A week and a half!

Hard to believe that Lauren, Christy, her mom, and aunt will be flying to China in a week a half.  The journey to get Lucy is edging closer to reality.  We thank God for all He has done to get our family to this point.  We are also thankful for the many, many people who've come alongside us, given financially, helped out with fundraisers, offered words of encouragement, and prayed for us.  In many ways, we feel Lucy is coming to be part of a family that is a lot larger than our family of five.

There is still so much to do during this last week and a half.  Among other things, we realize that according to our calculations, we are still a bit short (approx. $7,000) of what we need to meet all of our financial obligations to finalize the adoption.  While we hate to appeal for help, realizing that so many of you have already helped in many ways, we also realize that the Body of Christ was divinely designed to meet needs just like ours.

If you are able to help us make this final financial push, you can do so in a couple of different ways.  First, you can give on this blog.  On the right side of the page, there is a button that says "click here to donate now!"  You can click on this button, and you will be given instructions on how to do so.  Second, you can simply send a check, made out to "Bring Lucy Home," to our address at 125 Cornel Lane, Hampstead, NC, 28443.  We wish we could tell you that your gift would be tax-deductible, but currently it is not.  However, Christy and some friends who are passionate about adoption are in the process of creating a ministry called A Sea of Hope (www.aseaofhope.org) that will soon have 501(c)(3) status and will offer grants to adoptive families and promote adoption awareness.  Above all, please lift our family, especially Lucy, up before the Lord in prayer.