Good morning wonderful friends!  Thanks for sticking with me as I get used to this blogging thing again!

This morning I spoke to the NVC to ask them to send my cable letter via email.  This is the next important thing we are waiting for in our journey to bring Maia home.  The very nice lady said that it could go out as early as tomorrow and that she would have it emailed to us!  So we should be getting it maybe even tomorrow!  As I understand it, from there we get our Consulate appointment (CA) and then our travel approval.

We are still really praying that we can travel in September; if we don't, then we pretty much have to wait until the last week of October or so.  We don't want to wait any longer than we have to, and we don't want Maia to have to wait either.

We are still about $6000 short of what we need in order to finish out this process.  God has been so gracious to us throughout and has provided all the funds we have needed all along the way, and we have no doubt He will provide the rest.  We also realize sometimes He uses His people so thought I should tell you about our fundraising efforts just in case He lays it on your heart to help.

On September 8 we are having an event we are calling Cakes for Maia!  It will be at 7 pm at the Foursquare church cafe (in Ephrata, WA.)  We will be auctioning all sorts of yummy cakes that people are donating.  We could still use some more cakes so if you are a baker and would like to make one let me know!  There will be live music all evening and the coffee bar will be open.

Also that evening we will be drawing the winner of the quilt raffle.  My friend Charisma, an amazing quilter (she does it for a living!) has donated one of her beautiful quilts for Maia.  It is the size of a small twin or would make a beautiful wall hanging.  Tickets are only $1!  Let me know if you would like to be in on this!

We also have a storefront where you can purchase great coffee products and some of the proceeds go directly to our "Maia fund."  It is www.justlovecoffee.com/bringingmaiahome.

Thanks everyone for all your support and help.  You have truly shown what it means to "remember the orphan in their distress" and we are so grateful!