Come Along and Weave

Many of you have been through Henry Blackaby’s study, “Experiencing God.”  If you haven’t I would encourage you to go through it.  I went through the study many years ago and God is using it again to work in mine, John and Miriam’s lives.  In “Experiencing God”  there are 7 realities of God that lead you to experiencing Him.  The 7 realities really flow together and begin with- God is always at work around you and then He  invites you to join Him in what He is doing.  He speaks to you through the Bible, prayer, church and circumstances.  His invitation leads you to a crisis of faith that requires faith and action.  Next you must make major adjustments in your life to join Him in what He is doing.  This is where we find our family today, making major adjustments in our life to join Him in what He is doing.  It is with much joy and excitement that we are officially announcing our calling to adopt a little girl in China who we will name Brooklyn. We hope to be bringing her home in late 2013.  It is through our completing this call that we come to the final reality of experiencing God which is we come to know Him better by experience as we obey Him and He accomplishes His work through us.

The past few weeks God has begun weaving a beautiful tapestry in our lives by bringing us to Brooklyn. He wants to continue what he has begun in her life and ours. We are asking you to join in this work by coming alongside us and weaving a strand into Brooklyn’s life and helping complete what God has started.

We are asking you to sponsor a piece of the puzzle you see here for $10 (you can sponsor more if you would like).  We will write one name on the back of each sponsored piece of the puzzle. After the puzzle is completed it will be framed in a double-sided glass frame and placed in her room as a visual reminder to her of God’s faithfulness. A little girl that had so few invest in her life early on will be able to see all the people who cared enough to make a difference in her life now and help complete God’s work.

You can sponsor a piece of the puzzle by clicking on the Donate button on the right or by mailing a check to us:

John and Deb Rich

780 Sweetwater Circle
Old Hickory, TN  37138

Please be sure to include the exact names that you want on your pieces. If paying via the Paypal button to the right please be sure to put Puzzle Pieces in the Purpose line and then click on Add Special Instructions to Recipient and put each name on a separate line in the box. If paying via check be sure to include this same information in a note included with the check.

Will you please join us in completing the seven Realities of Experiencing God? We will post updated pictures of the puzzle as God completes His tapestry. Please pray about what God would have you do. 

Please keep us in your prayers as we are being faithful to what God has called us to and welcome with open arms our beautiful and much loved daughter.  We cannot wait to meet her and to share with everyone all God has done to make this happen.  We look forward to hearing from you and you sharing in our adoption of our precious little Brooklyn.

Prayerfully and Thankfully,

Deborah, John and Miriam Rich