We had our firtst fundraiser on Saturday. We had a yard/bake sale in the fellowship hall of our church. Didn't do so well, but we plan to go the local flea market in about a month. Hope we do better then.
At the end of our sale, a good friend said she would take the rest of our baked goods to the local convenience store and try to sell them. When she explained to the owner what she wanted to do and that the proceeds would go toward our adoption fund, he said "Don't they have enough kids already?" Then he asked, "Where are they adopting from?" When she told him Africa He said, " Why don't they adopt fom here?" She then told him that we have tried for the last 6 years to adopt from here and he said," Well, I don't agree with it." This kind of shocked us because we have known this man for years and he has always been good to our family. We have a good friend who has adopted both internationally and a transracial domestic and she said "Welcome to the world of adoption." She lives in our town and she said she has experienced the same negativity. The one bright spot in this incident is David's response. He said, " Yes, we have children already, but a child in Africa doesn't have any parents." I am so proud of him. God has done such a work in his heart for adoption.
We had our second visit with our social worker today. All went well. We turned in some of our paperwork and had some questions answered. We have officially decided to adopt from Ghana. I can't wait till we FINALLY get to the point of getting a referral. I have been thinking alot lately about our child. Will it be a boy or a girl? Exactly how old will they be? What will they look like? What will their personality be like? I have been doing some research on Ghana, finding out some interesting things. English is the official language. Woo hoo!
Well, more later.
Blessings,
Melissa
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