Building Castles....One Foot at a Time ?!

Adoption is expensive - there is no way to say it nicely but it is. The processsing costs, the application fees, the post placement fees, the USCIS fees, and much more add up to well, a lot of money. I would dare say that for a majority of people that would like to adopt finances is the main reason why they don't pursue it. However I would also say that when God calls us to do something he provides for us. I don't believe that money will fall from the sky, but with a combination of donations, savings, grants, and yes, even loans, you can bring a child into their forever family. We are not called to be obedient once all the cards are counted, we are called to be obedient immediately to His calling on our life and in this case, a child's life depends on our obedience.

So as I mentioned in an earlier blog, you may not be called to bring a child into your home but as believers we called to do something. This may include sponsoring a child, fostering, and yes, giving to others that are adopting.

Asking is a humbling thing. We as humans like to be self-relying. We are taught early on to provide for ourselves and our families and anything less is almost failure. However, as believers our whole identity is based on asking. Asking Christ for forgiveness, relying on him to provide, trusting Him to lead the way - Christ humbled himself so we are to humbly ourselves.

So I humble myself......I am asking for your help in bringing our forever child home. In an effort to help fund our adoption we have started a flip flop campaign called:

"Building Castles One Foot at a Time". In conjuction with our local church, West Jackson, for each pair of flips flops purchased (adult or child sizes) a child's pair of flip flops will be donated to children in Costa Rica that are a part of the ONE to ONE Project. With your donation of $20, you will be providing flip flops for a child in Costa Rica, obtain a cute pair of flip flops for yourself and help bring home our little girl from Ethiopia.

If you are interested in purchasing a pair of flip flops, email me at ncastles@uu.edu . See pictures on previous post of some sample flops we've already done: