We are SO excited to be adopting a child! Please join us in our journey as we follow God’s call to adopt! We will be posting updates to our journey, more about our story, what led us to adoption, and ways you can join us in prayer over on my blog KenzieDeGraaf.com. If you want to stay tuned please go ahead and follow along there! And please feel free to share this with others you know who are passionate about adoption as well.
As the body of Christ we are all called to care for orphans and widows (James 2), and how we each answer that call looks unique in each persons life. For us it means opening our hearts and homes to welcome in a child forever. But for others it looks different and may be one of supporting another family and walking alongside another who is adopting, or advocating for the lives of the unborn. As we get started with adoption we realize that the financial cost is a big piece of the puzzle and we graciously and humbly invite you to give and participate in the fundraising if you feel so called.
We invite you to join us in prayer as our family prepares to adopt! Pray for the baby God is forming intricately and wonderfully (Psalm 139), for the birth mother, for her safety, health, and her heart, and for her salvation. That God would show Himself to her and the biological father. Pray likewise for the biological father and family. We pray that God would use adoption as not only a part of our story, but of His bigger story – that God out of His great love, has chosen to adopt us as His Children (Ephesians 1). We pray that God would use adoption in our family as a testimony. That His glory would be shown through our current family and children, to the son or daughter he is preparing to add to our family, to the birthmother, and to our friends, family, all we encounter for the rest of our lives and beyond.
Thank you so much for your prayer and support, Love, Jordan, Kenzie, Thaddeus and Hazel.
“…In You the orphan finds mercy.” Hosea 14:3b
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 “DeGraaf 11678”, 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.
- In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to Lifesong for Orphans. This organization retains full discretion over its use, but intends to honor the donor’s suggested use.
- Lifesong is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. Individual donations of $50 or more and yearly donations totaling $250 or more will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Receipts for donations under $50 will gladly be sent upon request.
- *3.5% fee for donations given with an American Express card