December 16, 2011

We received an official referral for two beautiful Ethiopian boys today at 3pm. One is 4 months old and the other is 2 months old. Sorry, we cannot share pictures at this time. :) We are filled with joy. Good Night.

Merry Christmas!!!

Friends and Family...

Merry Christmas!!!! I hope your Christmas season is filled with joy. We are gearing up for Eli's first Christmas program at school. We are looking forward to Brett taking a few days off to be home with us before Christmas, and school breaks. We wanted to fill you all in and let you know where we are in our adoption process. (As I write this I am overfilled with excitement) On November 29th (Micayla's birthday), we spoke w/ our adoption agency and she said we should have our referral in 2-3 weeks! Well...this coming Tues is the three week mark. As all things in the adoption world go...nothing is certain...it could be another 2-3 months (but please pray it won't be). We know that we have two precious children waiting for us, that has been confirmed. The agencies are trying to get the children's paperwork together and legal so they can give us the OFFICIAL referral. The official referral will let us know everything about them...their gender, their health, if they are related or not, if they are twins, their background, their pictures...this will be a HUGE day for us. (excitement bubbling again) Being paper pregnant is just as exciting as being physically pregnant!
The financial aspects have been exciting too. We have been able to watch God show himself faithful...over and over again. Today, as I write this...we only need approx $7,600.00. (praying no other unforseen expenses find us) God faithfully provided every penny through our savings, bonus checks, grants, extra massage work, Ordinary Hero purchases, garage sales, bake sales, Bingo fundraiser, (and all the people who helped with those events...you people are angels) friends and family, church family, and anonymous donations. The financial journey is a huge part of our adoption story, without those donations it wouldn't have been possible. We very much appreciate each and every one of you who have plugged in and helped make this happen for us. I cannot even begin to thank each and every person who has helped, I would for sure miss someone accidentally...but God knows who you are. You have been a blessing. You are appreciated.
Please pray with us as we continue to wait patiently on the Lord to give us that official referral. We know HIS timing is perfect. We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength. Philippians 4:13.

We have a couple things in place to conquer that last of the finances, if you feel led to help.
1. Our current FUNdraiser is our puzzle. We purchased a puzzle with African animals on it and its in the shape of a giraffe. We are selling the pieces for $5 each. You (or we can do it for you, if you live far away) write your name on the back of the piece and we keep it. When we put the puzzle together, we can see all the names of the people who donated. Its a 700 piece puzzle!!!! This is a great donation avenue if you want to do something in memory of someone or as a Christmas gift. Some families have bought a piece for each member of their family.

2. You can now make tax deductible donations (please use this avenue for anonymous donations and include a note to Deidre so she knows that you prefer to be anonymous):
Checks must be written out to Global Adoption Foundation with Brett and Micah Frey in the memo (that's very important for the money to get credited to our adoption) and then given to us or mail to:
Deidre Weeks
4233 Wyncote Rd.
South Euclid, OH 44121.

3. You can still make purchases through Ordinary Hero. We did not win the last grant offered. We earn 40% of each purchase regardless if we win a grant or not. Please make sure to remember to select our name from the affiliate list at check out.
Fundraising with Ordinary Hero:
http://ordinaryhero.corecommerce.com/cart.php?m=affiliate_go&affiliateID=8578dff90bce221e7aba3a321bd7479d&go=

4. If you would like to make a direct donation, you can visit our blog and click on the Chipin link on the right. They deduct 4% to process the transaction.
The Frey 5 Adoption Journey:
www.heartforafricakids.blogspot.com

Thank you for all your help and prayers. We have been blessed beyond measure.
Merry Christmas; The Freys.

Friends...Please help!

I was just informed this am that we are in the standings for this grant...we are in the top five!!!! But the grant ends Sunday, so there is a lot of time yet for people to buy.

Your purchase of $10-50 could help us WIN a $500 Grant with Ordinary Hero. That is A LOT of money towards our adoption right now. We need to raise roughly $10,000.00 to finish the expenses. Only 5 days left to help us WIN! Thanks for supporting us and praying for us! There are shirts, teacher gifts, stocking store items and donation packages for kids in Ethiopia available. There is something for everyone! Shop with a purpose and please select our name as the affiliate at checkout! Thanks for being OUR Ordinary Hero!

http://www.ordinaryherostore.org/

Thank You; Brett and Micah Frey

PS: You are welcome to make a donation via the chipin link on our blog.

Our Adoption Blog:

www.heartforafricakids.blogspot.com

Anonymous donations can be made. Checks need to be made out to Operation Starfish with our name in the memo and mailed to:

Deidre Weeks

4233 Wyncote Rd.

South Euclid, OH 44121.

THANK YOU!

Hopeful

Hey Friends & Family...

Fundraising IS SOO HARD, but we are Hopeful. We are humbled to ask again for your help. Your purchase of $10-50 could help us WIN a $500 Grant with Ordinary Hero. That is A LOT of money towards our adoption right now. We need to raise roughly $10,000.00 to finish the expenses. We currently have a really good chance at winning this grant. I will continue posting links of merchandise you can buy to support us throughout the week, on facebook. Only 6 days left to help us WIN! Thanks for suporting us and praying for us! There are shirts, teacher gifts, stocking store items and donation packages for kids in Ethiopia available. There is something for everyone! Shop with a purpose and please select our name as the affilate at checkout! Thanks for being OUR Ordinary Hero!
http://www.ordinaryherostore.org/

Thank You; Brett and Micah Frey

PS: You are welcome to make a donation via the chipin link on our blog.

Our Adoption Blog:

www.heartforafricakids.blogspot.com

Anonymous donations can be made. Checks need to be made out to Operation Starfish with our name in the memo and mailed to:

Deidre Weeks

4233 Wyncote Rd.

South Euclid, OH 44121.

THANK YOU!