All Hands on Deck for Our Both Hands Rescue Mission

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We're really down to it now. We've sent in all of our documents and official paperwork, so now we're simply waiting. While we wait, we are saving carefully and raising funds to bring home our baby. God has been so good to graciously provide for us each step of the way, yet we still have a ways to go financially before we are able to welcome baby home. 

When you're in the middle of this whole process, it's easy to get focused on yourselves and your needs or your child's needs. While we certainly must care for those needs, Dave and I never want to lose sight of the bigger picture. God is at work, both here and throughout the nations, to bring glory to Himself as the gospel is being preached. We want God's goals to be our goals. Especially through our adoption, we desire the beauty of the gospel to be clearly reflected through us. For this reason, we have opted to do a creative "fundraiser" that will look beyond only our present needs, and will seek to meet the needs of another. 

Enter Both Hands, a ministry of Lifesong for Orphans. The idea behind Both Hands is based on James 1:27a, which states, "Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble." In a Both Hands Project, the goal is to offer a hand of help to both the orphan and the widow in need. 

The plan: 

1. We enlist an army (and I mean, AN ARMY) of people who have a heart for the widow and the orphan. We will all be working together to help both!
2. We seek to serve a local widow, who could use some help around the house. We will spend an entire day doing everything from weeding and landscaping to painting and cleaning. 
3. We will partner with any local businesses, small or large, to try to have the supplies donated for the big work day. This way, ALL of our costs to fix up the widow's home will be covered. 
4. Next, along with each person in our army, we will send out letters to friends and family that will basically say this: "Would you consider sponsoring me to spend a day working on fixing up a widow's home..." Each of us will raise "sponsorship" for our Project Day.
5. On June 29, our army will gather to spend a day laboring for our widow. The goal is to minister to her and encourage her in whatever ways we can. Lord willing, by the end of the day, her home should be "spruced up", with many labor intensive projects accomplished!
6. All of the funds donated toward sponsoring our army of friends and family will then go directly toward our adoption. 

Our friends and family have been overwhelmingly supportive throughout this entire process! You have written us notes, prayed for us, given to us, and so much more. While we do not want any of you to feel obligated to help us with this Both Hands Project, we do want to provide you an opportunity to partner with us if you so desire. Perhaps you'd like to "sponsor us" toward our project (the instructions are below). Although there are many other opportunities in life, here is one way that you can live out James 1:27. 

To Sponsor Us

To Join our Army: email Dave (pastordave at lakewoodbaptistchurch dot info) or Emiley (emiley dot marriott at gmail dot com) 

*Note: Here is a video of what a Both Hands Project normally looks like.