19. Pediatrician

After a long week of waiting to hear from Mr. Joe and M we finally were able to speak with Mr. Joe at bible study last night.  He explained that there meeting with Pastor Jeon did not produce any direct contacts but rather was a rich time of brainstorming ways to make this adoption happen.  They merged their contacts and are spending this month reaching out to new avenues they might not have otherwise thought of.  They both believe this adoption is possible and are hopeful it will happen. 

One new idea they tried was posting our letter on a Korean app called BAND that is used for social networking.  You can read about the app here if you are curious like I was: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nhn.android.band

Mr. Joe posted to his friends that this adoption would be a missed opportunity if it doesn't happen and something they would surely regret.  He asked for help with finding us a connection.  His highschool Korean literature teacher responded and shared that her brother is the Pediatrician (or OBGYN-not sure with translation issues) at Songtan Hospital.  Songtan is the tiny town right outside of the maingates of Osan Air Base where we live.  He requested a meeting with us and we agreed to meet as soon as possible.  Mr. Joe is setting up the meeting for this week or next.  Mr. Joe explained that this man has many connections with birth mothers and that this could be a good connection for us.  He also took a minute to grab our hands and remind us that this is all in God's sovereignty.  He is in control and we are not. 

A note about fundraising: 
We are quickly realizing how expensive this adoption will be. We are doing our best to save and be prepared but there is an immediate way you can help that will cost you nothing!  Share our URL to amazon.  If someone uses our URL instead of going directly to amazon.com we will receive 4% - 15% of the proceeds directly.  I know a lot of folks shop on amazon all the time so if you could encourage them to save this URL as a "favorite" and utilize it when they shop it will help us out big time. 
Here it is...

http:/tinyurl.com/k3vgdn2 /

...the URL doesn't say Amazon in it because that address would have been three lines long so I had it shortened to this one for free at tinyurl.com.  But trust me, it works!  :)

Please share it and use it yourself for your regular shopping!