Waiting, God's Provision and a T-Shirt Fundraiser
Adult "Declare His Glory Among The Nations" T-Shirts
Child "Declare His Glory Among The Nations" T-Shirts
Many of you know that we
have been waiting a long time for CARA approval (this is India’s pre-approval
of our documents that will allow us to be matched with a child). Today marks 20
weeks waiting. The wait has been hard. It is hard to be patient when you know
there is a sweet little one across the ocean that is waiting for a family. We
are so eager to be matched! A picture and a name and a face will make so much
of all this paperwork feel more real. We can’t wait for that moment and so we
are asking that you pray with us for patience and perseverance and also that
God would be preparing the heart of our little child as we wait.
As hard as the waiting has
been, God has been so faithful to our family! So many of you have prayed with
us for financial provision and we have been blown away at how God has provided
each step of the way, often down to almost exactly what we needed to pay the
next fee. We have worked hard applying for multiple grants and have received 3
generous grants towards our adoption fees! This was so encouraging to us! On
top of that we have received unexpected checks in the mail from family and
friends, along with a check from Brady’s soccer coaching this fall that all
helped get us closer to being fully funded for this adoption. We are so
thankful for grant organizations, along with family and friends who have been
answers to prayer for us in this way!
We are excited to share
that one of the grants we received is a matching grant which means that for every
dollar raised, Lifesong for Orphans will match that up to $3,000! We feel so
blessed to be a recipient of this generous grant and we have decided to launch
a T-shirt Fundraiser to help us get to our goal of $3,000 raised. We know that
last year we asked family and friends to participate in a puzzle fundraiser to
help with adoption costs and we were blown away by how generous our community
was! If we are able to raise the full $3,000 matching grant this will likely be
our last fundraiser!
We really want to be
transparent regarding the costs of adoption. It’s just plain expensive. But we
don’t share that to discourage others. We share that because we want to show
how God has been so faithful and good in His provision! When we began this
process the estimated total cost was $36,687.
That is an enormous sum of money and to be honest it was very intimidating
to us. We wondered how we would we ever get the money we needed in about a
years’ time. At the same time we felt so certain of what God had led us to and
confident that He would provide as we faithfully took the next step. We heard
story after story of adoptive families starting with next to nothing and God
providing all along the way! We can absolutely say the same! God has been so
faithful. In the waiting, in the paperwork, in the finances… He is a God who
provides.
Here’s the really cool
part… If we are able to raise the full $3,000 matching grant, then along with
other grants and our own personal savings we only have $4,847 left to be fully funded!! We are so encouraged… we are so close
to having this adoption completely paid for! What a huge praise to God!!
He has provided through so
many of you who have watched our kids as we’ve filled out paperwork or
interviewed for grants, through your generous giving in our puzzle fundraiser,
through unexpected checks in the mail, through notes and words of encouragement
and through your prayers. This adoption has certainly not just involved our
family! We have a huge community of friends and family supporting us and for
that we are unbelievably thankful!
We are asking for your
help one more time as we launch this T-shirt Fundraiser. Would you consider
buying a shirt to support our adoption? Our shirts show a map of India
surrounded by the words from Psalm 96:3: “Declare His glory among the nations!”
That has been our hope from the very beginning of this process and our heart
behind adoption. We pray that through our adoption process God would be
glorified all throughout the nations, including India! We hope that as you wear
your T-shirt you will be reminded to pray not only for our family and the sweet
little one who will be joining us, but also that God would be glorified and His
name made known among all the nations!
T-shirts are available in
multiple colors and sizes for both Adults and Children and are $15.00 each. The
deadline to order is January 15, 2020 and if you live in Minnesota or Michigan
your shirt will be hand delivered in February! For those living outside of
those states, shipping will be $5.00 per order. We are so excited to see you
wearing shirts that helped bring our little one home!
If you would like to order
shirts, you can do so at the link below or you can request a printed order form
from us:
If you would like to give
a donation to help us reaching our matching grant goal, you can do so at the
link below:
Thank you once again for
your generous support of our adoption! We are so thankful to all of you!
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