What a great response we had from the Lillypie benefit weekend. As many of you might have heard or seen if you follow me on facebook, twitter, or just know my heart was heavy on this. There was an article released this past weekend while this benefit was going on that announced Ethiopia may be cutting adoptions by 90%.
My heart was heavy because I feel lead to this beautiful country and it's people, it's children. I feel like I already have ties there but what do we do if they close down their doors, or cut adoptions by 90% (they usually work through 50 cases a day and would decrease it to 5!!) whew. My heart hurt for the families on the wait list and then I realized it is not about us, it is about HIM and it is about his children in Ethiopia. So I prayed for those babies, those children who have no concept of what is going on in the system. I just prayed that reform would come, that a solution that truly has what is best for the children be made, and that they just know that God will not leave them as orphans, he will come to them.
All the while I was praying for Ethiopia you all were rockin this Lillypie benefit weekend in support of us and that means the world. To know that no matter where God calls us we have an amazing support system. We are still saving, there is no official announcment from the agency we have chosen to work with and for now our sites are still on Ethiopia.
Official Lillypie #'s 56 items purchased, over 20 orders and $205 donated to the Adoption Fund. AMEN!
A BIG thank you to my dear friend Laura, she is so sweet to have done this and she will now be assembling your precious lillypies and are made with so much love. I hope all of you who ordered will come back if you ever need a gift or just a cute ruffled pick me up. Don't forget to tell your friends about her either! It's fun to support those who love the Lord and their friends.
THANKS AGAIN!
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