"Home Soon" Fundraiser Annoucement

This post has taken me a long time to write because I don't entirely want to do this.  I mean I do, but I don't.  Let me back up a few years....

In 2010, we began the process to adopt our sweet baby girl.  We had NO idea that she would be a baby or that we would be waiting about 3 years to bring her home.  All we knew was that God had called us to adopt and that He was going to orchestrate every detail and remain faithful and true to His Word throughout the process.  

I started writing songs...
In 2009, I started writing songs.  I have always loved music and loved playing the piano.  I was part of a group at our church that would get together and write and share.  I loved it because it was so encouraging to me.  I never really believed I could write music but suddenly the Lord was putting songs and melodies and lyrics into my heart and mind.  There was one particular melody that I kept playing over and over but I never really had the right lyrics to go with it....until 2010 when we began the journey to adopt.  One night I sat with my pink notebook and wrote down a song for our daughter in Ethiopia.  I longed so much to know her and know that she was safe.  I wanted her to know how much we loved her and how much her Heavenly Father loved her and cared for her.  I decided to try it out with the melody that kept repeating in my head and miraculously and beautifully they fit together perfectly.  That is how the song started out.

 Over the next couple years, I would play the song to remind myself of God's faithfulness and that He was going to keep His promise and bring our daughter home.  I played it as a prayer for our daughter and it filled us with hope.  Sometimes I would change the words a little to make it better.  Sometimes I would work to improve the melody.  The song has really been a labor of love that has lasted throughout our entire adoption process.

Could the song be a fundraiser?
Throughout the process when we were fundraising I would think I should do something with the song.  Everyone else was selling cool crafty things they could make like cards and bows and sewing all kinds of fun stuff but well, I almost sewed my finger in a sewing machine once.  I'm not really very crafty.  I would think well, I can write songs but then I would put it off.  I would say, "No one would want to buy this" or things would happen that meant I couldn't record it.  I had all kinds of issues with my voice in 2012.  I even had to see an ENT for them to look at my vocal cords.  They found that I needed vocal therapy because a virus had damaged one of the cords.  I did the therapy and then got another virus.  Every time I would start to do something with the song, something crummy would happen.  

God spoke.
Fast forward to this year.  I had worked on recording the song with the worship leader at our previous church but we never had time to get it all together and then we moved.  I thought, "Ya know, maybe I should just not try.  Maybe this song is just for me and that's it."  But then, I kept hearing the hearts of families adopting through our agency echoing the words that I wrote in the song.  "I just wish I could see her, hold her, know her."  After praying about fundraising one evening, I woke up in the middle of the night really suddenly.  The FIRST THOUGHT that came to my  mind was: "RECORD THE SONG.  THAT'S THE FUNDRAISER."  I smiled and thought, "Oh man, really???"  So, we mentioned it to a friend of ours at our new church and he was eager to help!  He opened up time at their home and he had an amazing mic and keyboard for me to use.  He and his wife (also named Brian and Angela) opened their home and let me record this song.  He sat and edited it and worked on it with me for a couple hours.  I left with a song that I felt good about and though, "Okay, now I have to share it....."

That's the part that I'm not crazy about.  I'm super nervous about playing in front of other people and sharing things that I write and sing and play.  I guess everyone is.  However, I know God wants me to share the song so that's what I'm doing.

SO how is this a fundraiser??
I am just asking for a donation of ANY size to receive the song.  Basically, you will click on the cute little link over there to the side to go to make a donation to our Adoption Paypal Account.  You literally can donate 1 dollar or any amount that you would like!  I would be ever so grateful.  I'm not kidding.  I really want to share the song with you all.  Once you make a donation, you will receive an email with the song file!  From there you can listen to it wherever and whenever you like!  In case you're on your phone and you can't see the link over there, here is the Paypal link here: DONATE & DOWNLOAD

I really pray that the song would be a reminder of God's faithfulness and goodness.  Of His promise to never leave us nor forsake us.  That He will provide all we need.  I love that God has saved this song for the VERY end of this journey.  
And that He is BRINGING HER HOME SOON!

Okay, so that's it.  I'm being brave today y'all!  I know our Lucy R will be home soon so it's time to share this!  Her case was opened at the US Embassy today for review!! 
Go donate & download! :) And share too if you would!

**I'm working on getting a 30 sec. sample for you to hear the song!**

**I forgot to mention. Once you download the song, please remember that this is a fundraiser. That means do not forward the song to everybody you know. I would appreciate if you would direct them to our website here where they can also make a donation and receive the song.** 

"Home Soon"
© 2013 Angela Hunt