Hope Blankets: More Than We Imagined

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 3:20-21 

God is good and faithful, and His word is true.  He always does so much more than we can ask or imagine, and Hope Blanket Collection Day was a testament to that.  It was an amazing day.  God's Spirit was so heavy in that place, and our hearts overflowed with the love that was poured out on our family.  We were so touched by each family who joined with us as Hope Blankets sponsors, to pray over their blanket, to present it at the alter, and to pray for our family and our daughter Meilí.  These prayers were from so many different places, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas.  We had blankets all over, and amazingly enough, we receive every single blanket back again!

   

God did so much more than we could have ask or imagined through these Hope Blankets.  Our hope was for Him to use these blankets  to get others involved in orphan care by praying and giving and for babies to be blessed in receiving these blankets.  Little did we know how He would use these blankets to inspire even our children to cry out for orphans. 

And, oh, how these blankets have been loved on and prayed over by them.  I cannot think of anything more powerful than the sweet, innocent prayers of our children.  We know God is already moving on behalf of these orphans because of these prayers.

As amazing as all of this has been, we know the greatest work is yet to be done.  God is going to answer our cry for these babies, and He is going to bless each one in an incredible way, and nothing could bring us more joy. 

We are especially grateful for our church leadership who has prayed for us, cried with us, counseled and  encouraged us in this journey.  They have such hearts for adoption, and we are thankful that they allowed us to share what God is doing in our lives through adoption.  We would love for those of you who couldn't be with us on Orphan Sunday to hear what God put on our hearts to share by clicking on the link below.   

                    Our Hearts For Adoption

  

We could not have asked for a more incredible experience with the Hope Blankets and Collection Day, but God wasn't quite finished yet!  This past Friday, we boxed up 109 Hope Blankets for their journey to Guizhou, China.  I dropped them off at the FedEx office, and on my way home, God did it again. 

He put another incredible rainbow in the sky, complete from end to end, right at our house.  And not only did I see it, but this amazing rainbow was visible at least ten miles away at BMW, where God allowed my sweet mom to see it too. 

He has already done more than we could have imagined through the Hope Blankets, and we know that the best is yet to come.  We are so grateful to all who joined with us, and we pray that He pours out His blessings on you as you continue to care for orphans.