Adoption...aDoPtIon....adoption....ADOPTION. How many times has each member of our family and even our close friends said that word in the past few years? ALOT! At times it has consumed mine and Chris' every conversation. Though every moment it is mentioned we have a beautiful peace that we are doing God's will. Well honestly that is about the only thing that has been beautifully peaceful about our adoption journey thus far. Adoption has been very stressful, time consuming, hurtful, emotionally and monetarily draining. I once read from Heidi..." Ain't nothin' about this whole "following Jesus" thing that is supposed to be convenient. Ask Jesus if the Cross was "convenient" or glamorous.


We always read "oh, it is so worth it in the end." Which we cling to those words believing them completely. Waiting is so hard! If there is one thing we have learned for sure thus far is It's all in Gods timimg! For sure not ours or I would be holding two little girls in my arms right now. But one thing is for sure.....God's timing is perfect!!! We wait knowing that!

Psalm 40 1:3

1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.

3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the LORD
and put their trust in him.

Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC was awesome!! We had a great time. Mark did amazing 3:44:43 WOW!!! One day the girls will look back on all our pics and see how much they were thought of and wanted!!!

Marine Corps Marathon OCT 25, 2009 Washington DC

Welcome. Hopefully the article in The Avery Post "Running With a Purpose" By Phillip Greene has brought you to this blog. I must admit it has brought me to post this today :).

Our wonderful family members Mark and Kathryn T. Maya sure are both doing what they can to help us bring our girls home from Ethiopia. Running in the Marine Corps Marathon is just one way. So a big shout out must go to them!! Thank you doesn't even come close to how we feel.

There are an estimated 143,000,000 orphans in the world, its nearly impossible to comprehend that large of a number....143,000,000 orphans standing shoulder to shoulder will go around the 10,913 mile perimeter of the USA nearly 4 times.
143,000,000 orphans in a single file line would reach around the Earth over two time... Adoption is a call from God. To some we seem crazy. People question our decision in many ways.... However, GOD has called us to adopt from ETHIOPIA and we feel Blessed!!!

If you would like to Support the "Running For a Purpose". Please contact Mark Maya at mark.maya@hotmail.com, simply put nFaith2Ethiopia.com on the subject line or go directly to the website under How You Can Help.

THANK YOU!!

GOD BLESS!!

Adoption Facts

Do you have room in yours?

Kool-Aid

The next day, the toy sale also turned into a Kool Aid stand. The kids sold it all day. They ended up making $41.05. It's amazing....these kids pray for orphans, always asking about our girls or adoption. Then this.....WOW!! I mean they have a heart for orphans more than most grown ups I know!!

Planting seeds :)

Yesterday, around 7:30pm I went outside to

check on the kids..... This is what I found. They

had set up a Toy Sale.....to raise money for our adoption.

HOW SWEET!!

WE ARE OFFICIALLY ONE DOLLAR CLOSER TO OUR GOAL!! :)

No matter where we are.....we are always thinking of and praying for our girls. Actually for all the orphans all over the world.

Let us know if you would like a prayer bracelet.

*UPDATE* On our fundraiser letter asking 1,000 people to donate $10.00.----

We have received $525.50. Yay!!
That is around 52 $10.00. Our dream is 1,000 people giving $10.00. I would say our goal is 100 people giving $10.00. However out of the 52, ten dollars actually the money came from about 20 people. We are doing good. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT DONATED AND ALL THAT CONTINUE TO PRAY!!

Once again 100% of the ten dollar donation will go to helping give a child a home, christian family, food etc...