The dinning room table is filling up with items we need to go back to Ukraine for Scott.....his pile on clothes we got for him takes up one chair and the other chair filled with items we gathered out of our closets and loaded up on at the Belks charity sale along with some sport equipment to bring back to the boarding school. On the other half of the table I see a bunch of bags full of auction items for tomorrow's dinner and silent auction for Scott & Lisa. And I sit here in awe of how 3 years ago I would have never seen where God was going to take us over the last 3 years. I look beyond three years and I see all the equipping He was doing in our lives preparing and character building us up for the children He was going to bless us with and the mission work ahead. We have went through one trail after another in the midst of the last 13 years of our marriage and God has shown us times of quietness in a storm and you wonder does He hear me.......but really He was saying "Do you hear me"? To showing us the merceys, grace and the love of others to bring two of our children home when there seemed to be no possible way but we just knew we were called for each of them. He is mighty and he is merciful. There is much to fill in the blanks that happened in between those two sentences but that would max out this blog where I could never write on it again. But God continues to change my heart over and over again. I am a work in progress and He is continuing to character build me. I am the clay and He is my potter. But I will say that I am just floored over and over again....speechless and humbled and the giving and love of others for God greater purpose and to a family in need. That love poured over us for Tania, Stophie and now Scott and it has changed my life. I can easily and honestly say CHANGED MY LIFE and perspective of what and who I have become. In times of fear when we needed to raise money to bring the kids home instead of hoarding what we had your giving to us made us give freely to others. In times when I know we see a storm ahead and the finances don't all match up and we need more funds for what we call as "Life" or better known as "Murphy's Law".....your giving allows my fears to disappear and to give openly and willingly. It has shown me in the darkest of times and as dark as our world can be caving in around us that Gods light shows through the love, serving, giving and prayer of others. It is still the most amazing and astonishing thing I have ever witnessed when we were bring Tania and Stophie home and now Scott.
I was sent this photo today of our boy, Scott.....it is his graduation day photos. He just graduated. I was blessed to be at school with Kolya when his school year was over in Ukraine. I am sad to have missed this special occasion but so blessed to have the pictures to hang onto and a precious friend willing to photo the event for us to see. Our Scott is the handsome feller over to the left with the NICE haircut. He looks sharp! He knows school is not over once here with us. Poor kid! He is willing to go back to school for family! Good man! Love this kid!
This is Scott and Lisa. Soon To Be Two Less Orphans Coming Home!
My first paragraph leads into my next blessing. Yesterday a gentleman by the name of Jon Erickson who personally knows our Scott came by and donated to us for his adoption a digital camera to auction off and a Canoe! YES A CANOE! It is a STUNNING Hand Made Popular Wood canoe! With much talking to each other, reaching out on FB to get folks thoughts and prayer we have decided to raffle this puppy off to bring Scott home. We have approx. 8 weeks and $15,000.00 to raise to be fully funded!
SO HERE SHE IS UP FOR RAFFLE TO BRING ONE LESS ORPHAN HOME, ONE LESS CHILD ON THE STREETS WITH NO ONE TO CALL MOM AND DAD, TO HELP ENCOURAGE HIM, TO HELP FIX HIS WAR WOUNDS, TO TELL HIM IT WILL BE ALRIGHT, TO BE HIS CHEERLEADER, TO TEACH HIM, TO LOVE HIM, TO KISS & HUG HIM GOODNIGHT & TO TEACH HIM ABOUT THE LOVE HIS CREATOR HAS FOR HIM.
CANOE RAFFLE!
STUNNING POPLAR WOOD HANDMADE GREAT LAKES CANOE!
WHEN IS THE RAFFLE & WHEN DOES IT END?
IT STARTS ONCE THIS POST HITS! WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED JUNE 15TH!
INCLUDES IN RAFFLE:
- CANOE
- WHEELEEZ BOAT DOLLY
- OVERTONS LIFE VESTS (3): MENS LARGE, LADIES SMALL & MEDIUM
- GCI OUTDOOR COLLAPSIBLE SEATS (2)
- 2 CABELA'S OARS
- YAKIMA RACK (FITS IN TRAILER HITCH)
- 2 ORANGE TIE DOWNS
DETAILS:
- MEASUREMENTS ARE 20 FT. LONG BY 3 IN. WIDE
- WEIGHS APPROX. 75LBS.
- SEATS 4 COMFORTABLY
- HAND MADE IN IOWA BY BOB LAFALLETTE
- MADE FROM POPLAR WOOD
- USED BY NATIVE AMERICANS IN CANADA & MADE TO MODEL A CANOE FOUND IN AN ARCHEOLOGICAL FIND. THIS SPECIFIC BOAT IS FAMOUS (: IT HAS BEEN SHOWN IN SHOWS & MAGAZINES.
- IT WAS VALUED LAST SUMMER AT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF $7500.00!
HOW MUCH ARE THE RAFFLE TICKETS?:
ONE RAFFLE TICKET= $20.00
THREE RAFFLE TICKETS= $50.00
TEN RAFFLE TICKETS= $100.00 BEST DEAL!
WANT TO SEE PHOTOS? SURE YOU DO!:
HOW DO I ENTER?
1) YOU WOULD EMAIL NICOLE AT DIVESHARK@YAHOO.COM OR SELECT "CONTACT US" ON THIS BLOG AND LET NICOLE KNOW HOW MANY TICKETS YOU WOULD LIKE. SHE WILL NEED YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL.
2) THEN YOU WOULD MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO THEIR FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT FOR SCOTT AT:
WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DONATION YOU WILL NEED TO SEND A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT TO THEIR FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT TO NICOLE TO VALIDATE YOUR DONATION FOR THE RAFFLE.
OR
YOU CAN SEND THE DONATION VIA PAYPAL (NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE) TO DIVESHARK@YAHOO.COM. IF YOU DO THIS PLEASE SELECT THE DONATION AS A "GIFT" SO NO DOLLAR VALUE WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF YOUR DONATION FOR THE RAFFLE.
