Almost Dossier Ready

We have some updates on the adoption.  My last email I detailed to you all that our agency had to pull out of The Sanyu Babies Home as the home could no longer take anymore waiting families dossiers because the wait time for a referral of a child was almost a year.  We were really nervous about where and who our agency would choose and we had a many a sleepless night waiting to hear some news. 

Last Tuesday, we heard from our agency that they had signed a contract to work with the Good Samaritans Childrens Home in Jinja, Uganda.  This home is a fairly new childrens home only been around since 2007.    Good Samaritan has never done any adoptions as they have been a home that children who are homeless on the street go to for a safe place to live and get some education before having to leave there and be on their own forever.  There are children in the home now from the ages of 4-15 years old.  We are approved by our homestudy to adopt a 1-4 year old. This home is getting ready to start taking in toddlers.  They have no cribs, formula or diapers in their current facilities to take care of toddlers so they will be ready in 2 months for that.  If there is a 4 year old who is available that is a match for us, we will receive a 4 year old possibly. 

Let me just say that this journey has been very emotional over the last couple of weeks.  We had set our hearts on Sanyu and to receive a child who had amazing and adequate care for an orphanage and we were nervous about this new orphanage as it's less well known.  We truly believe that the Lord is in charge of this and He will take us to the place where He feels the need is for us to be.  We feel now that Good Samaritan Home is that place and we are excited to finally be matched with a little girl from there. This is an opportunity to help a children's home grow and get funding to take care of more children who are homeless there.  Let me stress that Uganda has the largest number of orphans than any other country in the world.  It is overwhelming to comprehend and to think about our future experience that awaits us.  The boys are excited about their little sister and we talk as a family how much we intend to love and pray for her now and when she comes home.
RUMMAGE SALE

Okay, now onto some serious fundraising stuff.... :)
We have scheduled the Rummage Sale to take place on March 3rd at New Hope Presbyterian Church (2570 Harper Rd., Clemmons NC) and we have had many donations, but we still haven't FILLED the garage.  This is a large place to have it and we want to fill up that space.  Right now, I need tons more stuff.  I am asking all of you who know anyone around the area to send the attached flier and see if we can really get even more stuff.  I mean LOTS!  Right now I don't have enough stuff for a rummage sale and if I don't get enough, then it won't be worth the facilities.  Please, please help us with this.  Go through your stuff as this is a perfect time for spring cleaning.  If you need us to come get it, we can do that and will do it happily. :))))   Also, if you haven't bought a t-shirt and still want one, please let me know as we have lots of them to still sell. 

Peace and love,
Bryan and Bridgette