On Friday, we finally received word that the kids were coming for Christmas! YEAH!! 5 long months of prayer, paperwork, more prayer, lots of phone calls, and a few bureaucratic mountains and they are finally going to be in their own beds for the holidays! I'm still pinching myself...EEK!
That also means that things just got real. Today (Tuesday), I was able to spend some time on the phone with one of the children's agency workers who knows the children well. My excitement quickly turned in to anxiety as we were finally also able to identify what the kids have. Or in this case, mostly what they don't have. They have no Christmas presents for them, no winter coats, no hats, no gloves...pretty much nothing. Most of their clothes are too small and made for the warm desert climate of Nevada. Argg...it is definitely part of being in the system (which is another post for another day... With the kids arriving on Friday, we have much to do.)
So...We need your help! We need you to go through your closets, your attic, or your garage and see if you have some of these things that you are no longer using -- I guarantee that there are 6 beautiful kiddos who would be so grateful. Please take a look at the list below and if you have gently used items that you would like to part with, please let us know. Again, THANK YOU...to the moon and back again!
