Our Journey - Adoption Fundraising

Many of you received fundraising letters from us recently and we feel so blessed by the support you have already shown us.  We also understand that fundraising brings lots of questions.  We want to answer some of the ones we've been asked because we realize many of you may also have these same questions.

First, we know money is an awkward and taboo subject.  However, we do not want this to be uncomfortable for any of you.  We realize and completely understand that not everyone is going to feel called to donate and that is okay!

How much does it cost to adopt?
International adoptions on average cost between $30,000-60,000 and about half of that amount is due after you receive your child's referral.  This amount goes to lots of things but some of the biggest are agency fees, immigration, orphanage fees/donations, travel, etc.  What does this mean for us...we are spending about $25,000 over the next 2 months!

What happens if you don't raise enough money?
We recently readjusted our family's budget and cancelled upcoming home projects and family trips to save money.  Beyond that we 100% believe God is going to provide the money we need to complete our adoption.  We know that He hasn't brought us this far to forsake us now!

A couple of years ago we had a fairly large agency payment due and we weren't sure how we were going to cover it.  We prayed about it incessantly and felt God telling us to sell Dave's motorcycle.  Within days of listing it for sale, we received an offer for the exact amount we needed to pay our agency fee.  This is just one example of how God's shown us during this journey that He is truly in the business of performing miracles!

Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God? 

You are the God who performs miracles; 

you display your power among the peoples.

Psalm 77:13-14      

How can we help?

Pray!  The most important thing you can do is pray for us as we conclude our journey of "adoption" and start our journey as a "family of five."  And then pray about donating.  If God puts it on your heart to contribute toward bringing our son home, we will forever be grateful.

When do you need our donation?
We tried to make donating as easy as possible.  We set up two ways to donate. One is through Paypal and there is a link located on the right side of our blog.  You can also mail your donation to us at 12525 Silver Fox Court, Roswell, Georgia 30075.  While it is never too late to donate, we are hoping to travel in the next two months and all of our outstanding fees are due before then.  If you could have your donations to us by November 15th it would really help.

Can we share your fundraising letter/post? 
YES!!!  The more people that are a part of our journey the better.  There can never be too many people praying for us!

We are truly blessed to call so many of you our friends!  Thank you all for continuing to support us as we finalize everything to bring Thatcher home and become a family of 5.  As always, please feel free to ask us any and all questions you may have.

I thank my God every time I remember you. 

In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy. 

Philippians 1:3-4

We can't wait for you all to meet our son!