December Newsletter

Greetings from the Burnettes,
     These past 3 months have been full of meetings with friends and family.  We are thankful for the break in traveling in order to settle into a routine with our kids.  We are in awe of God's provisions during this time of finding people to partner with us on this journey.  We want to express our gratitude to the churches that have allowed us to visit with them over these past few months: Friendly Hills Church in Jamestown, NC, Christ Church Greensboro in Greensboro, NC, and Grace Presbyterian in Kernersville, NC.  We are looking forward to visiting other churches after the first of the year.  Our end of the year goal is to be 25% financially supported and we are only 4% away from this goal!
     In family news, we celebrated Silas' 2nd birthday at the end of November.  Our little boy loves farms and tractors so we had fun with a little farm party.  On December 9th, we celebrated his "Gotcha Day," the day we brought him home, adopted him, and became his forever family.  We are looking forward to the end of Daryl's job on December 31st.  This is a big step in our process as it will allow us to spend more time completing needed Bible classes, readings, and trainings.  We are thankful for the love and support Daryl's boss and coworkers have demonstrated while we pursue full time missions.  The end of his job also means the end of his salary and our full reliance on God as well as the financial supporters He has brought our way.
     We covet your prayers as the beginning of 2014 promises many changes and adjustments for our family.  We also ask that you praise God with us for His provisions and for bringing you along side us on this journey.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Daryl, Leah, Eden, Gabriel, and Silas BurnetteDLBurnette@worldventure.net www.worldventure.com/DLBurnette
 

 

 

 

Prayer Requests:
1. Pray for God to send us partners who will join us in the work He has called us to do.
2. Pray for the children and local churches in Mozambique.
3. Pray for us to reach our end of the year goal of 25%


Praises:
1. Daryl's job comes to an end on Decmeber 31st
2. We celebrated Silas' 2nd birthday
3. God has provided 21% of our monthly support!


But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
Luke 2:10-12

The Facebook Pregancy Facts Game

I normally don't share things from Facebook on my blog but I had a bigger reaction to this than I thought I would and honestly I'm posting it on my blog so I won't forget about it.  My original post is below:

 

So I "liked" a friends status about her pregnancy and now I'm suppose to write 11 things about my pregnancy . . . this should be interesting.

1. I've never been pregnant.
2. We have fertility issues and a small chance of getting pregnant.
3. We visited a fertility specialist and knew immediately that wasn't God's plan for our lives.
4. I thank God that I never got pregnant and miscarried. I cann...ot fathom going through that.
5. Deciding to adopt wasn't a "fall back plan" it was God's will for our family.
6. The twins were 2 days old when we found out about them and the next day we were chosen by their birthmom to adopt them. They came home 2 weeks later.
7. We knew about Silas almost 4 weeks before he was born and I secretly hoped the birthmom would let me be in the room when she delivered him but I never asked.
8. Foster parents are truly amazing. Silas was with a foster family for a little less than 2 weeks and his foster mom truly loved him.
9. I have absolutely no regrets for how my family was formed nor do I wish I had ever become pregnant.
Some advice:
10. Don't ask young married couples when they are going to have kids, you never know what they are going through.
11. Don't ask adoptive families if they have any "real children." I can assure you that my kids are real, live, human beings.

Lastly, if you "like" or comment on this, I promise I won't make you do one.

 

In hindsight, I wish I had included something about our kids' birth family.  They sacrificed and made some very hard decisions for their children.  We should not judge a birthmother for her actions rather we should pray for her, encourage her, and uplift her for the sacrifice she made to ensure a better life for her child.  We are so grateful for Rachel and we love her so much.