Jeremy and Anouk Scott are praying for a Christmas miracle. It really would be a miracle for God to arrange all the details for the Scotts’ two little boys to make it to Rockford, Illinois, USA — by Christmas. But maybe He will be pleased to do just that!

Josiah (almost 2) on the left, Alex (4) on the right

Jeremy and Anouk being commissioned to do hurricane relief ministry work in fall 2005.Alex and Josiah have been living in an orphanage in Liberia for about a year now. It’s a good orphanage, where good people are trying to take good care of them. But it isn’t home.The Scotts have seen many, many direct answers to prayer and evidence that God is paying attention to their sons’ situation, even though they are across the ocean from them. There are still some things that must be worked out with the boys’ case histories and other details. As convinced as we are that it would take a miracle to get the boys home by Christmas, we are just as confident that God could and will do that if He wants to.

There are several ways we can encourage the Scotts while they wait for God to reveal what’s next:

1. If you are willing and able to give toward covering the Scotts’ remaining adoption expenses (anticipating about another $11,500), that would be wonderful.

2. When they go to Liberia to pick up the boys, the Scotts hope to take some needed humanitarian supplies for the orphanage. It’s very possible that some of the supplies the Berrymans took when they picked up Rhianna and Baylee from the same orphanage last February would’ve directly benefited Alex and Josiah, who were living there at the time but had not yet been referred to Jeremy and Anouk. Please email Anouk about how to add efficiently to what she’s collecting to take over.

3. If you have questions or innovative ideas, or if you would like to contribute clothes or other items that the Scotts still need for Alex and Josiah, please email Joy McCarnan for “wish lists” and details.

4. Subscribe to the Scotts’ online adoption journal if you haven’t already. You can read and respond to their updates there.

5. Most importantly, please be praying that God will glorify Himself by clearing the way for Alex and Josiah to come HOME as soon as possible, maybe even by Christmas!



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