Donations

Just wanted to let you know how you can make financial donations to our adoption.  Donations can be made in a few different ways.  If you see us on a regular basis you can donate by cash or check.  If you wish to mail us a check, send me an email for our address, terribeth07@earthlink.net.  If you do not see us or if it is just more convenient, you can donate via paypal.  I added a Donate Button on our homepage that will direct you to paypal or you can send it direct to our account at lance9704@earthlink.net.


Thank you so much!!!  Every little bit helps!

Puzzle is in!!!

We received our puzzle fast!  This will soon be in 252 separate pieces & hopefully we will be able to put it back together quickly.  If you have the financial means to do so, please prayerfully consider sponsoring a piece of the puzzle for $20 each.  That's like skipping 1 dinner out or 1 movie night!  We need at least $6,000 in the next 2-3 months to move on to the next phase of the adoption process to bring home our precious child!

New Fundraiser!

Check out our fundraiser page to see our new puzzle fundraiser!  We created & purchased a 252 piece puzzle & are asking people to sponsor pieces of the puzzle for $20 each to raise funds for our payments that will be due in a few months of $6000+!  We can't start applying for grants until our home study is complete so we will need at least $6000 to continue on our journey to bring home our baby!  If you sponsor a puzzle piece we will write your name on the back to forever remember how YOU helped save the life of our child & bring them to their forever home.  Please pray for God to make it clear to you if you can afford to sponsor 1 or more puzzle pieces.  That's like skipping 1 dinner out this month!  Is that something you think you can do?  Just send me a message or email me!

Thanks!!!

It's not about us!

Ok it's been a bit of a delay in posting again. A lot has happened since my last post. We're just in the beginning of our adoption process & have already had several ups & downs!!!

We had chosen our agency, West Sands, and were ready to send in our applications & first fee when we were advised we may not be accepted due to health issues. This was devastating! We have to wait until our home study is complete to see what that says & if they believe we will be accepted. I don't know if this is an agency specific rule or Ethiopia. Of course God has a plan & KNOWS we are to adopt but maybe it's just to teach us patience or maybe we are to adopt with another agency and/or country. We mailed in our home study application & forms & are hoping to get started very soon so we can figure out what's going on.

Also in the last week we have decided that God is calling us NOT to adopt a “perfectly healthy” child but a child with a minor physical need. We don't know what that is yet. Maybe missing a finger, an arm, cleft lip, etc. We don't know what he has in store for us at this point. We were going to sit on a long waiting list for a “healthy” child which after thinking seemed counter-productive for us. Our goal was to adopt a child in need. Not that there is anything wrong with adopting a healthy child, I am not saying that at all but for US it didn't seem right. There are so many orphans out there with even minor issues that need a family & by asking for a “healthy” child they will be overlooked. This adoption is NOT about us & that is kind of how it was starting out even though I didn't want to admit it. I have also given up the idea of ONLY adopting a girl. Although at some time I do want to adopt a girl, that may not be God's plan right now. We may adopt an infant off of a waiting child list or may go through a regular program specifically requesting a “special needs” infant. You can specifically note which issues you are open to. “Special Needs” in international adoption is not what we consider special needs in America. A child could be missing a finger & considered special needs. We are in the process of researching different issues to see what we can physically & financially handle. Please be in prayer for us to be open to God speaking to us & making this clear. I know that God has the right child picked out for us already & knows what we can handle.

We also need to get started on collecting donations & fundraising. Once our home study is done & we decide on a child or agency, we will need at least $6,000 right away before we can start on any of the paperwork. This means we need to start collecting & fundraising now. If you have any fundraising ideas please let us know. What fundraisers would you support? We do have a coffee fundraiser set up already, check out our fundraising tab. We also will need direct financial donations to offset the approx $30,000 it will cost to complete this adoption. If you are feeling led to support us financially please contact us. I hate asking for money but I know that God will provide whether through direct donations, fundraisers or grants. This is HIS plan for our family so he will provide.

Thanks for all of your prayers & keep them coming! We have a long journey ahead of us. Be praying for our child wherever they are that God will protect them until we can come get them. Also be praying for their birth parents as I'm sure this is not easy for them either.

Check out our new fundraiser! 



Do you love coffee?  This is all fair trade coffee & a portion of the proceeds benefit our adoption.  It will be around $30,000 to adopt 1 child & $40,000 to adopt 2.  Please consider purchasing some coffee!  Also forward this onto friends & family that may be interested in some good coffee & helping a good cause.

Just Love Coffee Fundraiser