Friday, December 20, 2013

Referral!!

WOW!!! What a crazy, whirlwind of a week it has been!  Actually I would say this past year has been a whirlwind of a season for us.  But, today we said "YES"  to a sweet little boy named Beza.  He is one of the most handsome fella's I've ever laid eyes on!  I saw his photo last Friday, the 13th and my heart just melted.  Beza was currently on our agencies waiting children's list.  I went the whole weekend and just couldn't get him out of my head.  By Monday, I was chomping at the bit to call and see if he was still available and HE WAS!!!  I immediately started crying, I just knew he was ours.  

Throughout the week, we have learned so much about this sweet boy and the struggles he has already had to endure.  He was found abandoned around the age of 2 or 3 years old and placed into the orphanage that he is currently living still, which is around 5 years! We asked, "why was he not adopted long ago?"  The answer that we received back was, he fell through the cracks. There were many children in the orphanage at that time and he was overlooked.  It wasn't until this past September that our agency asked about him and it was discovered that he was not with an agency. We have also looked up the meaning of his name and it means, "despise" or "neglect".  So that name has got to go!  He needs a fresh start on life! He needs a family, something he knows nothing of, one who loves him unconditionally and that will never leave him. 



With this referral coming sooner than expected, we are trusting God with all the details and I mean some major ones, to some teeny tiny ones.  Once we sign those papers which will happen in the next couple days we are financially responsible for this little guy. We have worked really hard this year with many different fundraisers, but we are short.  Not just a little short, but A LOT short.  We want to be completely up front with our adoption finances.  We received a grant a couple months back of $4,000 (WHOHOO) and we currently have $8,500 in our savings which we thought was the exact amount we needed but we learned that our grant money will not be dispersed until after our 1st court date.  Which is a long way from now.  We have also learned that $12,500 was just our child fee but there are more fees along with it that have to be paid.   We are also responsible for his daily care of $15 a day, with $1,350 up front to cover the first 90 days. 

I know this all can not make any bit of sense, because I know that I am constantly questioning what is that, what is this?  Here is 2 sheets that have broken down our fees.  If you would like more information please do not hesitate to ask and by ask I mean ask Kenny! He understands all of this better then me! :)



Whew!! So we currently owe $16,994.16 and we have $8,500 currently in the bank.  So we need to still raise $8,494.16 in the next 2 weeks!  WOW, I have to take a large deep breath just writing this because I know that our efforts can not raise this kind of money in this short amount of time.  BUT God, He is faithful, He has called us to walk this journey and we know He will get us through it.  First, we ask for prayer, for Beza and the fresh new start at life that he so desperately deserves. Secondly the finances. Please know that if you feel led to help us financially that any amount is never to small.  We have really learned through this journey that it is the smallest of donations that have the most amazing stories behind them. if you would like to donate you may click the donate now button and it will lead you to PayPal. Also if you would like my email it is, TairaMassey84@gmail.com   We also still have many necklaces available.  The details are located on our last blog post.  Please feel free to share our blog as well.   Thank you for taking the time to read this and have a wonderful Holiday Season. 


I forgot to post this before, but I also wanted to make it possible for you to have  a tax deductable donation.  We have an allifiate acount with Ordinary Hero.  You can make your checks out to Ordinary Hero but please remember to put our name in the memo line. (Kenny and Taira Massey) There address is:
Ordinary Hero
P.O. Box 1945
Brentwood, TN 37024

Love,
The Massey's 

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9  

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