Update

Sorry about not posting much lately. Our paperchase journey is nearing the 5 month mark (average is 4-6 months). So far, it has been fairly smooth and for that we are so thankful. We are still waiting on our beloved I171h immigration form to arrive. It's been a little over 2 weeks since our biometrics(fingerprinting) appointment. Each day when I head to the post office to check the mail, I try not to think about it too much. I do search each little piece of mail, even the junk, just to make sure!! It would be a huge shock for it to come this soon though. Other families have been waiting quite a while for theirs. The Wages Family has been waiting over 80 days for theirs! They have been paperchasing for almost a year. They have had several delays with various things, including the home study, and now to be waiting so long for their I171h is so hard. Say a quick prayer for them-they are resting in God's timing, but it can be so frustrating at times.

We are still busy fundraising. As you can see from our thermometer, we have been blessed greatly in the past month. We are barely a month into fundraising and have raised close to $2,500!! We are really praying that we'll get to the $7,700 mark BEFORE our I171h arrives. At this point, that is my biggest fear: having our paperwork completely finished and not being able to send it because we don't have the money raised.

Cookbook sales have been going well. We have been overwhelmed at the support from the people here in Meade, especially the at the hospital where Matt works. They have been absolutely amazing and have even "advertised" the cookbook in their weekly newsletter. We haven't had the sales we expected online, though, so we are working on a GREAT giveaway to get the word out on the web and hopefully more traffic on our blog.

We will post all the details tomorrow so be sure to come back and check it out!!

Rubeinna