For those of you who have no clue who this family is, please let us introduce you to Steven Curtis Chapman (SCC) and his family. SCC is the gentleman standing on the far right. SCC is an extremely successful Christian artist who has a HUGE heart for orphans. As you can see, the Chapman family have adopted 3 beautiful little girls from China.
Recognizing that adoption is a perfect picture of what God has done for each of us in making us His children through Christ, the Chapman family created an organization called ShowHOPE. The following quote was taken from their website:
"ShowHOPE was established to care for orphans by engaging the church and helping Christian families reduce the financial barriers to adoption. Psalm 68:5-6 tells us that as the Father to the fatherless, God delights in setting the lonely in families. It has been our experience that the scriptural mandate of caring for orphans, such as the one found in James 1:27, is really a wonderful invitation to experience God in a profound way by being a part of His sovereign plan for His precious children. Working from these foundational truths, ShowHOPE exists to enable children living without the love and hope of an earthly family to be adopted into 'covenant homes.' These families can provide not only the love and support needed for this life, but also provide a child with the knowledge of God's plan for his or her eternal life with a forever family called The Body of Christ."
So, why do I give you all of this information? ShowHOPE is one of the organizations we have applied for an adoption assistance grant to help offset some of the expense associated with bringing Marek home. Today, April received a phone call from ShowHOPE informing us that we were awarded a grant in the amount of $2000 to go towards any remaining adoption expenses.
As I sit here typing this note to you, I am standing speechless. How can we say 'thank you' enough to all of you who faithfully lay us and Marek before the throne of Christ? How can we say 'thank you' enough to a man we will probably never meet who has such a heart for orphans? How can we say 'thank you' enough to our Father, who continually leaves our mouths wide open in complete awe of His greatness? The answer...we simply can't. Our hearts are overflowing with thankfulness...a thankfulness that we will never be able to express. However, please know that you are loved more than you will ever know and as much as possible, we humbly say 'Thank you.'
Love you so...
1 comments:
So excited for you! I knew about this organization, but didn't know how they determined who to give money to. God is so good to provide for our each and every need far beyond what we could ever imagine!! His dreams for us are far bigger than ours could ever be! His answers to prayer far exceed what we even could bring ourselves to ask for! We will keep praying for your family as you continue on in this adoption journey.
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