The Dreaded Call........

Folks that know our history and have followed our journey when this blog first got started when we went to adopt Sergiy know prior to leaving for him we made our last call to him and it did not show well to be good signs.  He was avoiding our call, once we talked to him I could not hear that joy, laughter, I love you Mama like I had in the past.  We lost him.  Needless to say I knew he was not coming home we flew.  He never came home and there was a battle for Sergiys heart, mind and soul.  The orphanage staff fought along side us.  It was a battle still fresh in my mind. 

Our recent trip for the boys.  My last call to Sash before takeoff was not well.  He was alive, alert and sounded freaked out.  Then he said mum I have a girlfriend please don't come for me as I could hear someone coaxing him in the background.  I explained to him I am coming not just for you so you are stuck seeing me.  I told him I loved him and would see him in a couple days and ended the call.  As folks know none of the boys made it home.  The battle for the boys was like a dream that was so intense and real and you have to wake yourself up to stop it.  But our battle was real and again one never forgotten. But God still was and is with us and the boys.  I know his word does not go void.  I know God fought before us, beside us, behind us in inside us in each and every loss we have endured. 

When I told God I was done, when I told him I was through moving forward to adopt again.  That feeling months ago that there was one more teenage boy that was put heavily on my heart by God I put that away after losing the boys thinking maybe I had it all wrong.  I know what I felt, I believed what I felt, and I have no questions it was only from God and Joe had the same feeling as well but in a sense it was too much for me to think about, process or let take over my mind.  I was done.  Every 3 months God has been sending me back to Ukraine.  It has been a pattern.  I told him I am at 3 months and I ain't going back.  Then David reached out to me the very next day in October begging for a family.  Reaching far and wide to others and myself, he was willing to let me in to know who he is knowing I was on his side and biggest cheerleader to advocate for him.  Meanwhile I was falling in love with this boy and it was mutual as he openly told me I love you Nicole and want to be in your family.  This was a brave move as he did not reach out to others nor ask other families to adopt him nor tell them he loved them.  So move forward with me to today.....today was the call before blast off for me in a couple days.  I am packed and ready to go, short on money and scared to freaking death of once again returning empty handed.  I keep seeking God in faith that he has brought us to this ledge and although my toes are hanging over again will David jump and come home, will the funds needed come in to adopt him.  In my head I am prepared for rejection once again.  I was actually hoping and preparing he would say nope I changed my mind so then I do not have to go through the loss again and I can cancel my flight although I love this boy so much, shut this door and walk away, dust my hands off and move on.  The feelings remind me of wanting so badly to jump out of a plane and you have waiting years and years to do it and the moment comes.  You got your pack on, you are all geared up, your safety gear has been checked, your goggles are on, your hair is contained so you can see Gods beauty from high above going all the way down, your boots are on snug and you are ready to roll.  Then........you JUMP and you are so darn scared all the way down you are screaming with your eyes closed!  You can't see a darn thing cause you are so freaked out.  Well that is me......so I have to remind myself.....God told me there was 1, UNO, ONE more BOY.  I did not go looking for David nor any child to adopt at this point.  David found me.  God put family on his heart.  God put our family on his heart.  God put him on our hearts.  I said I will only advocate for you but the pressure will be on you because kiddo you gotta me made of steal to put up with my drilling after the losses of my boys.  I told him put on your Armor to fight the enemy as we go to battle to find you a family.  So today Joe, Kolya, myself, Tania and Stopha made the call to David.  Joe and I both nervous knowing this is the call that is going to tell us if he is coming home and do I fly.  The dreaded call and I was preparing for impact and rejection.  Well folks HE IS COMING HOME!  He is set, he is ready, he is determined and he wants family like the air he breathes.  We all shared funny stories and talked about life at home and once he is here.  The call ended with a prayer as always and I love you Mama, shared I love you's, giggles and we miss you. 

So where are we now.....I leave December 3rd we have $14,312.05 to raise to be fully funded.  I am so completely incapable by any means to raise these funds.  Again I remind myself God lead this boy to me (us), God brought him to me (us).  I am clinging to trust and obey and these verses.  Luke 1:37—“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”
Mark 9:23—“All things are possible to him that believeth.”

To read our story about David please visit this link:

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 These are the events we have going on in order to bring David home!

LIVE CHRISTMAS AUCTION FOR DAVID.  DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TO HELP BRING DAVID HOME!  PAY NO TAX, TAX-DEDUCTIONS WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DONATION TO BRING DAVID HOME, HELPING US MAKE ONE LESS ORPHAN AND BRING OUR BOY HOME!  IT'S A WIN WIN!   AUCTION ENDS DECEMBER 1ST! 

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 GRANT MATCH!  

WE HAVE BEEN OFFERED $360.00 MATCH GRANT.  IT CANNOT AND WILL NOT FUND UNTIL $360.00 HAS BEEN RAISED AND I LEAVE IN 4 DAYS AND THIS MATCH GRANT MUST BE MET IN 2 WEEKS OR LESS OR THE MONEY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO US.  OUR REECE'S RAINBOW TICKER MUST READ THIS AMOUNT EXACTLY TO FUND $4,108.76.

