A Family For Jude!

God is so very faithful and sets the lonely into families! (Psalm 68:6)

After much prayer, counsel, and consideration, we are moving forward to adopt Jude!

At the beginning of the lay off, Perry pointed us to the verse Proverbs 3:6 "In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight".  Who are we to know plot our course? His ways are higher than ours.
We would never have guessed, a lay off would lead to hosting which would lead us to our son.
We would have zigged, God had us zag.

It feels surreal. It is not logical to embark on an expensive adoption journey after 10 months of unemployment. A friend told me the adoption path is a "rugged road, but more of Jesus". We are taking the next step in faith. It feels a bit like when you are early pregnant and you aren't sure you should tell people because there are so many pitfalls that could happen.

We decided to move forward on August 25th. We filled out 2 extensive applications and now have a new gigantic stack to attack. Unfortunately this process could take a year and close to $35,000. Another friend said once, "It is gracious of God to not tell us everything our obedience will entail when He calls us to obey".
So we are going to faithfully take the next step. One step at a time.

If you want to continue with us on our journey please pray for us:

• We need prayers for endurance to get this process moving.
• Pray for Jude that he would know in his heart we are coming for him (they won't tell him until we are a month from traveling to get him, because there is so much that could make this fall through).
• Pray for us that we will take steps to strengthen our marriage and learn new parenting ideas that will best serve him.
•  If you are interested in supporting us financially, my friend Tracy has set up a "Go Fund Me Page" here:      The More The Perryer ADOPTION                                 
• If you prefer a tax deductible donation, you can make a check out to "Living Hope Adoption Agency" and put a note stating : Jude's adoption by the Perrys and mail it to: PO Box 579     Fort Washington, PA 19034
• We hope to apply for a grant and possibly matching grant through Lifesong for Orphans but aren't eligible to do that until we have the home study complete and are about $7k into the process. If you prefer to wait and give to our Lifesong account that would be great too!
• There is absolutely NO PRESSURE to give to our journey. God has proved Himself super faithful to us these last 10 months and we know He will continue to provide as He walks us down this path. Your prayers and encouraging words are extremely valuable.