We will confess--the concept is not ours originally.
In all truth it's God's, but a friend told us about an organization that does something similar to what we did and we thought it was a great idea for a fundraiser.
So... hence the WO Project.
If you're thoroughly confused about the WO it simply means for the Widow and the Orphan and is
based off of a little (big) scripture in James 1:27--when James points out that we (Christians) should be looking out for, taking care of widows and orphans in their distress.
In case you're reading this and didn't know---We're adopting a little boy from Ethiopia!
We are very close to sending our dossier (all the documents you must gather when you adopt) to Ethiopia and then we'll just wait for a referral (a name and picture of a child that you could adopt if you so choose).
We are waiting on one little piece of paper from the United States Immigration Department. (They do not move quickly AT ALL)
And we have to have the rest of our agency and country expenses.
We chose to help Susan King who was widowed a few years ago when her husband died in a tragic accident.
Her home was in great need of a paint job and so we asked twenty of our friends and some students from the youth ministry to help us fundraise by sending out sponsor letters in essence asking their family and friends to "sponsor" them to work eight hours to paint Susan's house.
The Lord blessed us and we were able to prime and paint Susan's home in a little over eight hours.
Zack and several students from the youth ministry put in many hours of prep work last week enabling the large group of workers to be able to just prime and paint.
The house looks fabulous I might say! (I forgot to take my camera or I'd post a picture.)
So that's the WO Project in a nutshell! Though it's much bigger than painting a house.
It's putting feet to the gospel and actually walking in obedience to Christ.
It's looking after the widow and the orphan in their distress.
As we worked yesterday (and as I sew and make purses to sell for our adoption) I always think of our little boy who is may or may not be in an orphanage and who may or may not have enough food, water, or attention and I know that all of our work brings us one day closer to welcoming him into his new family.
We still have a ways to go on the fundraising, but God has shown Himself ever faithful and in His time, I know we will have all of the money and our little (big) immigration form and our dossier will be on its way to Ethiopia.
Until then we are waiting...
