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« on: January 15, 2018, 09:00:49 AM »
I cleared it with the big guy here...

My wife and I have one amazing miracle baby. she is my world and woh to the man who asks for her hand (another discussion for another time).

We were asked a casual question a few months ago by a family friend and this is where we are now. If you can help, my the Lord Bless you.

https://www.gofundme.com/the-nortons-adoption-journey

God's put people in our lives including a missionary couple out there in the Ukraine. It's gunna be a rough ride as the Ukraine is not an easy country to work with.

« Last Edit: February 15, 2018, 08:24:21 AM by stewie »
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« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2018, 12:09:32 PM »
I'll help you

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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2018, 01:33:17 PM »
I'll help you

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Thanks. Mean's a lot.
When we learned what happens to most kids (especially females) when they "age out" stirred us even more. We have 1, possibly 2 specific children on our hearts.
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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2018, 09:07:22 PM »
I'll help you

Feel privileged to help in doing the Lord's work

Thanks. Mean's a lot.
When we learned what happens to most kids (especially females) when they "age out" stirred us even more. We have 1, possibly 2 specific children on our hearts.

I know only too well what happens to kids in many places on this dark planet. Military showed me the true nature of man, and its not good.
I know many folks in the clergy and in the military "Working" that side of the planet. I get loads of information. Human life is really not of much value in so many places. America is just so different, and it just kills me to see idiots trying their best to turn us into a model of all those other failed places...
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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2018, 08:02:04 AM »
I'll help you

Feel privileged to help in doing the Lord's work

Thanks. Mean's a lot.
When we learned what happens to most kids (especially females) when they "age out" stirred us even more. We have 1, possibly 2 specific children on our hearts.

I know only too well what happens to kids in many places on this dark planet. Military showed me the true nature of man, and its not good.
I know many folks in the clergy and in the military "Working" that side of the planet. I get loads of information. Human life is really not of much value in so many places. America is just so different, and it just kills me to see idiots trying their best to turn us into a model of all those other failed places...

well, we're doing the best we can and just stepping out in faith on this. that's all i can do.

I really hope to be able to say to a child "welcome home, we've been waiting for you".
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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2018, 08:57:48 AM »
Stew,

Put it in the prayer request section

Money is incidental

God's will is all important, get these men here praying in faith for you


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« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2018, 08:17:57 AM »
Read my mind! :D
Stew,

Put it in the prayer request section

Money is incidental

God's will is all important, get these men here praying in faith for you


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« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2018, 05:43:31 PM »
OK, checked just now

You're at $1,525 so far

I was talking to a pastor about this earlier today. I commented that 25K is well worth keeping an innocent child from being sold into prostitution.

Sorry to be coarse, but that is the nature of the truth. It can jab a good hole in ya sometimes.

And folks that is exactly what is happening here. THis family is willing to share their lives with someone they don't know and save that person from a coming nightmare.

I worked with a girl from Albania for several years on a "project" in Afghanistan. I got the information on the orphanages and the probable futures for the children living there.

God will get behind this...Thanks for stepping up to bat to the "Stewies"
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« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2018, 08:00:15 PM »
OK, checked just now

You're at $1,525 so far

I was talking to a pastor about this earlier today. I commented that 25K is well worth keeping an innocent child from being sold into prostitution.

Sorry to be coarse, but that is the nature of the truth. It can jab a good hole in ya sometimes.

And folks that is exactly what is happening here. THis family is willing to share their lives with someone they don't know and save that person from a coming nightmare.

I worked with a girl from Albania for several years on a "project" in Afghanistan. I got the information on the orphanages and the probable futures for the children living there.

God will get behind this...Thanks for stepping up to bat to the "Stewies"

God is with this. We're stepping out in faith and going for it.

We're praying for 2 kids right now. We're blessed to know missionaries in that country who work at the very orphanage we want to visit.
God willing, but Christmas, we'll be saying "Welcome Home".
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« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2018, 09:14:21 AM »
Just an update. We were able to make an agency payment this week thanks to all of the donations to date!  :beercheers:
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« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2018, 10:38:57 AM »
Where's the "Like" button?? Or do I have the wrong website?? ;-)
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« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2018, 01:33:58 PM »
Where's the "Like" button?? Or do I have the wrong website?? ;-)

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« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2018, 08:26:23 AM »
so we're still filling out paperwork. We got the requirements for Ukraine yesterday. It frankly overwhelmed me.

we have to get a NEW marriage license. They need everything new and notarized. UGH.
I told my wife and said "looks like you'll have to marry me again". That was met with just a look.
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« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2018, 11:54:10 AM »
so we're still filling out paperwork. We got the requirements for Ukraine yesterday. It frankly overwhelmed me.

we have to get a NEW marriage license. They need everything new and notarized. UGH.
I told my wife and said "looks like you'll have to marry me again". That was met with just a look.

