FIRED UP...

OK...I will apologize before I get going but I am FIRED up today!!!!  I read an article about a baby hut that is being put up in the city that Mabry is from where people can SAFELY leave a baby...there is a buzzer they hit and it is on a delay which gives the moms time to get away before someone hears it to come and get the baby...but the hut is warm and safe!!!  I think people read these things and think, that is just terrible that people just leave these babies....let me spin it this way....the babies that are left are LUCKY!!!!  The alternative to these desperate situations is abortion and without these brave mommas going thru the pregnancy knowing that they are going to leave these babies and risk getting caught and in trouble makes these women AMAZING!!!!  So I love this idea to give these sweet mommas a safe alternative for their sweet babies.  I love Mabry's biological mom for making the choice to let her live and have a chance at life!!!

OK, next....I got an email from my agency with some of the things that they are doing with their partnerships.  Here is the thing...my agency is SMALL...very small...but that doesn't stop them from being amazing and doing HUGE things in China!!!  You see some BIG agencies in the US don't have any partnerships.  Now that makes for families waiting MUCH longer for a referral....so yes having the partnerships help the agencies match families quick which is really nice...but the best thing about the partnerships is that you don't just get them because you say you want them...you get the partnership in exchange for financially supporting these specific orphanages all year.  Now MAA has 10 partnerships right now and are constantly getting more....they are a small agency and are actually looking for families with Log In Dates because they have so many kiddos coming in.  But here is the thing that has me fired up!!  MAA is partnered with Mabry's orphanage and in the update today they said that they have hired an english teacher for the 2014 year to teach the kiddos some english and really start telling them about forever families and adoption!!!  This means that finally these children will learn of the hope....kind of like when you were told about Salvation!!!  These sweet kiddos will be a little less afraid if they are made aware of what is going to happen and who these strange looking people are that are loving on them.  Now i don't know if this is going to be in place enough for it to really matter to Mabry...I sure hope so....but either way I LOVE THIS!!!  We didn't do any fundraising for the adoption because we have been very blessed.....but I want to do what I can for this orphanage...so this is what I came up with.  The orphanage will tell us an amount of cash that we have to bring to give them as a donation....but I want to blow that out of the water...and ANYTHING that we raise above that amount....which will take God's help because it will have to be a lot....will go directly to MAA (my agency) in Mabry's name and I will ask them to use it specifically for things like this at the orphanage that Mabry is from!!!!  I want to use this adoption to bless as many other children as I can!!

So along with the tshirts...which by the way are still for sale!!!  we are going to do two more HUGE fundraisers.  We are going to have a garage sale in March or april where all the money made will go to the orphanage....so start that spring cleaning early and any donations are welcome!!  Anything not sold at the sale will be donated to Lighthouses Hands of Mercy.....another great cause.  But today I am announcing our final garage sale and this is for every single person reading this blog.....you don't have to live close to me to participate and you can tell all of your friends!!!  I am asking for you to pick a number 1-100.....pick quick because there is only 1 of each of these numbers available....and whatever number you pick I want you to donate that amount of money to the cause...so if you pick $1 then you will take an envelope and send it to me with a huge 1 on the back and $1 inside....I challenge you to get your kiddos involved!!!!  Kids are not too young to know about less fortunate kids then them around the world.....My goal is to get rid of every number 1-100......now you can Facebook me and see what numbers are available...you can text me 6183140499....whatever you need to do....Please don't just assume someone else will do it...this is a small way that everyone can help!!!!!!!!!  YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!

Please pray about whether God is calling your to help in this way.....everyone is called in scripture to help orphans......I know I say it all the time but not everyone is called to adopt but we are all called to help....let me know how you can help and which number works best for you...and if you want more than 1 number I am good with that too......

Thanks for reading this rant today!!!!!!  Let's go and make a difference!!!!