I’d like to begin by extending a huge thank you to everyone
who has contributed to our adoption financially or otherwise. We have been
blessed beyond measure to see the charity and graciousness of so many. Thank
you, thank you, and thank you.
Then, for lack of a better transition, fundraising is no
fun. Like another friend of mine has recently posted, “I hate asking for money.”
When we began the adoption process, I knew that we would not be able to do it
alone. It has been amazing to see God work through the hands of friends, family
and complete strangers. I know in the past, when I saw friends post about such
things, I often thought that I couldn’t really help as I didn’t have a lot to
give. I thought, I don’t have hundreds or even thousands to give, so I won’t.
How silly and how limiting my own thought process. How limited my perspective
of God and what he is able to use to accomplish his plans and purpose.
This week when we posted Carter’s picture we had almost 400
likes, and I was struck by a simple thought. What if everyone who “liked” that
photo simply contributed $20 to our Pure Charity account? If that happened, we
would reach 70% of our remaining fundraising goal. Yep, the power of a twenty
dollar bill multiplied. That’s a trip to Chipotle, a movie or coffee at
Starbucks with a friend.
If you have already contributed, do not feel obligated. Also,
I know not everyone can contribute financially, nor am I expecting or trying to
guilt everyone into doing so. Yet I am struck by that thought of how something
so simple and small could make such a big difference. We’ve seen the
compounding power of small gifts with our T-Shirt fundraiser. With that in mind
I felt led to share what was on my own heart. There are no small contributions.
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