Williams family adoption journey: 10 More days until the big drawing!!

"Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act."

"Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, "Give them up!" and to the south, "Do not hold them back." Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth" Isaiah 43:5-6

"Remember those…who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering." (Hebrews 13:3)

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves…defend the rights of the needy." (Proverbs 31:8,9)

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'" Matthew 25:40

This is our journal to rescue an orphan with Down syndrome who lives in an orphanage in Eastern Europe. Anna was left at the hospital by her parents, who refused to take her home because she was born with Down syndrome. In Anna's country people with disabilities are looked down upon and are typically hidden away in orphanages from birth and their outlook for life is not very good. Once the orphan turns 4-6 depending on the region they live in, they are then transferred from the orphanage to mental institutions or insane asylums. Our family desperately wants to make Anna our daughter before she is transferred as she is already 5 years old. We will love her and give her the family that she deserves and give her a future full of hope, despite her disability. When our family stepped out in faith and committed to adopt Anna we didn't have the money that it would take to get her here. God has worked miracles in so many aspects of our adoption. The biggest miracle is that I have had faith all alone that God would send the money we needed to adopt Anna. Through many answered prayers, God made sure we had every penny we needed to make her our daughter!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

10 More days until the big drawing!!

Only 10 more days until we draw for the give away of one iPad! The winner will have it in time to place under the Christmas tree!! Make a donation to help our family bring little Anna home and we will add your name to the drawing! Not everyone is able to adopt, but there are many people who could help other families, like ours, to be able to bring this sweet little girl with Down syndrome into our family!! Will you please consider making a donation this Holiday season to help give one sweet orphan a new family? Please tell your friends and family about our desire to adopt Anna and spread the word about our fundraiser. :) She's waiting on us and we are tickled to be going soon for our first trip to visit her! We need to raise a lot of money ASAP!! GO to Anna's picture below to make a tax deductible donation to help bring her home! Remember, ONE person is going to get an iPad in our give away and how great would that be to put under your Christmas tree?

6 comments:

Heather said...: Best wishes with your fundraiser! We'd like to do one with an iPod touch. Did you have the iPad donated, or did you buy it? We're wondering if it's worth it to buy one. Sorry I tried to email you but the link on the side was covered up with the video!; December 6, 2010 at 6:39 PM
JennyH said...: I just donated and will leave a link on my blog to share as well. Good luck. I hope you get all the money you need quickly!

Anna is adorable!; December 6, 2010 at 7:37 PM
Melissa said...: I donated. As always, I wish I could give more. I also shared on FB!; December 9, 2010 at 12:09 PM
Cathy said...: I saw Melissa's post on FB! I stopped by to make a quick donation. God bless your journey to Anna!; December 9, 2010 at 12:24 PM
dmom2one said...: I too donated and will continue as I am able! Also shared on my facebook! What an amazing Family She is going to come home to! God Bless You!! Dee; December 9, 2010 at 1:14 PM
Traci said...: Thanks to everyone! If you didn't get an email "thank you" it's because we have had a couple email's bounce back as undeliverable :( We appreciate all of your support and prayers!!; December 9, 2010 at 7:25 PM