We have felt a call to adopt for several years now. We don’t feel like our family is complete with Emmie and Gabe. After Gabe was born, we started praying earnestly about how God wanted us to grow our family. Ultimately, we felt led to pursue domestic infant adoption. We wanted to be available to welcome a child into our home, if/when an expectant mom wanted that for her baby. We started working with our adoption consultant agency in July 2023, and completed our home study in December 2023. In early April, we matched with an expectant mom, Mama “A”, and her baby boy who is due on September 28th! We have gotten to know her through her pregnancy and even got to visit her in person. At this time, she still feels that adoption is the best plan for her and her baby boy. We are so excited for that possibility!
Over the past year, we have diligently saved and worked to steward our finances to the best of our ability, but could still use financial support from our friends and family to pay for some remaining adoption expenses. We are hoping to raise an additional $10,000 from our friends and family. We have graciously been awarded a matching grant for up to $8,000 ($4,000 from Lifesong, and $4,000 from We Care for Orphans), so up to $8,000 of funds raised will be matched! We are hoping to have fundraising complete by September 14th, a couple of weeks before baby boy’s due date.
We want to thank y’all for reading about our adoption story, for supporting us in so many ways, and for considering to support us financially as well! We would love for y’all to be praying for mama “A” and baby boy, that they would both stay healthy for the remainder of the pregnancy – and that God would continue to guide mama “A” to the best decision for her and her baby.
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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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