The Money Game

I made a small confession on Facebook this afternoon… I play a little game… one I like to call The Money Game. I don’t play it out of worry or stress. I’m just a numbers girl and I like to think of all the ways God may just provide for our adoption. Now really, I know God’s ways are much greater than anything I could come up with in my silly game so it’s just a fun numbers game that I like to play. It goes like this:

We have to have $9000 in 60 days. Yes, yes. I know. It sounds daunting! Maybe even impossible, but that is a great thing because that is what we prayed for. You may be thinking “are you crazy!” but let me explain my reason. Never did I want this adoption to be about me, my family, or even this precious child. I wanted from the beginning to the end to be about bringing honor and glory to our Savior, Jesus Christ. Instead of trying to make things happen we just wanted to trust God and live dependently on Him. Instead of tracking the days, the weeks, the months, or even where we were at in the process we chose to stay focused on Him and His timing. We buried ourselves in God’s word and we began to pray for opportunities to share Christ. God began opening our hearts and our eyes to the truth in His word. We found ourselves in the middle of a mission field that we never expected. God is at work and doing great things in our lives. I can’t wait to one day share them with you all but right now we must get back to the number game.

$9000 in 60 days OR

$150 a day for the next 60 days OR

A charity dinner where we sell 1800 spaghetti plates for $5 each OR

A donation of $45 from 200 of my closest friends and family members OR

A donation of $15.42 from each of my Facebook friends

The game can go on and on for hours but you get the pointJ As you can see in the first couple of rows in the game, it looks completely impossible to complete. However, as we continue down the rows something amazing happens! With love and support from friends, family, and even complete strangers this daunting task becomes possible.

 I don’t know how God is going to provide but I do know in my heart He will, and no doubt, in an amazing way!

I had no idea that my post would turn into a fundraiser. It really wasn’t my intentions but God is good and here we are. If you would like to join in the game you can leave a comment below. If you would like to be part of our story and help us bring Nate home you may make a donation in the following ways:

-Through PayPal to the right of your screen

-Through snail mail

Attention Chad and Kristy Gray

PO Box 2364

Cullman, Al 35056

-Stop by Peoples Bank in Good Hope

A HUGE thanks to each of you who stepped up and turned this fb post into a fundraiser in full force. I had been praying all day about a specific fundraiser I was considering. I wanted to make sure God’s hand was in it before I even began. This was not the fundraiser I had imagined but I can definitely feel God’s hand in it. Thanks for your support!

In just a few hours we have received $20 in cash and 4 promises totaling 61.68 as well as an offer to do a photography fundraiser!

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Matthew 10:39