A Big Announcement:
Today is a new chapter
in the Allred family of four…. We are expecting!!!!!!!
But wait for it…. God
willing, we are expecting a little girl and she will not come from my belly,
but instead she will come from across the ocean from a foreign land from a mother
and father who we will most likely never meet this side of heaven.
We are starting the
adoption process with America World Adoption
Association. Most likely, this process from start to finish will take around 3 years, give or take.
It
will be a character building process, however, we know that this is the Lord’s
calling on our family and are excited and somewhat apprehensive as we move
forward. J
I
saw this quote the other day at my sister-in-love’s house and I feel that it
sums up our view on adoption perfectly:
Adoption
Because of His
great Love for us before the world began, we are chosen by God to be adopted as
His children…
We love because
He first loved us…
A pure act of
faith is to care for His children just as He cared for us.
Adoption is
partnering with Jesus to see lives transformed…
Adoption is a
Miracle!
If you don’t mind, over
the next few months and years to come, we would ask that you would:
1.
Pray for us: pray specifically for our little girl, her birth family and the
circumstances that will surround her coming into our life. Also, please pray
for our family as we move forward in this process and as we continue to parent
our marriage & boys and show them the love of Christ.
2.
Consider
Giving: The international adoption of our daughter will most likely cost
between $28,000-$40,000 dollars. This is not an amount that we currently have
and we are trusting in the Lord for His provision and guidance. We have seen
his faithfulness in the past financially through our adoption of our first son
and we know that He will be faithful again! That is the kind of GOD we serve!
In the next few months and weeks, we will be
doing some different fund raising such as garage sales, bake sales, arts and
crafts sales as well as some photography too. If you are interested in making a
donation to our adoption please contact Ben or I. Also, stop by our Facebook
pages and this blog for updates on how to give & pray.
3.
Consider adoption for your family: We know that adoption is not for everyone,
but as believers in Christ, we have all been “adopted” (Ephesians 1:5) into His forever family and
are called to take care of the widows and orphans (James 1:27).
Prayerfully consider what role adoption should
play in your family.
Thank you for sharing
with us as we begin ourjourney! The Lord is good and faithful and we are so
excited to start this adoption and make our family of Four into Five!
God is good!