Think you can pull that off??? ;-))
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« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2018, 06:58:02 AM »
Just donated, God bless.

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« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2018, 08:25:49 PM »
Just donated, God bless.

sorry for being slow here. thank you so much!

A little update
we're getting there lil by little. Our agency is coming to out farm in just over a week for the "home study". we had our very extensive "medicals" today for Ukraine and are getting ready to start fundraisers.

Just an FYI, ALL, and i mean ALL let profits (after costs) from my patch and shirt business are going into the adoption coffers.
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« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2018, 09:09:00 AM »
so just an update... we're off for our "approval" with immigration (oh the irony) which is the govt agency in charge of adoption approval.

our homestudy is done - it was a REAL eye opener (another story for another time).

all goes well, we're headed out there in the early fall.
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« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2018, 11:48:54 PM »
Bump
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« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2018, 10:47:46 PM »
update...

our home study is signed and approved. our paperwork is off to immigration who approves adoptions on the US side, then once that's back and done, our ukraine-side paperwork goes over.

all goes well, we're looking to head over there early fall.

thanks for the support and prayers!
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« Reply #19 on: June 05, 2018, 09:26:16 AM »
that is great news
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« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2018, 10:57:24 PM »
update...

waiting for USCIS approval on our stuff then off to Ukraine our dossier goes.

We're working on closing the funding gap at the moment and getting the new bedroom ready.

Please keep Me and my family in prayer. Hell ain't happy with what we're doing....
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« Reply #21 on: August 15, 2018, 07:57:23 AM »
Hey All -

Just an update. It's been a long road but our dossier is FINALLY going to be headed off to Ukraine end of the month.
If all goes to plan, we should be out there sometime in October and Lord willing be bringing our adopted daughter home before Thanksgiving.

Since may it's been a rough road. We've been his so hard financially which caused us to have to divert funds. We're now only finally getting back on track.
Please keep us in prayer and if you can help our via our patch fundraiser or gofundme, be led by the Lord.

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« Reply #22 on: October 31, 2018, 09:38:16 PM »
MY DAUGHTER WANTS TO HAVE CHILDREN, BUT CANT FIND A GOOD MAN, SHE IS LOOKING TO FOSTER CHILDREN, AND AYBE ADOPT, I SUPPORT...... ITS VERY NOBEL..... I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR TROUBLES

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« Reply #23 on: December 23, 2018, 09:20:26 AM »
its been a while...

We went out to Ukraine mid October. Long haul over there. Our daughter (yep) is in the far west on the Slovakian border. 13 hour train ride. 2+ weeks there, went back after Thanksgiving. She's our daughter now. She comes home mid January (thanks to all the holidays).

2nd trip was faster and pretty hectic. 17 hours of car and plane, then another 13 of train all back to back. Right after the train we were thrust into court per the judge. I basically made the 2nd or 3rd largest decision of my life with NO sleep for 48 hours, no coffee, no food in me and wearing the same clothes we left texas in 2 days prior. I had to admire God's sense of humor in all of this.

Thanks all for your prayer and support. This journey is NOT over yet, but we're close.

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« Reply #24 on: December 23, 2018, 10:07:00 AM »
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« Reply #25 on: December 23, 2018, 10:33:55 AM »
Thanks for the update Stewie

Prayer for you.


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« Reply #26 on: December 23, 2018, 12:22:09 PM »
That's a tremendous effort. THink about it, God's hand reaching across the globe to stitch strangers together into a loving family. Proof that God is love!
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« Reply #27 on: December 23, 2018, 11:07:07 PM »
Glad it is progressing however slowly. Prayers are with you and family that all goes well.


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« Reply #28 on: December 23, 2018, 11:11:38 PM »
Sweet, good luck!
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« Reply #29 on: December 24, 2018, 09:54:04 AM »
Let nothing hinder the work of the almighty and sovereign God

Allow your work to unfold in the lives of this newly made family so that your will is perfected in the joining of these people

In the name of Jesus, we ask.
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« Reply #30 on: February 07, 2019, 08:01:30 PM »
my wife and daughter have been stuck out there for a month almost waiting for one piece of paper. Keep them in prayer and she is homesick and my daughter is stir crazy wanting to leave.

This has really been trying our patience!
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« Reply #31 on: February 07, 2019, 09:53:58 PM »
Stuck out there? Where? Ukraine?
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