God has blessed our family with another little one, not through adoption (yet!) but through birth. Our little one is due to arrive in March.
This week has been a busy week with four birthdays. Noah turned six years old, Jordan turned thirteen, Jonathan is fifteen and Rachel will be seventeen in a few days. Each year it is so fun to see the children grow and mature. We are all looking forward to God's blessings in our family over the next year.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Delta to offer service to Liberia
Today on the radio my son and I heard that Delta Airlines is trying to offer non-stop service to Liberia. This would be wonderful when we are ready to make our trip! Delta has stated that they are waiting for airport security to increase at Robertson Airport in Monrovia. Once security is increase Delta will begin flying into Monrovia as well as Kenya.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/10/20/daily47.html
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http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/10/20/daily47.html
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Donations
Thank you to each of you who have donated to our adoption recently. We appreciate your support as we strive to bring home our three little girls.
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Update on Adoption
Well there is no real news except that Liberia is still closed to adoption. I spoke with a very nice lady at the Liberian Embassy in Washington D.C. today. She said,"adoption is still on hold while they are still investigating."
I want to thank those in the Liberian community here in Atlanta for your support of our adoption process. We look forward to meeting many of you in person. It is our desire that our daughters become Liberian-Americans and retain their heritage. It is also our desire to travel back to Liberia with them as they grow older. We want them to know their roots just like our biological children know about the place in which they were born and have lived. We want to learn to cook our daughters national foods, teach them about their land and display their flag. Yes they will be American as well but they will always be Liberian.
When I think of Liberians I think of a people of hope and determination. It is so difficult to think about these children who have no parents, no home, no food all due to a war beyond their control. I think of parents who gave their lives for their children and those who gave their lives to bring about a peaceful republic. We pray that Liberia will begin to stabilize and get back on its feet. We pray that the government will make wise choices for the people and we pray for President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Vice President Joseph Boakai.
Thanks to each of you who have continued to follow our long adoption process. The Lord knows the day and time in which these little ones will come home to live with us in America. Please continue to uplift us in prayer as we continue to wait patiently.
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I want to thank those in the Liberian community here in Atlanta for your support of our adoption process. We look forward to meeting many of you in person. It is our desire that our daughters become Liberian-Americans and retain their heritage. It is also our desire to travel back to Liberia with them as they grow older. We want them to know their roots just like our biological children know about the place in which they were born and have lived. We want to learn to cook our daughters national foods, teach them about their land and display their flag. Yes they will be American as well but they will always be Liberian.
When I think of Liberians I think of a people of hope and determination. It is so difficult to think about these children who have no parents, no home, no food all due to a war beyond their control. I think of parents who gave their lives for their children and those who gave their lives to bring about a peaceful republic. We pray that Liberia will begin to stabilize and get back on its feet. We pray that the government will make wise choices for the people and we pray for President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Vice President Joseph Boakai.
Thanks to each of you who have continued to follow our long adoption process. The Lord knows the day and time in which these little ones will come home to live with us in America. Please continue to uplift us in prayer as we continue to wait patiently.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Newspaper Interview
Yesterday we received a call from our local newspaper. They wanted to do an article on our adoption. After the interview they sent a camara man out to take pictures. Andrew was at work so they only got pictures of me and the children.
Today when I took the little children to the library the lovely ladies at the counter asked the children if they had seen the paper today. They raved about what a wonderful article it was about our family and how much they enjoy having us in the community. The children and I ran to WalGreens on the way home to buy a few newspapers. The article is also online.
We are so very thankful that the story was positive and attempted to show our that "children are a blessing from the Lord!"
http://www.times-georgian.com/articles/2009/04/15/local_news/doc49e53ebd70b05957641707.txt
May God be praised!
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Today when I took the little children to the library the lovely ladies at the counter asked the children if they had seen the paper today. They raved about what a wonderful article it was about our family and how much they enjoy having us in the community. The children and I ran to WalGreens on the way home to buy a few newspapers. The article is also online.
We are so very thankful that the story was positive and attempted to show our that "children are a blessing from the Lord!"
http://www.times-georgian.com/articles/2009/04/15/local_news/doc49e53ebd70b05957641707.txt
May God be praised!
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
More Magazine Sales....
We have sold a few more magazines which has helped bring in more funds. We are now working on our golf tournament. Pray the Lord will provide the needed $12,000 to pay for the international fees as well as the travel expenses. Also pray that the country of Liberia will open for legal and ethical adoption for the suffering orphans that are in need of a forever home.
On Saturday our I797 arrived in the mail. This is a huge step. The I797 is a Notice of Favorable Disposition concerning application for advanced placement of orphan petition. In otherwords it means that the US government has granted us permission to adopt three orphans from Liberia and the US will allow them to become US citizens.
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On Saturday our I797 arrived in the mail. This is a huge step. The I797 is a Notice of Favorable Disposition concerning application for advanced placement of orphan petition. In otherwords it means that the US government has granted us permission to adopt three orphans from Liberia and the US will allow them to become US citizens.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Golf Tournament
Please join us for the Adoption In Liberia Golf Tournament on June 22, 2009. Come help raise the remainder of our funds to assist in bringing our little girls home.
We have a great day of golf at the beautiful Bradshaw Farm Golf Club in Woodstock, Georgia (www.bradshawfarmgc.com) The event is a 4-person scramble, lunch buffet and an awards reception.
Register now online and remember to invite your friends to play. We are also in need of sponsors. Large and small companies can participate. Recognition as well as free golf for the day will be included in each sponsor package.
Check out our tournament website. www.golfdigestplanner.com/11156-AdoptioninLiberia/
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We have a great day of golf at the beautiful Bradshaw Farm Golf Club in Woodstock, Georgia (www.bradshawfarmgc.com) The event is a 4-person scramble, lunch buffet and an awards reception.
Register now online and remember to invite your friends to play. We are also in need of sponsors. Large and small companies can participate. Recognition as well as free golf for the day will be included in each sponsor package.
Check out our tournament website. www.golfdigestplanner.com/11156-AdoptioninLiberia/
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