Hi, we’re the Matthews family-Mitchell, Andrea, Emerson and Madelyn. We are so grateful to be in this journey of adoption that the Lord has placed on our hearts. We are adopting a 21 month old little boy from India.
We specifically felt drawn to India due to the fact that India has the most orphans of any country in the world…there are roughly 30,000,000 orphans in India currently. We can barely comprehend and wrap our minds around this number. We would love to see this number decrease more and more, even if by one. India is also the country with the most unreached people groups in the world and our hope is to bring home a little one that we can share the gospel and the hope of Jesus with.
We have been in this journey a little over a year and have seen the Lord’s sovereign hand over it all. We matched with our precious boy in late November 2024. We are currently waiting for NOC approval from India and are hopeful we will travel to India late summer/early fall to bring him home.
We currently have a lot of expenses with agency fees, appointments, upcoming travel, etc. The total cost of the adoption is around $35,000. We are hoping to raise $10,000 to help cover some of the cost. We have graciously been awardered a $7000 matching grant from the Tim Tebow Foundation Adoption Fund, administered by Lifesong for Orphans. For every dollar we raise they will match dollar for dollar up to $7,000.
Any financial help would be greatly appreciated but more importantly we would love your prayers. Prayers for speedy timelines, for our little boy’s medical needs and for attachment and bonding when we bring him home.
Thank you guys for all of your support!
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