And so we begin...

This being the first post for our new blog, we should probably start from the beginning. We are the Lance family. Tom (dad), Cindy (mom), Nathan, Denae and Jordan. Our reason for starting this blog is to share with our extended family in Christ our plans to adopt from Ethiopia. Why? You ask.

Ephesians 1:4-6 says, For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

We know that we have been adopted to be the children of God and he is a wonderful father full of love and mercy, how can we keep from sharing that? Ethiopia has over 4 million orphans due to poverty and AIDS. We want to share our lives and home with the children there. We are not sure of all the details as to how this chapter of our lives will be completed. We have a few obstacles to overcome. We are working on getting our home study done, and collecting all the documents we need to accomplish this.

So, that is where we are. We are excited to embark on this journey, and invite you to join with us in prayer for God's will. There are other ways you can help- We are making a cookbook!!