Faith

Is it possible to feel so incredibly elated and completely discouraged at the same time? Since introducing our sweet Megan I have been flooded with overwhelming encouragement from friends, family and strangers who have loved Megan for years before us. This sweet girl had an army looking out for her! Feel free to follow some of the links above to see some amazing stories of support for her! I am in awe of how much God has done to care for her in preparation for just the right moment when Dale and I were ready to be her Mom and Dad. Finances have flooded in, prayers have been offered, awareness has been promoted and I read even just now that one sweet little girl asked Santa to find Megan a family for Christmas. Not only will she be loved, she IS very loved already. 

We are elated, blessed, and desperately wanting to run straight to her right now, and hold her. 

And yet, at the same time we are desperately praying for God to intervene on her behalf one more time. If you don't already know, very soon adoptions between Russia and the US may be closed. As soon as we committed, as soon as prayers were answered, and as soon as Megan had a family......it may very well be taken away from her. Before she even got to be held once, and told I love you. We are heartbroken and discouraged! And we certainly don't understand. Why would God allow a politician's pride to get in the way of the most vulnerable of us all, the orphan. 

"But have you already forgotten what I have done?"

Hmmmm.....it looks like there is a big lesson here He is wanting me to learn. 

"Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My Soul clings to you;  your right hand upholds me." Psalm 63:7-8

"He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy" Psalm 72:4

"But as for me I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure. I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone." Psalm 71:14-16

I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I serve a VERY mighty God. And I trust his perfect will. I will pray for his hand to intervene. And just like three very brave men in the book of Daniel, even if he doesn't I will continue to trust his perfect will. As for our adoption journey, God has confirmed in my Husband and my heart to not run away or stay in the boat. We are stepping out in faith and continuing our journey. We are coming for her, Lord willing, as soon as we can. 

PLEASE keep praying! We need your support now more than ever. In the mean time we have some very specific costs that we are humbly asking for your help for. Megan's grant and the money that has been recently donated is truly an enormous answer to prayer. It makes all of this even possible. But it is not available to us until after our dossier has been submitted. That means we have some large expenses upfront. Our goal is to raise $8,500 to cover our adoption agency fees and dossier costs. We very humbly request for your help in this. If you would like to donate to these initial costs please choose the pay-pal account labeled "Bradford Adoption" to the right. Thank you for everything! We are humbled, blessed beyond measure, and waiting in faith. We pray your Christmas offers you the same!

Sincerely,

Carrie