In late March I had a little fundraising idea (fully God inspired in my opinion). Why not have a cheesecake auction on Facebook? I told Randy I would see if there was any interest and then go from there. Well, if you have followed my Facebook page at all, the interest was there and my kitchen turned into a cheesecake factory! My thought was that one or two cheesecake auctions would bring in around $100 which could be used for paperwork processing fees at the state level. Shows you what I know!
These two pictures posted on Facebook . . . .
the generosity of friends (that still brings me to tears), and the sale of 5 cheesecakes helped us raise $560! This is HUGE!!! Let me break it down for you. I just sent half of our paperwork to the Chinese consulate in San Francisco. The cost was $480. After we receive our USCIS approval (fingerprinted yesterday - hopefully to have the paperwork in hand in a few weeks) the final stack gets sent to the state which will cost $75. I will give you a moment to do the math . . . . . That totals $555. God is SOOOOOOO amazing and works through the people around us more than we/you will ever know!
Feeling thankful!
Robyn
SO AMAZING!!! I am loving how this is all coming together so beautifully♡ Very cool Ross Family!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun to watch everything coming together Tonya?! Thank you for being a part of our journey in such a tangible way!
DeleteWhat a stretch for a planner like you, Robyn. You are doing what you really feel that God wants you to do. But He is providing the finances in very creative ways, and only when you need certain funds. This has to be frustrating--not to have it all laid out ahead of time. In the meantime, you will have some exciting stories to tell about how He provides--like the one in this blog. I am enjoying watching the process. Keep letting us know when neat things like the cheesecake fund raiser happen, K?
ReplyDeleteIf I think about it too much, yes, it can get overwhelming but then something like this happens and I'm gently reminded that this was all God's idea and He obviously has a plan! :)
DeleteHi Robin. My name is Jennifer and we have many common friends. Anyways we are also adopting and hoping to travel in the fall! Would love to connect with you. Our stories are very similar!
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer! I have heard about your journey from a few people. Would love to connect! We will be DTC Friday. :-) You can email robyn.ross@frontier.com to touch base.
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