This entire adoption has been a leap of faith for our family. We knew God wanted us to jump in but it was{is} a bit scary. We were not financially prepared for this endeavor, however, we knew we were to just obey and trust. The Lord has met all of our needs according to His plan. We haven't totally agreed with God on how He was providing, but we thanked Him for every provision. He has gone above and beyond our wildest imagination.
Recap of praises:
*A check given "just because" from my grandparents as we were deciding if we could afford to adopt!
*Large amount of money made through a family garage sale.
*2 donations that came at just the most amazing time- one was the exact amount we needed to send to our agency that week!
*An unexpected career advancement for Derek.
Just to name a few. P.R.A.I.S.E. G.O.D!
It is so good for me to reflect on the goodness of Christ and how He blesses obedience.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
So, as we reflect on what God has done, we are looking forward in expectation of how He is going to complete this work. We trust Him and have prayed many prayers to wait on Him and provide how He sees fit.
Recently, we came across a fundraising opportunity that seemed very different from the others. You see, Derek and I never wanted raising money to be about only raising funds. We wanted to pay it forward or figure out some way to help others while we were being helped.
We found it.
We are selling coffee. Coffee, you ask? Yes, coffee.
Just Love Coffee's story:
"Rob Webb knows coffee. When Rob was two years old, his father started Webb's Coffee Service, which blossomed into a full-blown refreshment service supplying businesses in Nashville, TN and the surrounding areas, and is now run by Rob.
Rob Webb knows the adoption process. In the summer of 2008, Rob and his wife Emily were called to adopt from Ethiopia. After much prayer and discussion with their first two children they started their adoption journey in August 2008. During the flurry of paperwork and preparation, Rob & Emily read books not only on adoption in general, but specifically on Ethiopia. Learning that Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee caught Rob's attention, and after reading about the living conditions and wages of the average coffee farmer, he was compelled to take action. What developed through his reading and his trip to Ethiopia to unite with his daughters was a realization that he could combine his expertise and longstanding desire to roast his own coffees with his desire to help others. Just Love Coffee Roasters was born! Roasting Fair Trade Specialty coffees, Just Love uses proceeds to help an Ethiopian orphanage and families adopting not just from Ethiopia, but from anywhere in the world."
For each bag of coffee purchased, you will support fair wages for coffee farmers around the world and our family will receive $5.00.
We thank you for your prayers and support. We are excited to see what this next year is going to bring.
Please share this with others who enjoy good coffee and desire to support our travels to Ethiopia.
Order by clicking on this link or the link to the right of our blog.
http://www.justlovecoffee.com/TheBoyds
James 1:27
Religion that God our Father excepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Addis Ababa Time
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