To be lifted up in prayer!

I'm sitting here checking my e-mail and I'm humbled by one single one of them.  Dustin and I have applied for a few grant opportunities in our quest to bring Jordy home.  One grant application we just placed in the mail last week and we received a simple e-mail about it today:

Dear Grant Applicant,

Thank you for applying for (this) grant. This e-mail serves as confirmation that we have received both the online portion of your application as well as your supporting documents.

Applications completed by the April 30, 2013 deadline (which includes your application)  will be notified via postal mail of our determination a minimum of 90 days from the April 30 deadline date. Please know that we will be upholding your family in prayer throughout this process. 

It's exciting to know that our paperwork reached it's destination.  However, that last simple sentence chokes me up and means so much!  To be lifted up in prayer is such an incredible blessing.  Knowing that people you have never met are making it a priority to pray for our journey regardless of outcome is downright humbling.  My heart is thankful.

And, thank you to all our friends and family whom are praying for us regularly.  We are so grateful.  It is obvious that we are showered in prayer because while grueling, this whole process has gone so well.  We aren't done yet but so far, so GREAT!

As you can see this grant application will take several months to process, and there are a few others that we have applied for.  Please continue to lift us up in prayer as we wait to hear about these grant opportunities.  No matter who these organizations decide to give their funds to, each family is deserving and I can't imagine how difficult it is to narrow down the candidates.  Regardless of outcome, these grants mean less orphans and very blessed families.   

We are already surprised at what God has accomplished regarding the financing part of this process.  While we still have a ways to go, I've managed to remain calm.  I don't usually do calm very well when it comes to money stuff.  However, there is a certain peace that comes when you accept that God already has this all figured out.  We are trying to listen for His cues and direction on what the next step might be for us in terms of raising funds and we can honestly say that when the money has been needed, it's has been available.  No accident there.

O Lord, you are my God, I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.  Isaiah 25:1 NIV

These four beautiful goofy wonderful kids are evidence of God's amazing plan.
Blessed, blessed, blessed we are beyond measure or understanding by the creator of ALL.
I <3 my Caydra, Gerik, Natalie, & Melina.  And just think, this is Jordy's last Easter without us!