- of excitement (we are gaining a new daughter!)
- nervousness (we are gaining a new daughter!)
- anxiousness (will our new daughter like us? How will we finish paying for this? We are gaining a new daughter!)
- sadness (we will be away from our boys for 2 weeks. Our daughter is about the leave everything she has ever known for the last 8 years to go with a family she's never met before.)
- gratitude (for all the Lord has done along the way in this journey He has called us to; for all the friends and families and complete strangers who have come forward and supported us in this journey)
Overall: we are so excited that we leave on Dec. 7th to adopt Annika and bring her home on Dec. 22nd. On Dec. 13th, EXACTLY 10 months to the day we stepped out in faith and started this journey, we will officially sign adoption papers making Annika Faith Fang Sappington a new daughter and sister and she will forever be one less orphan!
We also have concrete numbers of our remaining costs:
Guide Service Fees (Beijing/Shanxi/Guangzhou) - $1,250 plus tips (minus $1,000 grant from SowingRoots) = $250
Hotel in Shanxi province - $560
Hotel in Beijing - $360
Transportation/Driver costs (Beijing/Shanxi/Guangzhou) - $1,380 plus tips
Transportation via van from Guangzhou to Hong Kong - $370 plus tips
Flight from Beijing to Shanxi for 3 of us - $387
Flight from Shanxi to Guangzhou for 4 of us - $825
Flights to and from Dallas Fort Worth/China for all 4 of us - $4,800
GRAND TOTAL REMAINING: $8,932 plus food and tips
We are receiving a grant from SowingRoots for $1,000 (Praise God!!). This was the last grant application I was waiting to hear from and God is good!
Lastly, IF you feel led to donate, any amount you could give to help us with this remaining cost would be a HUGE blessing. No amount is too small! (I hate to even ask since so many of you have already given us so much....).
We are literally just DAYS away from bringing Annika home. Please keep our family in your prayers. We are excited, we are nervous, we are anxious to have her home. Please pray for Annika's heart to be ready to be loved by her family and for the transition to go smoothly. Pray for Jadyn, Eli and Asher as they are about to gain a sister. Pray that Jay and I would be able to be the parents each of our children needs... that we will reflect the love of Christ in all we do. Our God is a big God and a loving Father Who has nothing but good things for Annika and our family. To Him be the glory.
OH MY GOODNESS, WE ARE GOING TO CHINA AND WE ARE GAINING ANOTHER DAUGHTER!
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