the paxton project: returning to me...

Thursday, March 10, 2011

returning to me...

As most of you know Andy & I work with Youth With A Mission in Orlando, FL.
Today I just woke up feeling so blessed to be a part of this mission. I wake up with this feeling a lot. :) You see, we do not really have much stuff, and sometimes I look around and think wow I should have way more stuff by now! But when I really think about it, there is nothing I want... The things we give up to be in missions are no camparesent to me, it is not for everyone but we are blessed. We are here and we are grateful.
Almost 2 years ago I went thru a season where I felt like I had no clue who I was anymore. My goofy bubbley personality was becoming sad & isolated. It was a really sad lonely place for me because I stepped out of the things that fulfill me most. Those 2 things are being in full time missions and adopting children. Coming back to YWAM was the first step for us to get back on track. And now, adopting baby Paxton. I never want to take for granted the calling God has placed on my life. I will go where God calls me and adopt as many kids as I possibly can - because that is who I am :)

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We have raised our inition goal of requirement for the adoption to proceed. We still have travel expenses, post adoption, citizenship and other legal expenses that will gradually unfold. We still are accepting donations to help meet these needs. You may give by mail or online!

Many of you have been asking how you can give financially towards paxton's adoption & get a tax break. Your giving towards this project can be claimed as a tax deduction. You may give through Youth With A Mission Orlando, which is the Christian missions organization we work with. Here is how you can do that.

Mail: make check/money order payable to "YWAM" and mail to - Andy & Rachel Miller; PO BOX 620487; Orlando, FL 32862 / (contact us: 69.426.1086)

Note - 100% of the donations goes towards the adoption

behind the cause...

behind the cause...

when i was 18, i had the privilage of going on a 2 month outreach to India w/ Youth With A Mission. I had no idea the impact it would have on my life. The thing I remember the most is the 30 hour train ride. This was NOT Amtrak. It was hot. It smelled. And there were eunuchs sitting across from me the whole trip. It was a little exciting and yet a little scary all at the same time. At one of the stops, a little boy came crawling through the train begging fro money. He was missing limbs off of his body. It was terrible and it was the first time I had ever seen anything like that. I tried to give the little boy some food, but he resisted. Later our host told us that there are people, sort of like pimps, who take in orphaned children and cut off the limbs so that when they send them out to beg, people will feel sorry for them and will then give them money. The child will in return, take all the money back to their "pimp." I had never heard anything so sick. I knew that I wanted to adopt kids from that moment on. I can not stand the fact of children growing up on the streets being sold into the sex trafficking industry, among many other horrible things. Our heart for adoption is huge. I have been asked many time, "Can you not have your own children?" My answer is, "I don't know." I went through a miscarriage in the Fall of 2010. It was sad and my heart still aches when I think about it. If I were to get pregnant, of course I would be excited. But none the less, it would not change my heart for adoption. There is something inside of me that knows this is bigger than me. I know God is with me and that he will provide. I hope to someday help others to adopt; to give; to be A VOICE on behalf of kids are are screaming, but are not being heard. This my friends excites me. And this is why I choose to adopt.