Russian Adoption Diary: They're Out!

Friday, October 26, 2007

They're Out!

I meant to take a picture, but had to leave pretty suddenly to deliver everything. The first family newsletter about our Asian Adventure is out, all SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-ONE of them!! Yes, 791!!!

Over the past month, we have been in the process of getting the word out and beginning to raise support. You see, we will have no other income, except the support of family and friends and others devoted to the Cause. We finished the newsletter at the end of September, but had many hitches in actually getting it processed and sent out. We had to get more supplies because our group shepherd asked us to send it to several hundred fellow members. The great thing is that he also offered for us to use the non profit bulk mail they have and that the sending committee would pay for the mailing! Big help!

We priced sending the newsletter out for printing and it was over $400. Therefore, we decided to do it on our own with our $100 printer. It wore out. It was a good printer, but had been used for the entire adoption (dossiers, copies, travel plans, etc.), in addition to home schooling, gym paperwork, Hope stuff, and many other things. It had breathed its last breath at around 350 copies of the newsletter.

We bought a new $100 printer (actually we got a great deal for a little less). It didn't work. We returned it and got yet another one. Along with countless ink cartridges, lots of paper, almost 3000 mailing labels (mailing address, return address, and postage), and tons of envelopes, I took them to the post office yesterday and they're off!

I can't tell you the relief I felt when I drove away without them. Now it's just watch and wait time to see how He is going to provide! It's only about a month or two until we get to do it all again- newsletter #2!

posted by 6blessings @ 6:42 AM

3 Comments:

At 3:25 PM, Melissa said…

that is a huge load off your mind. good luck
At 7:33 AM, Maggie said…

Oh my goodness. Maybe a e-newsletter would be a good alternative?
At 5:05 PM, Deb said…

That's a lot of newsletters. Bulk mail must have saved you a lot, what a blessing. I would suggest investing in a cheap paperfolder if you don't already have one.

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