We started setting up on Friday around noon, and decided to put a yard sale sign outside the neighborhood just to see if we could sell anything while we were setting up. We ended up selling about $500 just on Friday! We set up until dark and prayed for no rain on Saturday.
If you were in town last weekend, you know that on Saturday, there was a torrential downpour! I cried :( I felt angry, sad, hopeless, and overwhelmed. I just thought what's the point after all this hard work and now for it to be ruined by a monsoon! Our first customer came around 5:50 am...(sale didn't start until 7)...Despite the weather there was a steady flow of people with their umbrellas, rain jackets, and flashlights. People were actually shopping and buying stuff in the rain. We did our best to keep things covered, but that didn't stop people at all. I was in disbelief. I was thinking "these are crazy yard sale people!"
My spirit was lifted as God comforted me by the fact that He promises to remain faithful and provide. I was so encouraged by so many familiar and unfamiliar faces coming to support us. I was comforted by seeing how God was still raising the money despite my plans, the thunderstorm, and my doubts.
Since it was so wet on Saturday, we were not able to put out a lot of our items, so we made a last minute decision to have another sale on Sunday. So we made new signs and had a last minute advertisement on Facebook and Craigslist and tried to sell as much as we could Sunday. Praise God we made a total of $4000 from our Adoption Yardsale Fundraiser!! 
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