Monday, September 22, 2008

15 now.... 17 soon!!


I am talking about grandkids. We are blessed with 15 right now. But soon, we will have 17.
This my son, Brian and his wife Amy and their 4 kids. Their adoption journey began to take root in my family room. I was talking about a baby that seemed to be hard to place for adoption because of its ethnicity. Amy's heart was broken over this baby and she began the process of considering what God might have them do. A week or so after they returned home from our family Christmas gathering, Brian called to ask about this baby and to say that they would love to be considered if this baby needed a family. This seemed to be a turning point for them. Though this baby no longer had a need, they soon learned about a sibling group in foster care that needed a family. They began to seriously pursue helping these children, but God had another plan.
Brian works with Compassion International and experiences regularly the plight of children around the world who are affected by poverty, loss of parents, war and illness. His experiences has literally changed the way our whole family views the world and the needs of people. Through this, God revealed to them HIS plan for them to adopt from Ethiopia. We just learned a couple of weeks ago that they have received a "match" and soon we will add 2 amazing children to the Seay clan. We are so excited!!!! Read more about their journey here.
Brian and Amy have saved a lot of money to cover their adoption expenses but now, with the loving choice to accept 2 children, they will need to raise some money to complete this journey.
Would you consider being a part of bringing these two children to our family? Though God directs us to care for the orphans, it does not mean that everyone is supposed to adopt. It might simply mean that you will care for the orphans by making a monetary contribution. Click here to read more about their need to raise the last of the money to complete this adoption process. God tells us to care for the orphans and we believe that their are some who may not adopt but could contribute to helping others adopt.
We also appreciate your prayers during this time. There are specific requests for this family - that the money will be raised to get the family to Ethiopia - that there will be no legal complications in Ethiopia -that the timing will be absolutely God's timing - that the bonding time with these children will be natural and easy - that the changes in their home will come easily.
Thank you for believing in our family and for praying for us!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cindy,
I had forgotten about us talking about taking that sweet baby until I read your post! Thanks for the memory:)