One of the biggest challenges in international adoption is the financial piece of the the picture. Many adoptive families share in the sentiment that "our Lord owns the cattle on a thousand hills" now he just needs to sell a few cows to make it happen! Aaron and I have been blessed in this process so far, and the Lord has been selling the cows along the way. We are getting very close to the end, and yet have some major expenses ahead. As we've prayed through how to face these next hurdles we have come up with a few answers: #1 we have begun to plan a 5k walk/run in our local area and #2 we have placed a donations button on this blog to allow our friends, who are not in the area, to share in the miracle of our adoption. We are hoping to raise enough to pay for the direct costs remaining to finalize our adoption. Anything that we raise above and beyond our direct costs we will be donating to:
Show Hope
http://www.showhope.org/ This is an organization founded by Stephen Curtis Chapman that provides grants to families who have financial needs in the adoption process. We hope to bless other families seeking to adopt.
and
Adoption Avenues Ethiopian Foster Home http://www.adoptionavenues.org/ This is the adoption agency we are working with. They recently started a foster home in Ethiopia, working to find more Ethiopian orphans permanent homes.
God has placed the desire for adoption on our hearts, and He alone will bring us through this journey. Thank you for considering coming along side of us, and further blessing the adoption process.
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