Plasma?

So we have been researching all the different ways to get extra money for our adoption and the one thing people keep saying is "sell your plasma"! So, I think we will be doing that (or at least try it out). So when our son is older and asks us how we afforded to adopt him I can tell him "well son, we sold blood for you"... Maybe we won't tell him that... :) So, what's your opinion on selling Plasma for our adoption?

I leave you with a BEAUTIFUL Ohio January sunrise outside our backdoor this week :)

"Morning by morning new mercies I see"

Fundraising update

Thanks to some amazing donors and LOTS of cloth diapers and nursing pads we've been able to raise a good amount of money. We are still very short for the March payment but God knows that and he'll take care of it we just have to be open to what He's telling us!

So before I unveil our updated amount I will let you know of the fundraisers still going on and upcoming!

Still going

• Plumber Bums and Sharkie Pads (cloth diapers and pads)
• Tukula Bags (Facebook Page Photo Album)
• Necklaces (Meylah Store)
• Ceramic necklaces (Compassion For The Orphan Facebook Page, pictures to come today)
• As always the donate button top left of the screen :)

Upcoming

• Bowling Fundraiser (still in the works)
• Photography fundraiser in the Spring (still in the works)
• More garage sales this summer!

Ok sooooo:

March payment $5,500

Total so far: $550

HOW AWESOME IS GOD? 

Thank you to EVERYONE who has donated! It's been an incredible journey and we've still got SO FAR but He will provide us the means to bring our son home. I want to challenge you to share our blog on your Facebook wall so we can get some more coverage, the more people who see and hear our story the better! 

Sponsor a child in Ethiopia!

Hello there friends! Got word today that the mother of the little girl we sponsor in Ethiopia is at the hospital for her surgery to hopefully help her walk again! I'm a big ball of emotions and such mostly because I can't be there to hold Eyerusalem's hand and help her know her mom will be ok. I myself growing up had plenty of opportunities to see my mom go into hospitals for surgeries and never knew for sure she'd come home. 

My favorite picture of them :)

I also found out yesterday a majority of our paperwork was lost in the mail and will need to be redone and resubmitted. Putting our home visits on hold AGAIN. So pray for me as I attempt to stay calm and look at the big picture of this. 

So, want to have the opportunity to help a family in Ethiopia? Here's how!

Why Project HOPEFUL Awassa?
In working with Project HOPEFUL’s FIG (Family in the Gap) program we have a sponsorship style program that provides the following for sponsored children- some of which live at Ajuuja while others live alone or with family in the community near Ajuuja:

• clothing and shoes two times a year
• medical checkup twice a year and medication in the case of sickness
• basic hygiene materials three times a year
• food support (formula/milk for children in the center and wheat for children in the community)
• all the necessary school supplies twice a year with school uniform and back bag once a year
• annual recreational trip around Awassa
• annual get together at Ajuuja Center
• sporting goods like balls, soccer shoe and jerseys
• regular prayer with men of God invited from different churches at Awassa
• Christmas and Easter celebrations with staff at Ajuuja and invited guests from the community

We are thankful for the work that Project HOPEFUL does and consider it a privilege to join the effort. We know that God loves the Awassa children more than we can even comprehend and pray that our efforts will bring glory to His name as we heed His call to bring help to widows and orphans.
In your role as FIG advocate you agree to:

• commit to praying regularly for “your” child or family
• financially support for $30 per month

There are many other ways to support our Awassa Initiative:

• You can give one time donations to our general fund to help fund special needs and things that sponsorship may not cover.
• You can be a monthly giver of any amount to help fund projects and children who do not have a FIG yet. Every single dollar helps.
• A goat or sheep can be provided for a family to provide meat or income from their offspring for $45 each.

We will also have income generating projects and skill training to help people achieve independence. You could help a family start their own business (tailored to what that family could realistically do in their area and ability.) Contact us if you  or your business would like to be a business backer for a family in the community.
Here are a few of the children that YOU could make part of your family!
 
(if the slide show doesn’t show up head over to this link: https://picasaweb.google.com/105253626628862918579/ChildrenNeedingFigs?authuser=0&feat=directlink)

To contact us with questions or to set up a FIG sponsorship email us   charisa@projecthopeful.org
You can also join us at facebook at and see live updates and pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/ProjectHOPEFULAwassa/
To donate go here: http://www.projecthopeful.org/donate?view=donation
Make sure to select FIG Awassa Ethiopia Initiative in the campaign box!
Thank you for your love of the orphan!
Greg and Charisa Knight
www.forsuchasthese.blogspot.com

Plumber Bums Cloth Diapers!!!

I thought I would write a quick update on the cloth diaper side of things... Been busy sewing up fluff for mom's and babies for the past few weeks! It's been incredible the response I've been getting! We were featured as a top 5 baby product for Meylah.com! I also launched a Facebook page in order to reach more audiences with the diapers and pads and it is working! I have had so many orders in the past 48 hours my head is spinning as fast as my bobbin!

In case you are curious I am offering a discount to all you loyal readers out there! If you go to Plumber Bums and Sharkie Pads Facebook Page and order something when you are finalizing with me you can tell me "I have compassion for the orphan" and get an additional 10% off anything in the store or Facebook page (even if you order a diaper or pad that isn't made yet)! This promotion will start 1/12/13 and end 2/1/13.

Doing a promo because I realized this afternoon we have another payment due in 2 months. $5,500 of a payment. We are going to need your help! I love to sew and love making these creations, but if you are not in need of cloth diapers or pads you can just donate to us using the button at the top left of the blog!

The Tukula.org bags will be here SOON and I cannot wait to get those pictures up on the compassion for the orphan Facebook page! They are BEAUTIFUL bags!

March Dossier payment: $5,500
Total so far: $200

But, I'm scared!

Had a realization last night that all of our homestudy paperwork will be submitted here in the next few days... The rest of the Dossier paperwork not too far behind that... And I got scared.

What so scary about it? Well the "what-ifs"... Then I remembered my life verse and again, God had a little chuckle up in heaven at my doubting self. God's gonna be with us through this journey no matter what. God will be with us in Ethiopia, but more importantly, God will be with us while we wait. And wait, and wait, and wait, and wait for our boy to be ours. It will happen and when it does these nervous times will be just a memory on a blog I will probably have too little time to update...

So here I am trusting God to help me and being scared out of my mind that I am not good enough for this gift. So say a little prayer for me, think good thoughts, and follow us on this scaryhappylifechanginggiddynotsosurewearefitforthisholycowthisishappening journey! We are so grateful for all of you and can't wait to introduce you to our little man (we really can't wait to be introduced to him, we get him first lol)