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Adoption update:     Things are starting to move ahead once again.  If you have been following our journey, you know we thought we would have E-man home by December.  God has a chosen a different path and timeline for us to follow. We are still matched with E-man, but we are near the top of the referral list.  So, we may  be matched with someone else in the coming weeks.  Which we will have to make a difficult decision at that point.    We have also joined forces with Both Hands/Lifesong to participate in a unique opportunity to serve the widow and the orphan.  We'd love to have you as part of our team! To help us work on Beth's house, please come to our kick off meeting this coming Sunday at Valleydale Church in room 101 at 12:30 p.m.  If you want to donate, just follow the instructions in the letter. Thanks for your support!

Adoption update :  No news!    Top news :  Website tops 6040 hits.  23 countries, 47 states. Visitors:   Thank you for visiting.  We are humbled and honored you have somehow found your way to our site.   This blog started as a way to share our journey to adopt a little four-year old boy in Ghana, Africa.  However, this journey has led us down an unexpected path for us to learn more about God.  You may have different views about who God is, or if he even exists.  For whatever reason, you found us!  Check out our family video’s and pics from around the world.  We would love to hear from you and answer any of your questions.  Rcall4him@gmail.com. Friends and family:    Take a look around.  We have added several new pages.  The discipleship page contains links to men who have poured into me into a variety of different ways.  There is a new recommended reading list.  We are also developing ways you can impact the world, one life at a time through various organizations via our website.   

Adoption Update: Emmanuel was found safe and sound at a friend of his Mother's.  Unfortunately, his mother was not there, so we still can't move forward. We have been added back to the referral list, so we will have the opportunity to review other files and make decisions when our names come up. We still plan to fight the fight in Ghana.  Thank you for continued support and we will keep you posted. We have made lots of changes to the website, so check out the additional pages.     

Adoption update: No news on Emmanuel. Our case worker in Ghana is finalizing three other adoptions, so he has not had time to look for Emmanuel. The adoption agency has been great! We updated our home study to include the possibility of adopting a sibling pair up to 7 years old, If Emmanuel does not work out.  We are  #3 of on the referral list. Basically, the list identifies children who are legally available to be adopted. Most commonly asked questions: Yes, Emmanuel was on the list before.  No, we don't have to start over.  Yes, the majority of our money will transfer over. This journey has not been easy, but I have learned more about myself and my faith. I have also learned a tremendous amount about God's character and timing. Long story short, his timing is perfect. as is his ultimate plan. We waste way too much energy worrying about things, which are simply out of our control.   (Notice the eyes in the picture)     Family News Jessica is engaged.   We are excited

Emmanuel's Birthday is December 3rd.  Happy Birthday E’man. What an amazing year! The last seven months have been an incredible roller- coaster ride and we are so thankful God has brought you into our lives. You have changed us forever! In fact, God is already using you to impact the nations. How cool is that? We wish we could all be together, but God has a unique plan that only he fully understands. I can’t send a physical gift, but I can write you a letter from my heart and hope will have the opportunity to read at some point. If not, I believe we see each other in heaven and worship together. Seven months ago, we decided to adopt. Several days later we saw you! You saw your big chocolate innocent eyes and very quickly knew you were the one. Yes, we looked at others, but there was just something about you that drew us to you. We excitedly started the process to bring you home to us as fast as possible. Needless to say, your picture is all around our house, wallets, key cha