Ways You Can Help!

Here comes a part of the adoption process that we are truly anxious about: asking for help.  So we figure we better just put it out there right away.  Like tearing off a band-aid, it is better to close your eyes and go for it...

Approximately $30,000.  If you were wondering how much international adoption tends to cost, that's your answer.  This number includes everything from agency and home study fees to travel costs.  Since we aren't the type of folks who like to ask for help, so this is going to be hard for us because we have to ask for help.  We will be planning some more formal fundraising events after the holidays, but there are some ways you can help us right now!

• Use the amazon link on the right sidebar of this blog whenever you make a purchase from amazon.  You don't pay anything more than you were going to already, and a percentage of your purchase will go directly to our adoption fund!  We know there are many of you out there who do lots of Christmas shopping on amazon.  Taking a couple of seconds to click here first will really help us!
• Do you love coffee?  Interested in giving coffee as Christmas gifts?  Purchase delicious fair trade coffee (and other coffee accessories) from Just Love Coffee roasters.  Click the logo on the right sidebar, and you will be taken to our storefront.  Five dollars from every bag of coffee will go to our adoption fund.
• The most important form of support we need is prayer.  Please pray that God will show us clearly what He has in store for us.  Pray that He will bring wisdom, understanding, patience, and perseverance.  Pray for the child that God will place in our lives; a child that is most likely already here on this earth.  And pray that in this moment in our family's journey, as in all moments, that God's will be done!

If you have a desire to help us with this adoption, we are so grateful.  We need you!  We are already very thankful for the support we receive daily from our family and friends.  We recognize that we are bringing a child not only into our house, but also into our larger family and community.  Thank you for your prayers and for walking this road with us.

Phew...that wasn't so bad!