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Day 14: Lance for the Schmitt Family… Forty to Forever…

Today we are helping the Schmitt family bring little Lance home. This is a family where adoption has always been in their heart and they have worked to help many others before. Now God has led them to their very own little Lance, they are definitely jumping in with both feet. Let’s help them get funded.
Today’s Lent devotion is about not letting man-made traditions which are usually not part of the Bible limit the practical expressions of your faith. Have a read and think about it… syc

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Our Goal is to raise $500 for Lance and Lina… Goal Met!

Lance 2Today’s lovely family is near and dear to my heart.  Of all the friends I have made on this journey, Melissa is one of my closest!  In fact, she was the one who suggested we do a fundraiser for Lina in the first place.  You can read that story here.  Forty to Forever would have never happened if it were not for the heart of gold God has blessed Melissa with.  And I will be forever grateful that He saw fit to cross our paths!  Melissa and Todd are bringing this beautiful boy home, and he needs to get home quickly!  Let’s tackle these fundraising goals today shall we?

Melissa writes… “Todd and I were married after a whirlwind courtship less than a year after we first met.  I am so grateful for God’s mercy in…

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Day 13: Copeland for the Buhman Family… Forty to Forever…

Copeland’s story is like a little fairytale in itself. When he was added to the Forty to Forever campaign, he had no family and then just weeks before the start of the campaign, his forever family found him! Today we are rallying around the Buhman family to help them bring Copeland home. Please contribute generously. Thank you.
Today’s Lent devotion looks at humility in fasting. It cautions us against prideful fasting. Have a read and think about it… syc

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Our Goal is to raise $500 for Copeland and Lina… $373 to go!

CopelandI love happy endings!  And today is no exception.  When I first assigned Copeland to our campaign, he was an orphan… he had no mommy or daddy.  He was all alone in the world, with just a small handful of advocates and prayer warriors that might give a glimmer of hope.  He is such a precious boy, with a lifetime of potential.  But without a family, his life’s prognosis was short and bleak.  I expected to have to write a different story for this sweet boy… one pleading for you to share his picture in hopes that his family would see him and know.

Instead, I have the great honor of introducing you to that very family.  Meet Darrel and Haley Buhman.  The delightful people who committed to Copeland just weeks before our campaign started.  I…

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Day 12: Aiden for the Killen Family… Forty to Forever…

Today at Forty to Forever we are working to help the Killen family bring sweet Aiden home! Aiden needs to come home and learn that there are people in this world who truly love him, just as he is and the Killen family truly does love him, just as he is; even before he is home, they love him already. Please help them reach Aiden by contributing to their adoption funds.
Today’s Lent devotion is one of my favourite yet… it’s all about looking for God… or more like, NOT looking for God… because God is right there, right where He has placed us in our lives… right here with me as i type this, right there with you as you read this… my favourite line from today’s devotion… “God has prepared these things for you to do, and that in itself makes it a holy and good thing. God is here with you, in the works He has given you… (regardless of how small an impact you might think your work has…)”… syc

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Our Goal is to raise $500 for Aiden and Lina… $354 to go!

AidenHello! We are Katherine and Asa Killen. We have been married for six years and have two gorgeous little girls ( Zoe, 4 and Piper, 19 months). God has blessed us beyond belief. I feel so incredibly honored to have married my best friend and to have been given our two precious little angels. Now, I am not the best writer so you will have to bear with me as I share our story. I will try to speak as candidly as possible in the hopes of conveying the pure emotion and Godly platform in which this adoption has come to be.

This past summer I felt God laying adoption on my heart. It was like a persistent knocking and a need that I couldn’t describe, not even to my husband. I ignored the knocking; thinking, “No…

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