Chip In

It's been a few weeks since we received the news that our I800 provisional approval has come in. We continue to wait on our Article 5, which basically is the US Consulate going through our paperwork and declaring that all is in order before China can issue travel approval. Where we had once hoped to travel and meet Aryn by Christmas, we now realize that is not possible. We are now hoping (and it is quite possible that we will meet this new goal) that we will meet Aryn before her 2nd birthday on March 18th. We are confident that we will be able to travel by February and possibly even the first of the year.

Some of you have asked how we are doing and if we are accepting donations. So in response to your inquiries, we are still trying to raise the funds to travel and we are accepting donations. I have found that several of our fellow adoptive families have used the site chip-in where you can donate to us in a secure manner using a credit card or your Pay pal account.

What's ChipIn? (this is from their website)
ChipIn is a Web-based service that simplifies the process of collecting money from groups of people. We make this process quick, easy, and secure, and we provide organizers with numerous ways to get the word out about their ChipIn event.

http://helpbringarynhome.chipin.com/to-help-bring-aryn-home





We were extremely blessed to be able to raise around $1000 at our rummage sale on October 30th and that was a huge blessing!! I wish there was a way to show that we had raised almost 17% of our goal, but I could not figure out how to do that so I lowered our goal to $5000. We will be spending 14 days in China where we will be in hotels and eating out for most meals. We will bring some snacks and non perishables with us, but the vast majority of our eating will be in restaurants, out of necessity. We also have to purchase airline tickets. Craig will be remaining home in the US to take care of the home and to save on our expenses. He prefers to do his bonding at home since where he is more comfortable. Isaac and I will be traveling with my mother. We need to raise funds to cover airline costs for me, Isaac, and Aryn.



We are thankful to anyone who would even consider donating to help bring our precious Aryn home. We have been so blessed by your support. We were totally overwhelmed by your generosity as you donated items to our rummage sale, and were completely overjoyed to see how God turned your contributions into such an unimagined success! We know that many people can't donate and we understand. If you can not donate please join us in prayer.

1. Pray that Aryn will be able to have closure with her foster family and that she will be able to accept us as her forever family.
2. Pray that Isaac will be able to accept and adjust to sharing his Mama and his Daddy with his sister. He is excited about her arrival and we pray that he will continue to be excited about her once he has to share our attention.
3. Pray that Isaac and Aryn will bond with each other and share a loving brother-sister bond.
4. Pray that the final stages of our paperwork will go smoothly and that we will continue to be patient in our wait.
5. Pray for traveling mercies. My mother has back problems and is very concerned about the long flights. I am concerned about traveling with two small children. Many things can happen in travel and we pray that everything will go smoothly.

Thank you for joining us on Love's Journey! We really appreciate each and everyone of you who has supported us in prayer and encouragement along the way!