We are excited to announce that we have officially
started the process of adoption again! We are pursing the adoption of the
sweetest little boy that we met this summer on our Ecuador mission trip. Jason
and Cameron spent time with him on their trip in December as well and they fell
in love. He will be two in March and he is ADORABLE. He has Down Syndrome. God
has used two amazing families in our community that have children with downs to
really encourage and show us that this very special boy is to be apart of our
family. We recently found out that his paper work was ready and he was
available for adoption. We have spent weeks praying and asking God to SHOW us
if he was our son and God has shown us this clearly.
Over the past few days we have started our home
study paperwork and have tried to get a clear picture of adoption costs for
Ecuador. It looks like the costs will be somewhere around $30,000. Honestly, we
were not at all prepared for this. We will be able to apply for grants once all
of our paperwork is submitted but we will have a great amount of expenses to
cover prior to this. So we are going to begin fundraising and have been
brainstorming many ideas that we will share in the months to come. We decided
to start with a bang! We are going to begin with giving away an item that
everyone will love…….a new iPad Mini, 16GB, WiFi!! We have created a Chipin
account where donations can be made and we will include the link on our blog.
For every $20.00 donation made towards our adoption, your name will be entered
into the drawing. If you make a $50.00 donation, your name will be entered 4
times! The fundraiser will run from now until January 31, 2013. On February 1,
2013 we will hold a live drawing and announce who gets the iPad Mini. To make a donation, click on the Chipin button below or you can make a direct donation to us.
Most importantly we ask that as we begin
this process that you will keep us all in your prayers. We
know that this will be a difficult journey but one that we want to enjoy each
step of the way. We need your prayers to sustain us. Also, if you felt led to
give in order to help us bring our son home let us know and we will update you
with our needs.
With Love,
The Nails Crew
Yahoo! We are SO THRILLED and excited for you, and we can't wait to welcome your sweet boy home. Love you all!
ReplyDeleteWanted to say hi! Your newest "follower". From the Ecuador Adoption group. We adopted our little G almost 3 years ago from Ecuador. She was born with Down syndrome and congenital cataracts. Over the summer she developed epilepsy and we learned in September that her corrected vision is still considered legally blind. You would never know it! She is a delight and teaches us so much about Gods love and grace each day. He is faithful and moves mountains on behalf of the orphan! Looking forward to reading your adventure and supporting you in prayer.
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