IF YOU FEEL LEAD TO HELP OUR FAMILY REACH THIS MATCH GRANT FOR DENIS YOU CAN MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO THIS LINK:

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 DOLLARS FOR DAVID!

THIS IS A MASS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENT BEING PUT ON TO HELP YOU SHOP RIGHT FROM HOME AND HELP BRING DAVID HOME. 

HERE IS THE DIRECT LINK TO THE EVENT!

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Shop from all our generous vendors websites from the comfort of your home and a portion of their commissions will go towards the adoption fund to bring David home.

1. Isagenix - Nicole Trimble Dewberry
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Enroll with a 30 Day Cleansing and Fat Burning System or any other Pack as an Associate with Autoship and 100% of the commission will help bring David home.
Order online at dawndewberry.isagenix.com or contact Denise Trimble Collins (919-552-6988) to set up your account and tell her it is for the Dewberry fundraiser.

2. Origami Owl - Kris Haase
She will donate 50% of her commission.
Go to: www.krishaase.origamiowl.com and enter the Jewelry Bar code of NicoleDewberry113397
If you have questions you can contact her at kris.haase@gmail.com
Submit orders by Dec. 15 for Christmas delivery.

3. Choffy - Melissa Macy - Independent Choffy Distributor
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Send Melissa an email after you place your order and include your order number with a note letting her know this was for the Dewberry fundraiser.

4. Thirty-One gifts - Karen Kochies
20% of all sales go to Dewberry Family. www.mythirtyone.com/105053
and guests can click on "My Parties" to find Dewberry Fundraiser.
Please order by Dec. 9 for Christmas delivery.

5. Noonday Collection - Kristin Cowan Harvey
Dewberry adoption will receive 20%.
www.kristinharvey.noondaycollection.com
Write Dewberry adoption in the trunk show box.

6. Usborne Books - Stacey DiBlasi Seeley
Up to 25% of commission will be donated.
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7. Doodlebuckets - Amy McCoy
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See special Gift Basket below in comments.

8. Young Living Essential Oils - Angela Johnson Campbell
20% of commission goes to the Dewberry's adoption.
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Please PM Angela and tell her your order is for the Dewberry adoption.

9. Scentsy - Bianca Montelaro-Olivier
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Look for Dewberry under My Open Parties.
Order by Dec. 17 for Christmas delivery.

More to come including Norwex and Avon

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This is a 1 time deal so first come, first served.
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A box of Peppermint Tea
Peppermint Bark
Handmade Chocolate Fudge
Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge
Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookies
Chocolate Wafer Rolls
A White Chocolate covered Gopher Turtle and Pure Milk Chocolate covered Cashews
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"Europe's Best" assorted Chocolate Dipped Cookies
Salted Pistachios in their shell
Decadent Chocolate Truffles
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And I Thought I Was Done Adopting....Actually Was Convinced Myself. God Showed Me!

THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT HAS HELPED US MEET OUR GRANT MATCHES!!!! 

WE GOT ONE MORE TO MEET!!!!  WE HAVE BEEN JUST OFFERED A $360.00 GRANT MATCH!  IT WILL NOT FUND UNTIL THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT IS MET.

TIME IS SHORT AND WE JUST GOT OUR TRAVEL DATE!!!  NICOLE HEADS TO UKRAINE FOR DAVID DECEMBER 3RD!!!!!  WE ARE STILL SHORT $14,312.05 TO BE FULLY FUNDED! 

 

4 Days Until I Head To Ukraine, $14,312.05 Short For David's Adoption And This Is What I Am Clinging To!

Luke 1:37—“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”
Mark 9:23—“All things are possible to him that believeth.”

 WE HAVE A "MAKE AN OFFER AUCTION"!  THE AUCTION CLOSES DECEMBER 1ST!   

PLEASE SEE  BELOW AFTER OUR STORY!!!!

 

PLEASE READ DAVID'S STORY HERE!

 

October 2013 after I claimed to God and my family no more adoptions, no more missions trips to Ukraine for a while.  God showed me who's boss the very next day by a series of events she was reached out by a 14 year old boy by the name of David on the Russian facebook not asking but begging for me to find him a family. Those who know me know I advocate for children I meet but had never had a child reach out to me via internet and ask for help. This young man rose to the occasion and poured his life out to me letting him know everything about himself in order to find a family. I told him to write a letter to his “future family” telling them about himself and his hopes and dreams so I could post it up with his story to help advocate for him. Funny enough I noticed it matched our families passions.  David made a bold move not only did he send this letter to me to help advocate for him but he posted this letter up on his Facebook page for every one of his 280+ friends to see and willing to take on humiliation and teasing to make his stance of his hearts longing and desire for family. We were completely floored, never had they seen anything like this.

