Big News for Owls for Orphans!

If you're my friend on Facebook you saw some good news last night.  Owls for Orphans is growing!  I'm not sure what it will look like yet, but the fever is catching.

One of my hopes through this adoption process is that God will use us to open the eyes of others to the reality of orphanage life for children.  That God will use us to open the eyes of others to the reality of special needs adoption.  That God will use our story to open the eyes of others to His amazing grace and ability to save.

Friends, our sweet Miah is already leaving a legacy.  After reading our story, a fellow adoptive mom (and good friend) was given a renewed passion and urgency for adoption and is heading down that path again.  After sharing our story with the clerk at Walgreens (while taking my passport photo) I was able to encourage her to not let the finances surrounding adoption to continue to scare her away, but to follow her heart and God's heart.  God has used Miah and our adoption story to lead a friend to step out in faith and share what was on her heart - even if it might not be received well.

And God is using Owls for Orphans to bring smiles to the faces of sweet kids who need to know they're loved.  (The very first shipment of owls should arrive in Eastern Europe this week!)

In the last two days I have received two THREE! messages from complete strangers asking how they can help with Owls for Orphans.  Their hearts have been stirred for orphans and they want to be a part of showing love to these kids.  Friends, this is what it's all about!  BEING the church and loving these children who believe with all of their heart that they are unworthy of love.

We are not sure how it will look yet or how we can grow Owls for Orphans and incorporating outside help without having to deal with additional taxes, government fees, etc, etc.  But we're working on it.  If you think you might want to help with the Owls for Orphans project, send me an email at amybmoss (at) gmail (dot) come and we'll see what we are able to come up with!  I'll post an update soon with specifics on how you can help.

In the meantime I'm excited to announce that thanks to a very sweet woman named Susan, our future owls will come with Jingle Bells inside so that children who are blind can hear them and enjoy them as well!  Thank so SO MUCH for the idea, Susan, and for donating the bells!

Stay tuned!  Things are happening!  It may be small, but we CAN make a difference!