anybody can help us raise the money for us to be able to bring Alex home. The website is http://www.SupportOurGroup.com/ZF1076.
It does not matter how much you donate. Every penny we get will help us to raise the money. I would really appreciate it if you would spread the word about the fundraiser. I want to thank you for helping us raise the money so that we will be able to support Alex. This means a lot to my family. If anybody has any ideas for fundraisers, I would appreciate it if you would please let me know. I am trying to get more fundraisers going so that we can bring him home faster.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Africa




Ok I have not seen this video until now. I have felt like God has called me to go to Africa for a long time. I have never been to Africa. There have been many trips through my church for me to go, but there has always been something else that I have had to do during the times the church has gones I was planning on going this summer, but it has not worked out. Yes God will provide. When I am suppose to go He will get me there. I know I am going to have to give up a lot. I can tell you now that I am not spiritually or emotionally prepared to go to Africa yet. I will probably never be prepared to see what I will see when I go. When I surrendered my life to missions, Africa was on my mind. I know that I know I will go to Africa at some point. I have no idea when that will be, but it will happen. God is in control. God has a reason for everything. God has a plan for me.

Orphans of God




this is my favorite song. This video speaks clearly. Please watch this video.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Christine- Yes I am getting an amazing little brother.

Debbie- Yes I am ready to have 3 little brothers. I am so excited!! It really doesn't matter that he is taller than me because both of my brothers are taller than me. :( I am short. haha

I am back at my house now. Ashley did a great job cooking last night. It was really good. We made some good peanut butter cookies. We are trying to think of some different fundraisers that we can do. If you think of any ideas please let us know.

Tomorrow is my best friend Barbara's birthday. We are going to go babysit for a friend around 7. After we get done babysitting we are going to go bowling. Tonight is going to be night full of surprises.

I do not know why I am writing this. God has a reason for me to post this. Whoever this is for please listen to what God has to say. Please always remember that God will provide. It does not matter how big or how small. Nothing is impossible with God. All you have to do is ask Him and you will recieve. Let God be in control of your life. I know a lot of us are struggling with the adoptions. It will happen if it is God's will. If you know that you know it is God's will then it will happen no matter what comes our way. Do not give up. Yes the devil is attacking most of us but we have to stand up. The devil would love to mess things up. Please do not let him destroy you. Take those thoughts captive. I have always remembered this. A thought is like a plane. They circle arount the airport and land when they tell them to. Those planes are circling around your runway. Do not let those planes land on you runway. Please do not miss this. God has a reason for everything.
God loves you more than you can imagine.

Friday, April 11, 2008

My family!!

I am sitting at Ashley's house. She is cooking an amazing meal!! Ashley and I are like sisters.

Ok I am so sorry I have not told you about my family. I have two brothers. Mark is 13 years old. He is the youngest in the family. Anthony is 15. He is the second oldest. I am the oldest child in my family. My dad's name is Vernon. My mom's name is Vicky. She is in the pictures with Ashley and me. There is a picture of my mom and Alex. They look a lot a like. Alex looks more like my mom than any of her biological children. It is amazing how a boy from a different country looks so much like my mom.

Alex is 12 years old. He is so tall. He is taller than both my parents. He is always laughing and smiling. He is always joking around. My family is not serious at all. He will fit right in. While we were in Ukraine he was always picking on me like my brothers do. He would pull my pony tail holder out of my hair. We were playing a card game and he would be looking at my cards. We played go fish and he would not give me the card I asked for. We played Old Maid and I had to pick a card out of his hand and he would not let me pick a card. He would pull it back or he would hold it tight so I could not get it. He was our translator at Lela's house with the other boys there. In a letter my mom said that if he would learn English than we would learn Russian. He knew more English than we thought he would. He knew more than the other boys that stayed with us.