Package of Love

     With all the craziness that comes with a new school year, I haven't had much time to update the blog. Avery's in 3K and Cooper is in 1st grade this year. Time is getting away from me and it is hard to believe my babies are in real school. :) With time ticking away it makes it a little easier knowing Ella's homecoming is getting closer. The week before school started we were able to send her a care package of goodies. We sent special need bottles, liquid vitamins, two little outfits, a few toys and lovies, a blanket, and a photo book of our family. We tried our best to find the correct translation for mother, father, brother, and sister and label it so that her care givers would be able to share it with her. We also sent a letter to our lifeline worker to translate for us which contained a few questions asking for additional information on our sweet girl. Hopefully we will get a response this month but there is not a guarantee. This box was a little piece of home and we tried to cram as much in it as we could. I would have mailed myself if I thought I could get past customs.
     A friend shared this amazing organization with me called Love Without Boundaries. I contacted them and they have sent my sweet little girl special formula and rice cereal! YAY!! What a blessing! They contacted the orphanage and asked what she specifically needed and made it work. No payments or questions asked. I am so thankful for this organization and I pray that God richly blesses them. They work off of donations and we have contributed to help cover the cost. If you feel led check out there website. They are truly helping and defending the fatherless.
      On a sad note. We haven't heard any new information. We are in the Waiting Place again... It still looks like January when we will bring her home. Please join us in prayer that we get a Christmas Miracle and get to have our little gift home for the holidays. Her birthday is in January as well and we would love to be able to celebrate her 2nd birthday as a family. :)

Ella Le Hope Greer

    

Ji Le Huan - Ella Le Hope Greer

We are happy to announce we are officially matched with this precious little girl. We are counting the days until she is home. We pray that we will be as big of a blessing to her as we know she will be a blessing in our family. Sweet little Ella was abandoned and found on January 22, 2011. Her date of birth was decided to be January 19, 2011. She has a cleft palate and will need surgery when she arrives home. Due to her palate being open and the conditions she is currently living in, she is severally malnourished. She weighed 13.5 lbs at 17 months. We have been able to ship her a care package with vitamins and special bottles which we are hoping will help. We have been in contact with an organization called Love Without Boundaries and we are in the process of having additional formula sent to her orphanage. This little girl along with millions more need your prayers. Please pray for her until she is home in are arms and we can provide the care she desperately needs. We are so excited and blessed beyond measures to welcome this precious baby into our family. We are so thankful to our Heavenly Father for calling us on the journey of faith and hope.