This is the blog of the adoption journey for T.J. and Brandy Paul. We are trying to adopt a child from China because we are doing what we believe we have been called to do. We cling to James 1:27 that says, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." We may not all be called to adopt, but we are all called to care for widows and orphans.
A lot of people have asked how they can help with the adoption. This would be a great opportunity! We're having a soup supper to help raise money for the adoption. Please come by for take-out for you or your family, or stay and enjoy a delicious meal with us to help our child come home!
Date: Friday, January 31st Time: 5-7 p.m. (stay and eat or get it to-go) Place: WRAPRO, 2990 Highway 49 South, Suite N, Florence (by the Mexican restaurant) Cost: $7 per person Meal: Your choice of one of our delicious homemade soups, roll or cornbread, and sweet or unsweet tea. *We will also have a dessert table and will accept donations for the dessert(s) of your choice. We want to encourage you to pre-pay through our Paypal account so that we make sure to have plenty of soup available. Just put a note that the money is for the soup fundraiser. Thanks in advance for your support and prayers!
Okay, so Spring is here and so is the pollen. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who suffered damage from the hail storm this week. For many people, this is the time of year for Spring cleaning, but wait, before you get rid of anything, you may be able to help us raise money for our adoption. Here's a post from Brandy's Facebook:
TJ and I are having a yard sale on April 6 in Brandon to help raise money for our adoption! If anybody needs to clean out their closets with clothes they don't wear anymore or make more room we would really appreciate any donations! Just let us know and we can meet you anywhere!
We'll take anything that we can sell to raise money for the adoption. You can bring the stuff to us, or we can come get it. Please spread the word. We want all the junk in your trunks.
No big news on the adoption right now. Our application has been submitted, but the review committee was all gone on Spring Break last week. We are just in full fund-raising mode right now. If you know of any adoption grants or great ways to raise money, we would love to hear your suggestions.
We also want to say a BIG thank you to those who have made donations so far, including this beautiful gift.
One more thing. I'd like to tell people how they can follow this blog and get notifications when we make new posts without checking the blog constantly. Does anyone know how to do this?
