Fundraising

So we're going into a new phase of our adoption process. :) A phase that's completely new to us.A phase that's a little...shift, shift, squirm...uncomfortable to us. Fundraising.

The biggest challenge is not opening our hearts and home to another child, but it is finding the finances to make that happen. The estimated total cost for the adoption is around $35,000. That’s certainly money we don’t have, but we know God is faithful and is leading us to trust Him. By God’s grace, we’ve been able to pay the initial costs of the adoption.

So, we invite you in. We invite you to make a forever difference in the life of a child who needs a family. We are inviting you to be a part of a story that imitates the heart of what God has done for us through Jesus, a story that reminds us that we are ALL adopted by our heavenly Father.

It's a little difficult, unfortunately because of pride, to make our needs known to family and friends. BUT, we would like for you to pray and consider helping us with our adoption in one or two ways.

First, would you pray? Pray that God would care for our girls during this time of waiting and being  so far from them. We know that we don't have a face or a name yet but they somehow seem to be a part of our family already. The boys already say and ask things like, "When you go pick up our sisters..." or "When our sisters are here..." Pray that God would give us wisdom, discernment, and insight as we raise our four boys and these precious girls and for the upcoming changes to our family.

Second, we have been blessed that our church family at Grace Community Church (www.graceoc.com) has partnered with Lifesong for Orphans, and has committed to an Adoption Matching Grant of $4,000 to help pay for our adoption expenses. Would you consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us meet this matching grant and help take a chunk out of the remainder of our adoption expenses?  Every donation will be matched dollar for dollar! Our goal date is September 30th, but funds will be accepted towards our adoption until the girls are in our home and/or our adoption is complete.

We have a donate button on the right sidebar that will take you right to the Lifesong paypal page.

Check out our Fundraising tab at the top to find out what else our family is doing to raise money. Okay, what the boys are doing. ;)

~Blessings