News On Nathaniel

I got a call from our agency last week. The orphanage had to move because it could no longer afford the rent($2,500 US dollars). It was a nice place in a nice place in a nice neighborhood. The new place is just awful! It is in bad neighborhood. It's too small. There is no security, not even a fence so the kids can't go outside to play. Some of the babies have been very sick. One has died. Thankfully, Nathaniel is healthy. The orphanage is out of money. They have asked the parents to please send at least $200 a month for the children's care. This is tough for us. We had to take out a loan last year to pay for the orphanage fees that were supposed to be used for his care. Plus our 15 year old van died on us in June and we had to buy a new one. So between these and all our other bills finding an extra $200 a month will be hard. That is the reason we thought about giving up. But we love this little boy. In our hearts he is our son. We have rearranged our budget and tightened our belts so we can do it. Also our agency is looking for a new lawyer which means more money. The old one has the connections needed but not the experience or knowledge for international adoption. According to the DRC liason for our agency and the orphanage the new lawyer knows international adoption much better. So hopefully, things will speed up. But even if we do get through court and legally adopt Nathaniel, there is still the issue of the exit permit suspension in DRC.So your prayers are still needed. So as you can see, we need some money. A wonderfully sweet woman I met on FaceBook agreed to do an online Tupperware fundraiser for us. If you would like to help, please click on the linand shop away. http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/!twx$eparty_ctl.p_guest_welcome?pv_eparty=2178a2e22c33eadd7190aa7ceb08476b

Blessings,
Melissa