Friday 14 September 2012

The Power of Prayer - Revised

This is a post for Kate's (Lucy's mum) Fun Friday blog posts. This week's topic - prayer requests.  I have two. 

****REVISION TO POST - Saturday morning****  I was so touched by Hannah's story when I read it in the Times Colonist in the summer that I felt like I had to do something to help.  Unfortunately with the incredible expenses involved in the adoption process, I am unable to provide any financial support but knew what I could do is help to spread the word about little Hannah.  Perhaps others reading my blog, the visitors from Lucy's blog, and with the links many of us have created within the adoption community, the word and need would go far and wide.  Spreading the word about Hannah, as it was spread about Lucy, may help to bring her family a little support.  Please visit Hannah's website and blog at http://www.angelsforhannah.com/  I am hoping to hear that a "Hannah" button is made, as Kate did for Lucy so Hannah's story does not become lost!


Back to the prayer request:

First, please pray for little Hannah who has been diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer.  Hannah is from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and the family is in BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver.  Her family are now facing the challenges of caring for a very sick little girl.  There are many pictures of Hannah on her website so I encourage you to go and take a look at this sweet, adorable, little girl.  The professional photo taken of her after losing her hair will tug at your heart strings.  Please go check out her website.


I hate to ask for this and it feels incredibly selfish, especially given Hannah's and Lucy's lives and what a fellow blogger is going through, but my second prayer request is for some progress or divine intervention in my adoption journey.  I want to be a mum so badly it hurts.  I can't explain how I feel and want to thank the blogging community for all their support and encouragement.  I have made some new friends through the process and can't thank them enough for their comments, emails, support, advice and encouragement.   So many people believe in the power of prayer and although raised with faith, in my adult years I have fallen away from the church.  I have tried several times to return to church but it hasn't met with much success.  I made a first trip to my country in May of this year and returned home with the prospect of a beautiful seven almost eight year old.  In fact it is R's 8th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 15th!  As she was older than I had originally planned I had returned home to talk to my social worker and to make the necesary changes to my paperwork.  At the end of June I found out I had lost R as she was no longer available!  You can read about this part of my journey and my first and only love letter to R on my other blog.

Thank you for your on-going support and encouragement.  They say it takes a village to raise a child and my future child has far more than a village rooting for her!

8 comments:

  1. Elizabeth, you are not selfish. In everyone's life there is pain, and while it may look different for different people, all pain feels the same in our hearts. Adoption has become so difficult that only the most determined survive. Progress doesn't come easily, the wait is long (my "6 month" wait is now 6 years), and you will have to adjust your dream over and over. We have both lost children, even if they weren't ours yet on paper, but we are both determined to be moms and we can hold each other up until our miracles happen. With love, Karen xo

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  2. Someone from this Blog visited Angels for Hannah website and downloaded images from the site. I have no idea how to contact the owner of this blog, but would appreciate it if you would contact me at info@angelsforhannah.com

    Thank you,

    Dianna Kobley

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  3. We are sincerely grateful for all those who are supporting Hannah and understand your desire to share her story to help her heal. All content and images is copyright Angels for Hannah.com and permission is needed to post Hannah's story on any other media. Please contact me at info@angelsforhannah.com for our Guidelines.

    Sincerely,

    Dianna Kolbey
    Angels for Hannah

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  4. Hello, if you need images of Hannah, please feel free to contact me. I have quite a few I've taken and I am more than happy to allow you to use them. Not all of the images on the Angels for Hannah website are copywritten to Diana Kobley.

    Please please contact me, we need as many hopes and prayers for Hannah as possible.

    Kim Reimer
    kimberleereimer@gmail.com

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  5. Sadly, when you are in the process of taking what was at first just a "donation site" to making it a Legal Registered Charity there are rules and regulations that need to be followed, one of which is copyrighting your material so that not just anyone can use the images/material for their own personal goals. These rules are in place to protect the Charity and all those involved in ensuring Hannah gets the financial assistance she is going to need for years to come.

    Sincerely,
    Dianna Kobley
    www.AngelsforHannah.com

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  6. My apologies to Dianna Kobley, designer of the "Angels for Hannah" website. I hope my revised post satisfies the Registered Charities regulations. It was never my intention to do anything other than direct the prayers of the many visitors I've had today to my blog to Hannah's site.

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  7. Thank you for your understanding and your continued love and support for Hannah. Together, we ALL can help this little girl to heal.

    Dianna

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  8. Hello! I created and sent you a Hannah Button. Hopefully you received it.

    Dianna
    www.AngelsforHannah.com

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