Greetings from the land of tree-wasters. We are busy in the paperwork portion of the process. While it is proving to be just as annoying as the first time, we come into it the second time fully expecting it and are therefore keeping our heads up. Minor delays have forced us to have to wait a little longer to finish the homestudy process and submit all the necessary paperwork in order to make our first trip. But we are confident in the timing of all of it.
Donations continue to come in. Praise God! We are nearing the halfway point! We are still about $5000 short of what we need to make the first trip, but we are confident that it will all come in at the point at which we need it. We are expecting to have to make the first trip sometime in late September or early October. I can't believe that we will be meeting Alexander soon! Stepping into that orphanage again after over 2 years is going to be so surreal. The Spirit of God was so present there the first time. I hope to find it the same 2 years later. After that, it should be only a few months (probably around Christmas time) until we make our second trip and bring him home. It's still crazy to think that he could be home before the end of the year.
We are in the process of coming up with more fundraising ideas (possibly a benefit concert for Alexander), so we will keep you updated. Please continue to pray for us that the Lord will provide for Alexander's needs, both those physically and emotionally for him in Russia and financially for his homecoming here in the states.
JP
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