 We talked about now that he has openly claimed he wants a family and reaching out far and wide the enemy will be in attack mode and coming at him full speed.  So we talked about the Armor of God.  How that is my favorite verse and I needed him to understand it and how to cast out the enemy when he attacks and how God will protect him.  I sent him this which just happened to be sent to me I believe the day before David and I met by my bud Anna.  Gods perfect timing!

Davids response was this to me.  Nicole like this.  God is protecting me.  AMEN! 

David is a Christian and is so proud of knowing the Lord as his Savior and sent me these photos.  I love the look on his face how proud he is to hold his Bible! He is in the blue pants. 

Every request I made that he needed to change he was on it like a bad habit and he never questioned a thing, never fought back, never tried to sweet talk me into continuing what he was doing or involved in.   I asked him to jump to see how devoted and committed he was to family and basically his actions said how high.  I put feelers out with missionaries and locals who knew David and everything came back about what an incredible young man he was.  How he was easy to love.  He was so caring about others and their well being.  Very giving and honest.  How everyone likes him and he does not get involved in trouble.  We were told he has been longing and wanting a family for so long. It was clear to us he had a total commitment to family no matter the cost. We all would talk on the phone every other day learning more about each other again to advocate for him. Then I started to question everything I convinced myself of…no more adoption. But God was about to show me something different. Then David wrote “I love you, Nicole. I want to be in your family”. Speechless….I wrote others that new David to see if he was throwing a baited hook waiting for someone to bite but was told nope, it is you Nicole. Joe said how soon can we get there we are going?  It was clear time over time again that God was calling us to David. The more Joe and I pulled back at different times since we met David to make sure it was not our hearts desire to adopt him God rose to the occasion mightily to let us know He himself has orchestrated this adoption.

God is so faithful in that Satan has already attempted his strikes like the serpent he is and as much as my flesh wanted to put on my Nike's and run for the hills at any sign of David wavering he was feeling the same thing.  Funny enough I was afraid he would run so I was backing up like a donkey ready for impact and David was backing up thinking we would not come for him.  We were both being driven by fear that either would show to the adoption.  Then on top of it all he lost his service to email me so I was thinking he was nervous and ignoring us and changed his mind the last couple days but he could not reach us and apparently was scared because he thought we would leave him.  Oh my we are all on alert now to Satan's schemes.  So today we talked and prayed together as we always do.  Talked about our fears and now we need to be alert and praying on all occasions.  I told him now that I know his fears and him being afraid we would not come and God would not allow him to have us as a family, I told him that is poison from Satan.  I prepared him for things that may be said to him by others to keep him there.  I told him Mama's in the boxing ring now baby and God and I are taking Satan down....hes going down.  He started laughing.  I love this boys gentle heart and innocence it shines through when I talk to him on the phone when we chat and lines up totally with what everyone has said about this very special young man.  Today was the first day he really let me in to let me know his past and all his fears.  Amen!  God is so good.  

I travel December 3rd and will have to make three trips.  I am thrilled to announce that Kolya has a job working in a fine restaurant (he wants to be a chef) he loves it and we are so incredibly proud of him!  So he will not be traveling with me.  The two little ones will be home and are in school now.  So Papa will be taking the load while I am gone but having to make the 3 trips so that I can be here as much as possible to help him and the load and medical appts.  Stophie is lined up for heart surgery so we are going to get him lined up around the travel for David.  So all the family is home for my little trooper!  Both little ones are doing amazing and God is doing so much healing in them with their HIV it is unbelievable!  All the kids love talking to David and he giggles when they tell them they love him and he says it back.  He is trying to speak English when we talk.  I told him today he will be my Christmas, New Years and Birthday present all in one.  He laughed and agreed we will be his Christmas and New Years present.  Amazing amazing kid.  Never seen anything like it before with any children I have met in Ukraine this jumping devotion no matter the cost for the love of family.  So folks here we go! Today on 11/26 I asked David if you could pick a time for Mama to come for you when would it be?  He said when it is cold, now, this December.  I said how about next week??? You could hear a contained joy that sounded as if he was going to blow a seal literally and held back screaming as he was walking with his friends.  He started giggling and said good good yes yes.  I said how do you like them apples....Good time for me to come?  He was so excited and Kolya and him chatted for a bit sharing the joy with this news! 6 days until take off and $15,128.87 left to go!  My faith is being tested on all occasions and all directions!  But God lead this boys heart to us and He will see us thru.  AMEN!

PRAISING GOD!  THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR HELPING US MEET OUR 2 MATCH GRANTS!  WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE TO MEET FOR $360.00!  WE HAVE LITTLE TIME!  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP US MEET THIS MATCH GRANT AND MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK: http://reecesrainbow.org/69198/sponsordewberry-3

CHRISTMAS LIVE AUCTION ENDS DECEMBER 1ST!  HURRY HURRY WHILE YOU CAN TO HELP BRING DAVID HOME!
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