We are Chris and Kari Bostic of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. In the early years of our marriage, we became increasingly aware of the great need for children both locally and around the world to be fostered and adopted. Since those early years, the Lord has been leading us into a unified desire to bring a child into our family through adoption. We desire to mirror the abundant welcome God has given us to join His family by giving a child a loving and unconditional welcome into our family. We are presently a family of 6, with Anya (7), Clara (6), Shepherd (3), and Elodie (2), and every one of us is eager to bring another child into our family through adoption.
After our youngest daughter was born, we partnered with Lifeline Children’s Services and began the process in another country’s adoption program when we heard about Lifeline’s pilot program with the country of North Macedonia. Knowing our wait time in our current country was continuing to increase due to a variety of factors, we felt confident making the change to North Macedonia with the hope that we could both “go first” and help other families later in the process as well as bring a waiting child home sooner. We are excited to continue to learn about North Macedonian culture and feel a growing connection to and an affinity for the country after our short time living next door in Athens, Greece in 2012-2013.
We are so thankful for the support of our family and friends, neighbors, and church family. We are consistently encouraged by their love and generosity throughout this adoption process. We do not intend to raise our biological or adopted children on our own, but by leaning into the fullness of the body of Christ as one of God’s most abundant gifts to us. We would love for you to partner with us through prayer, encouragement, and financial support. We hope to travel with our whole family to North Macedonia to welcome our child home and communicate that we are one full family, adopted and biological, brought into the fold of Christ’s own family through adoption ourselves. We anticipate this being an expensive welcome home trip, but we are passionate about bringing this child into our family all together. Our complete adoption costs are projected to be between $50,000-$60,000, which includes foreign fees, agency fees, travel expenses, visas, etc.
We’ve received matching grants totalling $8000 from 5000 Orphans Fund and Lifesong for Orphans. That means every dollar we raise here is generously matched, doubling its effect! Would you consider partnering with us to bring our child home and share the love and hope of Christ?
We are confident that God, who gave us his Son, will also abundantly give us all we need as we seek to follow him in love and obedience.
STRIPE charges an online processing fee (2.2% +.30 USD per transaction)*. Your donations will be decreased by this amount. You may also send a check payable to “Lifesong for Orphans”. In the memo line please write “Bostic 10994”, to ensure it is credited to our account. Please mail to Lifesong for Orphans, PO Box 9, Gridley, IL 61744.
Lifesong has been blessed with partners who underwrite all U.S. administrative and fundraising costs (TMG Foundation and other partners). That means 100% of your donation will go directly to the adoption.
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