Save the Date!

The date is set

like any new mom approaching her "due" date, or in this case "gotcha date! "

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I am very nervous about going these two weeks alone

thousands of miles from my little boy Ari

without my rock, Craig

where I don't speak the language

and where I will be parenting a child who knows not what that is, and who will be grieving a loss of his own

long train and plane rides just me and him

weeks away from home

fighting the fear is proving difficult

especially with

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the mountain before us tonight

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I need to be in Russia on August 14th until August 20th then to Moscow from August 20th to August 26th to complete Ian's adoption and bring him home

we cannot make any moves right now

we are totally dependent on God and his people

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our last trip not more than a week ago, cost us $10,000.00

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that was all we had in our adoption account

the total now to save our son looming at $38,000 already spent

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so, as we press in deeply to our faith

we ask you to share Ian's FSP button,

to the right at the top of our blog

we need to raise at least $5,000 NOW & we are utterly exhausted, too much to plan a grand fundraiser, we just need donations, no amount is too small, we can offer nothing in return but a sweet little boy becoming an orphan no more, coming home - he has waited so long

we won't hear back about the grant until July 27th, that could end the need

but we cannot count on it

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hands and feet people

that is what sweet Ian needs tonight, tomorrow, the next day, and the next, to help get him home forever

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God bless and keep you and please pray for Ian and I as we prepare to go this road alone together

and always

with Jesus nearby