News

Yesterday we home to find an 1-797 Notice of Action in our mailbox! We officially have USCIS approval to adopt "up to three children ages birth-8 from a Convention Country!!!" These fingerprint checks went QUICK! Thank GOODNESS! I'm a happy girl. Now we send this form to Estonia and work on the supporting documents for each little guy. :)


Our Thirty Fund fundraiser hit $800, which gives us $200 towards our fund!! Wahoo! This is a great push forward and we are very appreciative that so many people thought of us. Thank you, Katy, for sacrificing your commission for our family. Book a party with her...she's a great gal!
www.mythirtyone.com/katykidwell


Several of my friends are headed back to Haiti next week.  I desperately wish I was going with them.  Please partner with me in praying for them while they are gone March 10-16.  Our last trip was amazing, and God did incredible things in us and through us.  To this day, it's still hard to put it into words.  


If you are REALLY in the donating mood,  please consider donating to Life is Hope orphanage, where I got to spend some time this past summer.  While I think about our boys all day, every day, my heart is broken for orphans everywhere. Haiti has a huge piece of it.  
   

Several months ago, I traveled in a sweltering school bus through the uneven roads of Port-au-Price, Haiti to meet over 100 amazing children at Life is Hope orphanage. That experience changed my heart forever. Over a year later, the massive earthquake that cost Haiti more than 200,000 lives still leaves her people in utter turmoil. Hundreds of thousands are still without homes, adequate water, and food. Even worse, many of these conditions would have existed without the earthquake.  

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, and home to some of the most welcoming people. During my trip, I was able to teach and visit children who were left without parents due to the earthquake, diseases, or lack of resources to care for them. Suddenly, the pain I had once only heard about on the news now had names. Faces. Smiles.  Many children are not currently able to go to school, or even eat every day. 

I have the honor of knowing someone who decided to make it a priority that these children not see another day without food. Can you believe the immense responsibility that comes with this?! I'm talking about trusting God to provide between $4000-$8000 A MONTH!  Another man I met has recently built a school for the children in his community.  Because of him, many children will attend school for the first time this year.  These people are in need of help in a big way, and their acts of love will always remain on my heart.  

If you are interested in being a part of the HEAL HAITI story, please contact me at jenniferprusha@yahoo.com.  I’d love to help you get connected.  There are many things you can do to raise funds for these causes if you are unable to give financially.  Some time-friendly ideas include: running change drives at your workplaces, and hosting Spirit Nights at local restaurants.  

You can make tax-deductible donations directly through this link: 

http://prayingpelicanmissions.org/donate.cfm

Make sure you click "Haiti Relief" then send an email to info@prayingpelicanmissions.org to designate your $ for Life is Hope Orphanage.  

You can also mail checks or cash (any amount) to:

Praying Pelican Missions
4899 Miller Trunk Highway
Duluth, MN 55811

Psalm 10:17  

You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

Thirty-One Fundraiser

I'm sorry I only have time for a quick post.  Here's what's been cooking.

• We are miss, miss, MISSING the boys! 
• We've been working hard to turn in as many grants as we can find (there really aren't many, and the need for financial assistance is great), so please pray for these families  
• Our USCIS 1-800A application is in process, and our biometrics (fingerprints) appt. is scheduled next week in Baltimore on February 22nd.  I can't wait to get that out of the way and get one step closer.

Right now my friends are planning a "Thirty-One" Fundraiser.  By now you surely are sick of reading posts from me asking you to donate to our cause. :) This adoption has stretched me in many ways, and fundraising has probably been the biggest one!  I certainly do not want to appear forceful or to make people feel obligated to help us financially.  Yet, each time we have a fundraiser,  people hear about our adoption for the first time and ask to help.  So here I go again...Thank you for still choosing to be my friend after you read post after post about fundraisers, auctions, m&ms, etc.  THANK YOU!

My wonderful friend, Katy is donating her commission to our Thirty-One event!  If you are planning to purchase any of these great products, please consider ordering through the link below or sharing it with people you know.  The price will be the same, and you will be helping us out in a big way. The money we raise for this event will go to help us reach our $45,000 goal. This cost includes agency fees, travel expenses, government fees, and medical exams for the boys before they can leave Estonia.

Please email me if you have any questions:  jenniferprusha@yahoo.com

Orders can be taken online up until Saturday, February 18th.

http://www.mythirtyone.com/shop/eventhome.aspx?eventId=E1376790&from=DIRECTLINK

** Another bonus- if 3 more parties are booked with Katy through our event, we will receive 5% of the order total from each party!  So please contact me if you live in our area and would like to host a party in the future.