PICTURES & PRAYER!

 

So, thanks to my amazing sisters we have some fun pictures to share from our fundraiser day!  Jodie and Angie have both been the ones in our family who have provided the gift of pictures well!  They were both “on duty” for our fundraiser and captured some fun pictures of our day.  It is so much fun for us to look through our pictures and remember who gave us a portion of their Saturday and came to encourage us on this journey.  I hope you all know (those near and far) how much we appreciate your love and support.  We have received even more donations since our fundraiser day.  As you can see from our thermometer, the total is rising and God is so good in providing exactly what we need.  It is humbling and amazing to get envelopes in the mail of encouragement and gifts … and when we arrived at one of our son’s conference at school this week another envelope from teachers our children have had over the years.  Thank you all for your encouragement and support!   “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!  Amen.”  ~ Ephesians 3:20

Please pray with us that we will get news very soon of our first court date.  Many have asked if anything “new” has happened in our process, and the answer to this point is “no.”  We wait to hear of a court date and pray that happens very soon.  We know that once we get past this first court date, we will have more waiting (likely several months) before the process of bringing her home will begin.  We trust in God’s timing and know that He is in control of all things.

We hope you enjoy these pictures as much as we have! J 

    The Whole walking/running GANG! 

My sisters ... thanks for all you work on this day!

 

The Bake Sale Items ... it was a hit!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A surprise visit from my best friend from high school ... so much fun to see Peggy and her boys!

 

 

THANK YOU to all of you who walked, ran, or were present in support of us ... what an amazing day it was and that was only possible because of your willingness to be there with us!  THANK YOU!

 

To see our complete picture album you can head over to our Facebook page! Maybe you can get them from this link:  https://www.facebook.com/jodie.moritzbenzkofer/media_set?set=a.617073618330883.1073741830.100000847520488&type=3

 

 

AMAZING!!!!

 

Wow, did we have an amazing day on Saturday!  I just have to share that when we woke on Saturday  we were first happy to realize that it wasn’t that cold outside, and even more critical it was dry!  Chris kept saying through the week that God was going to give us a window of time for our fundraiser and that we just needed to trust in that.  When we were setting up that morning at the park, the wind picked up and almost took our sign down, we were debating how to get the sign more stable and keep things from blowing away.  God decided that He was going to calm the wind, and by 10:00, the wind was gone and at 10:10 that morning, the sun poked through on us!  By the time all were back from the run/walk, it had warmed up and the sun was actually out … and we had blue skies!  By about 2:30 that afternoon, the clouds came back in and while at Seth’s baseball game at 4:00 that day we were sitting under umbrellas trying to stay dry and warm.  We had an amazing time and were blessed by the many friends and family that came out to support us.  It was such a beautiful day.  I just also want to shout out to my wonderful family (and Katy!) for each providing items for our lunch …. The saying “many hands make light work” is always present in my big family!   I am so thankful for a large family, it makes gatherings crazy sometimes, but wow, what a blessing to have each provide on a day like that day making it easy!  Thanks to my mom and sister Jodie for providing additional baked goods for our bake sale.  My mom spent many hours baking in the week leading up to the fundraiser (mom typically has the “go big or go home” mind-set which I love about her) ... thank you Mom, we know it was so much work for you and we are so grateful for your hard work!

Now for the exciting part … the grand total for the day was just under $3700!  How cool is that!  We are so blessed and so incredibly thankful for your love and support.  This process cannot be completed alone, and I truly believe that God doesn’t want us to complete it alone.  He has big plans when His work is being done and sometimes we just need to get out of the way and let Him do what He does best!  Thank you, Thank you for all that came out in support.  We are blessed beyond measure and are thankful for each one of you in helping us get our girl home!  I will post more pictures from the day very soon!