(EDIT: Thank you all for helping us reach our fundraising goal!)
Hello from Han and Eui!
We are very excited to announce that we are adopting a boy from South Korea! It was always our desire to have children and when we were dating, both of us had also talked about wanting to someday adopt children. We had planned to wait until after we had biological children, but after years of trying, we felt it was finally time to move forward with our long-held desire to adopt.
We felt led to adopt from Korea because of our own Korean heritage. After finishing required paperwork and our home study last December, we waited for a match. Then in July, we got a call from our adoption worker that we’d been matched with an adorable boy named HaeSol who was born in November of 2020!
Although we’re matched with a child, we still have about 2- 5 months before we’ll be told to fly to Korea to meet our son and bring him home. Again, we are praying for and trusting in God’s perfect timing.
We would really appreciate prayers during this adoption. If you feel led to pray with us, please pray for:
· • HaeSol’s growth and development: He had some alcohol and tobacco exposure while in the womb up to his 5th month of pregnancy. While he appears to be healthy, effects of alcohol & tobacco exposure in the womb can show up years later. Please pray for God’s healing in HaeSol.
· • Everything that still needs to happen before we can bring HaeSol home: We’re currently waiting for the Korean government’s approval to adopt, followed by two adoption court hearings in Korea we must appear at.
· • God’s continued provision for any needs: financial, educational, and otherwise.
Finally, as you probably know, international adoption is costly. Adoption from Korea typically costs over $40,000. But God has already provided us with a “matching grant” of $5,000 at Lifesong for Orphans. So if you feel led to make a tax-deductable charitable donation to help with this adoption, then you can make a donation by following the instructions at the bottom of this page.
However, we’d like to emphasize that the most important thing we and our future son will need during this long adoption process are your prayers. Thank you for supporting us in whatever ways you can!
Han and Eui
• BY MAILED CHECK: Send a check payable to “Lifesong for Orphans” and please write “#9433 Shim” in the Memo line to ensure that check is credited to our account. Please mail to Lifesong for Orphans, PO Box 9, Gridley, IL 61744.
• BY ONLINE CREDIT CARD DONATION: Click the “DONATE NOW” icon on the top right of this webpage to go to the online donation page. NOTE: There’s an online Credit Card processing fee (2.2% +.30 USD per transaction)*, so any credit card donations will be decreased by this amount. Other than that, 100% of your donation will go directly to the adoption. (*3.5% fee for donations given with an American Express card)
• Lifesong is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Individual donations of $50 or more and yearly donations totaling $250 or more will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Receipts for any donations even under $50 will gladly be sent upon request.
• In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to Lifesong for Orphans who retains full discretion over its use, but Lifesong for Orphans intends to honor the donor’s suggested use and credit your funds toward our adoption expenses.