Wreaths for Mateo and Ellie

Christmas is a wonderful season. It is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
For us, it is also the memories we have of growing up on Christmas tree farms in Northern Michigan. The joy of this season is a bit tarnished this year as we are struggling with the fact that the two children we are coming to love so dearly will be so far away.
Christmas also is a time to count our blessings. We have so much to be thankful for a big part of that being how faithful God had been with the finaces that we have needed for the adoptions. With Mateo's adoption we had saved, sold stuff, got some donations, sold more stuff, and got a intrest free loan. When we decided to adopt Ellie we were jumping into a big sea of faith. We are still about $16,000 short of the $60,000 in costs for the two adoptions. When we look at that number we feel overwhelmed but then we realize how faithful God has been so far and that He will continue to provide.
One way we are looking for Him to provide is through our Christmas wreath fundraiser. We are selling the wreaths for $25 and have already sold 30 to people at Bethel and our church. We are so thankful for the support we have recieved and can't wait to see what happens; we are hoping to sell 200! We will keep you updated on our progress.
Looking forward to the Christmas season,
Scott and Laura