Overjoyed!!

It is amazing how one letter can bring such joy! We received the letter from China called the LOA. It approves us to adopt Winston and asks if we will adopt him. We checked a big YES!!! and then sent it back to China. 

We now are waiting for approval here to bring Winton into the country and then we have one more step in China. After that step we wait for travel approval and then book our flights!!!! We are as close with our funds as we can count at the moment. We hopefully just need to pull together spending money for traveling there for meals, tips etc. We will not know the exact amount total that is needed until we book the flights and hotels. We are so thankful for all of you that have been a part of bringing Winston home. It is so exciting to see all the names on his frame!!!! There is still time if you would like to add your name. 

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas celebrating our Savior's birth!! Merry Christmas!!

Closer!!!

We have gotten word that our papers are finished in China and on there way back already!!! Huge praise our expedite was granted!!! So we have a few more hopefully short paper steps yet. Here and in China. So we are talking Lord willing possibly 6-8 weeks until travel!!! We are getting CLOSER!!! Closer to travel and closer to totally funded. I will have new numbers soon. We are under the 1,000 mark!!!  We are pushing to wrap up all our fundraisers this week if possible. So Monday night our last round of super soft T-shirts will be closing. You can click   HERE if you would like to order. 

We also have some beautiful ornaments and bracelets that were made in Haiti. We partnered with Apparent project to help raise money for families to stay together in Haiti and to help bring Winston home. We have been selling these hand crafted bracelets and ornaments for $10 each at craft sales and we have a few more left. We would love to sell out so we don't have to return any and can help families in Haiti. I love how this project helps children stay in families and out of the orphanages and also helps those in orphanages come  home to their families. Pictured and listed below are what we have at the moment. Please email me lang4@hometownu.com with anything you would like and I can check if we still have it. (sorry pictures are not the best)

sold out

bottom left striped is available

bottom 4 are available

6 beautiful rainbow available

3 yellow available

If you do not need to shop but would still like to help we also still have the Put Your Name on the Frame happening. We have a special frame that we are adding names to when anyone donates any amount. We would love to fill the frame so Winston can see all the people who have helped him come home!!! 

We are so thankful for all of you and appreciate all your support encouragement and prayers!! They mean the world to us. God Bless!!!

HE KNOWS!!!!

He Knows he has a family!!!!   We had sent a picture album and letter in September to tell Winston he had a family but they had held it until it was closer to time for us to come. It is just too long and hard to wait from the beginning. He just found out that he has a family and got our pictures!!!  They said he is trying to learn how to say Winston the name we have given him and he just beams every time he says it. I can't wait to hug my boy!!! Please pray for his foster brothers. They are happy for him but sad to see him go and I can't imagine how much it hurts to not have families of their own. Pray for God to prepare all of our hearts for the huge changes that will be coming soon!!

PAPERS are on there way!!!

Our papers (dossier) are on there way to China!!!! Please pray they arrive safely and are processed quickly!!! We have been told if things are expedited and continue to move smoothly (there are always bumps) we could possibly travel in late January or February!!!!  We are also so thankful  because gracious gifts keep arriving!!! We are only $1,225 away from being fully funded and we have 2 crafts sales this weekend. Please pray for papers to keep moving, we can get our next documents ready and for hearts to be prepared for all the changes that are coming soon!!! Blessings!!

Excited!!!

We are excited!!! Our papers are on their way back from NY and then we will get them to our agency and Lord willing our papers will be off to China by the end of the week.
Please pray our papers will be expedited there!!!


We are also excited because of some special donations and new calculations we are closer to being fully funded. We only need $6,000 more to be fully funded!!!! 

We would love to Fill Winston's frame with lots of names!!! For any donation amount (every little bit helps) we will put your name on the frame. Donations can be made 4 ways. 2 online and 2 by check/cash

ONLINE
(note a %  is taken out of the gift for fees when done online)
1. You can donate here on our blog on the right side
2. You can donate tax deductible gift at http://reecesrainbow.org/120637/sponsorlang2
OR (100% gift received)
3. checks can be sent to us directly
4. checks can be made out to Reece's Rainbow for a tax deductible gift (attach a note for Winston Lang) We can mail the check in for you or you can mail directly to them at 
Reece's Rainbow
PO Box 146
Combined Locks, WI 54113

We are praying we can be fully funded by the end of December!!!

Please make sure to let me know what name you want written on the frame at lang4@hometownu.com We can not see who makes donations when they first come in.

Praise!!

PRAISE! PRAISE! PRAISE!!  We got a call this morning that our paper was finally approved and in the mail to us!!!! That means things are moving again. Once the paper is in my hand I will zooooooom off to Harrisburg and pay to have each paper stamped with a seal then pay to overnight it to a carrier in New York City who will take them to the Chinese Consulate to be approved.  We will  then get them to our agency asap!!. Our papers (dossier) will then be ready to send to China!!!! YAY!!! Then we PRAY PRAY PRAY that China will grant us an expedite. Which means things could move very quickly and funds will be needed quickly.  We are soooo thankful for those of you who have donated for the Put Your Name on the Frame fundraiser. It is still going (details below) and some new fundraisers will be coming very soon. We have some beautiful Christmas gift ideas coming!!! Thank you for all your support and prayers!!!

Put Your Name on the Frame

It has been crazy here in the Lang home. I will share more another day but it has been so quiet on the adoption front. We really could use your prayers!!! I still have not gotten my birth certificate but we might have another way to do it if it doesn't come in time for step 2 to be finished. We NEED to finish step 2 and get our papers to China!! We requested an expedite from our government and we were denied but we are trusting in the Lords perfect timing. Everyone in the adoption community has been waiting on Homeland to move their papers through this step and it is taking an exceptionally long time!!! Something that should only take a few weeks is taking over 2 months!  Please pray our papers will come soon so we can finish step 2 and get our papers to China.  Once our papers arrive in China we will request an expedite on that side which does happen more often than here. If we are granted the expedite then things will move very quickly and funds will also be needed quickly. We have been so blessed to have half our funds at this point but we still need to raise $17,000. This is where the Put Your Name on the Frame Fundraiser comes in place. We have always wanted to help our kids see the amazing way God has worked through others to help bring them home. We have a special picture for Winston that is hanging over where he will sleep. It says Adventure Awaits. We can not wait to see all the Lord will do in his life. 

We would love for you to be a part of his story. When you donate any amount we will add your name to the frame. We would love to fill the frame so Winston can see how loved he is by so many. Donations can be made directly to our Reeces Rainbow Account for tax deductible gifts click HERE   or directly to our paypal account on the right. Please remember all online donations will have fees. Checks can be made out to Reeces Rainbow or directly to us. Please email me at  lang4@hometownu.com with any questions and PLEASE let me know what name you would like written on the frame!!!!

This SMILE is what keeps me going. Please keep PRAYING!!