- 9/1/2007 10:19:21 PMHalf Full vs Half EmptyToday marks a milestone in our journey to adopt Yuri. In the few months we have been actively raising money (May, June, July, August) we have raised nearly $20,000! That is a mind blowing thought to ponder.
When we first began to consider adopting Yuri, even before he came to visit us, we contemplated the cost. "What if..."
What if it was $15,000 or $20,000?
Could we burrow that amount?
Should we burrow that amount?
What if it was $25,000 or even $30,000?
How far can we stretch financially?
What if the cost was so high that it was obviously beyond our reach?
Could we mortgage the house and live off of hot dogs and maceroni and cheese (without the cheese)?
Peggy began to think out loud, "What if the amount was so high that it was way beyond the reach of our best efforts to finance it ourselves? What if it was so high that it in order for it to happen it would take and act of God?"
Well, the cost is that high and God has been faithful to provide opportunities for us to earn money as well as soften the hearts of many people to give generously of their time and resources. Many different people from diverse backgrounds have been brought together under a common umbrella. In everything that has happened, we lift up the Name that is above all names for no one else could do what has been done.
There is no turning back. We will continue to push forward waiting and watching diligently for the Lord's movements and aligning ourselves with His will accordingly. Even though we are at 50%, our view of the situation must be one of optimism:
- We are so close
- we are already half way
- we can see the light at the end of the tunnel
- the smell of victory (and booyah) is in the air
- the glass is half full
At this point it is hard to restrain ourselves from trying to calculate how the final 50% might come in. Or in other words "counting eggs before they hatch". Only God knows for certain the events of the future. What an exciting adventure this has been. I'm looking forward to the day when Yuri can read and understand English so I can tell him all about it.
