Help Us Complete Our Adoption from Liberia
We began our international adoption journey in the Fall of 2021, hoping to bring a child home from Liberia, West Africa. Over the past few years, we’ve faced many delays—including our original agency being under investigation, which paused all progress.
After much prayer and reflection, we decided to switch agencies in the summer of 2025 so we could continue moving forward. Some of our documents and fees transferred, but much of it had to be redone. Still, we believe this journey is worth every step.
The total cost for our Liberian adoption will be about $70,000. We simply can’t do it alone.
If you’ve given before—thank you. Your support is still helping us. But we still need to raise the remaining funds to complete the process around $30,000 plus travel expenses. This includes the $12,850 for the Liberia program acceptance and $15,300 for the acceptance of a referral (child). There is an ongoing childcare fee of $250/month after referral is accepted.
Exciting News! We've been offered a $6,000 matching grant from Life Song — that means every dollar you give will be doubled! Help us reach this goal and make twice the impact. Your support will take us all the way there!
In the middle of this long wait, we were blessed with an unexpected miracle—a domestic adoption that brought our daughter into our lives. We’re so grateful. We still feel deeply called to continue with our Liberian adoption. We’ve always dreamed of having two children. Our daughter often asks for a sibling, and we believe God placed this on our hearts for a reason.
Would you help us bring our second child home?
Every donation—large or small—brings us closer to this dream. And even if you can’t give, your prayers and shares mean so much. Please share with your friends, family and others on our behalf.
Follow our journey on https://www.facebook.com/DobsonFamilyJourney/ and https://thedobsonfamilyjourney.blogspot.com/
Thank you for walking this road with us.
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 “Dobson 10222”, 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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