Post Match Update #1

Hello again!  We have been so blessed by the amount of support and love we have received in the last week! Thank you all for your e-mails, calls, texts, messages and even a few sweet girly outfits & accessories have come our way!  Thank you, each one of you- for your prayers and for walking alongside us in this!!! This little girl is already so greatly loved!

I wanted to share some praises:

1. We have where we are going to be staying while in Salt Lake all set up!   As long as we are healthy, we will be allowed to stay in the Ronald McDonald House!  This is a tremendous answer to prayer.

2. A local church in SLC is currently on the search for us for a car to borrow. They heard of our need and there is an amazing orphan care ministry that is passionate about adoption and caring for all parties involved in adoptions- adoptive parents included!  We are trusting God that He will take care of this need!

3.  I just wanted to give a shout out to Jeremy. There is truly NO one else I would rather walk this rollercoaster with.  Our love has only grown deeper and stronger as we have been on this adoption journey for 18 months.  The respect I have for him has only increased.  I praise God for this beautiful grace & for our marriage. Anytime you are under stress, it can be taxing on a marriage- but we have just been so unified in every step of this- praying this continues! 

4.  Perhaps most exciting, I (Kate) was able to talk with our sweet birth mom on Wednesday!  I was so very nervous but God was so very present and it went really well. It felt like we were on a bit of what I would say is 'sacred ground' where God is doing a work far bigger than we can imagine or know. We will continue to build a relationship with her- this is a precious gift.  I was overcome with genuine love for her immediately and it was pretty amazing to feel and experience- and a joy to share.

5. We have raised $1,500 of the $3,500 needed for us to go get her!  Amazing!  Thank you so much to those of you who have donated in the past several months and in the recent days to get us so close! We are humbled by God’s provision through your generosity and passion for adoption. We have just FOUR DAYS left, friends!

Continued Prayer Requests:

1.     Peace. For our Birth Mom, for us. This is not an easy situation as you can imagine- so that we would all experience peace. And just that her heart & life would be blessed with encouragement and support and God’s love.

2.    Health. Again, for her, for our baby, for all of us. 

3.    Details. So many details have fallen into place, but so many more are to go. We know we serve a faithful God and have seen His faithfulness abundantly in this time.  We trust He will take care of us and those involved in this situation.  The biggest one is that we can be there for the labor & delivery. “L” would love for me to be there to walk with her through labor and delivery and I would of course, LOVE to be as well.

4.    For all finances to fall into place in these last couple days!

We are basically just continuing to get ready for that phone call. It could come today or it could come in the next couple weeks- so we just continue to find joy in the TODAY and the present and yet wait with hope and excitement for that call!

Thank you again. We feel covered in prayers and that is truly the best way you can support & minister to us and to “L” and baby girl!

In Christ Alone,

Kate