God Provides!

We have focused (admittedly, not a laser-like focus) our efforts in September upon getting the last of our T-shirts sold. We had GREAT response from our circle of friends and family. We began the month of September with about 80 shirts remaining and we finished the month with 36 left--not too bad!

This is still 36 more shirts than we need to have. If you would still like one, respond ASAP. Here are the sizes we have left:

Adult Small--12
Adult Med--11
Adult XL--12
Youth M--1

Here's a neat way that God provided for us through our t-shirt sales. In September, we received an invoice for our third installment to be paid to our agency. The amount we received from t-shirts and donations was almost EXACTLY what we needed to make the payment. This is just one of the encouragements on the journey.

We are anxiously awaiting Nov 13, the date we are supposed to receive our referral. This will be the first time we lay eyes on Gideon's face and get information about who he is. We can't wait! We have been busy with the beginning of the school year and with "normal" life, but the waiting can get old. Pray that we would be patient and that we will learn from waiting!

Let's finish this!

We are still in a holding pattern...no new news to report.

However, we have decided to devote the month of September to getting the last of our Empty Chair t-shirts SOLD. So many people have supported us by making a donation for a T-shirt--some for $20, some for more. We could not be more thankful. We have currently sold about 175 shirts BUT we still have about 80 left.

SO, if you've been thinking of getting a shirt but haven't, NOW IS THE TIME. We have every size still available. Just contact us by e-mail (jdroddy[at]hotmail.com OR marydroddy[at]hotmail.com) to let us know your size and mailing address (if you are out-of-town) and we will respond with how you can send us your donation.

FYI: To date, we have collected $12,742 toward our goal. We are praying that Gideon will be in our home QUICKLY--pray with us!