Miracles Still Happen!

I've heard some ask why miracles never happen anymore. Well, I'm here to tell you that they still do. I've seen it first hand. It started with a check for $1000 in the mail to start an adoption journey for a child we didn't even know existed. It continued with close friends giving up their vacation so that we could travel to Siberia again. Then another gave up their savings, and countless others sacrificed gifts and hard-earned money. And then, today, another miracle.

Through a set of circumstances orchestrated by God alone, we ended up this afternoon having lunch with a group of absolutely amazing people. We were invited by a couple who had just recently adopted a little boy from Russia to spend the afternoon with their family and friends. 6 different families and nearly 20 kids. Some of the warmest and most inviting people I have met. Just their company alone was enough to lift the stress of the culmination of the adoption and just life in general right now. They offered encouragement and support. They brought humor. They shared their special new boy with us. They made us feel welcome. It was a day we will never forget.

And if that wasn't enough, they all came together and agreed to give us the remaining money that we needed to complete the adoption. I can't believe I'm writing this, but our fundraising is finished! God has provided virtually the same amount of money for Aleksandr's adoption as he provided for Elijah's adoption, in less than half the time! Don't tell me miracles don't happen. Just as in the days of the early church God used the apostles to perform miracles, God continues today to use ordinary people to do miracles. I've experienced them first-hand. And to that I say, "Praise God!"

One more hurdle down...