What can you do? {Operation: Love Noel}

That last post was written eeeeeearly in the morning after pulling an all-nighter praying for Alain’s visa appointment. I left out so many details that I hope to fill in as we continue on this journey.
While rearranging the house to make a bedroom for Alain (I plan on a future blog post of our nesting), we are also preparing to go to Rwanda. Chris and I will be going together. We plan on spending time at Noel, meeting Alain’s family, and visiting the friends that we have made in Rwanda. This where a couple of amazing God details come in. Remember that friend I said I wanted to go on our first trip with? Her name is Wynne. We met through my blog, she is a fellow Ethiopian adoptive mom and photographer. She has been a HUGE part of Alain’s story. She will be in Rwanda, at Noel, with Visiting Orphans at the same time that we are going to pick up Alain. This summer when I was disappointed that I would not be in Africa with her, God knew that I only needed to be patient. I just love how He loves us! On top of that, the leader of her trip is bringing with him the funds that we raised earlier this year to buy beds for the children at Noel!!! Chris and I will be there when the bed purchasing begins (Click here for a post about that campaign). Such sweet details have come together for our trip.
We are allowed two suitcases each and we plan to fill them to the brim with donations. We would also love to take cash donations to spend while we are in country. Flying to Africa to bring Alain home, setting up a bedroom and adding a child to our family is leaving us with less cash than we would like to be able donate. Noel is home to over 600 children and there is always a need for food, clothing, school supplies, etc. Tara, who I mentioned in the last post, is beginning to teach the older girls how to sew so that they will have a skill to sustain them. You can read more about her plan HERE. I would love to support her and these sweet girls by bringing sewing supplies (scissors, pins, books, measuring tools, etc.). We are heading out soon, so we have to do this quick. If you would like to be a part of loving on these wonderful children, click here to donate. I think I’ll call it Operation: Love Noel. You have my personal promise that every dollar will bless a child. YAY!!!!! We are going to Rwanda!!!!!!
-Jenn