Nygaard Family Adoption

Tara Nygaard
Tara Nygaard Muscatine, Iowa

Dear Friends and Family,

As many of you know, we are in the process of adopting our child from China through Lifeline Children’s Services. As we move closer to “gotcha day!”, we are thankful for the journey God has led us through. Our adoption story began before we were married: Tara and I started dating shortly before we entered grad school: I attended Southern Seminary and Tara was at Samford. During this time, we were both exposed to the gospel implications of adoption and God began to place that desire in our hearts. 

 Through the faithful teaching of Scripture at our churches and my seminary, we became convicted about the command to care for orphans in passages like James 1:27. The prospect of adoption stirred in our hearts pictures of God’s adoption of us from 1 John 3:1 and Romans 8. By the time we were engaged, we knew we wanted to adopt. This desire was only fed by our subsequent experiences. A number of our close friends had adopted, and we saw first hand both the unique trials and the great joys that came along with adoption. This past summer, we began the process.

We are committed to bringing our child home, and hope you will be able to join with us in helping bring little Nygaard home. One of the main ways you can help is through your prayer, especially be praying for our future child! Pray that he or she is safe and well loved! 

Our total estimated cost to adopt from China is $40,000 and that includes home study fees, agency fees, immigration applications and visas, and our travel to China. We are grateful to have been blessed with a $3,500 matching grant from We Care For Orphans, administered by  Lifesong for Orphans.  While our grant will be matched up to $3,500, our fundraising goal is $25,000. With these funds along with other grants our family has been blessed to receive, we will be able to fully cover the cost of our adoption! Lifesong will accept funds for our adoption until our child is home or our adoption is complete.  Our hope is that we will be fully funded by the end of December 2019. 

Thank you for your generosity, love, and prayer as we continue on this journey to care for the fatherless. 

To stay up-to-date with our adoption, please visit www.BrandonNygaard.com/adoption


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 “Nygaard 8308”, 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.
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Raised to date by 22 people
 of  $25,000
277 days left

My Story

Dear Friends and Family,

As many of you know, we are in the process of adopting our child from China through Lifeline Children’s Services. As we move closer to “gotcha day!”, we are thankful for the journey God has led us through. Our adoption story began before we were married: Tara and I started dating shortly before we entered grad school: I attended Southern Seminary and Tara was at Samford. During this time, we were both exposed to the gospel implications of adoption and God began to place that desire in our hearts. 

 Through the faithful teaching of Scripture at our churches and my seminary, we became convicted about the command to care for orphans in passages like James 1:27. The prospect of adoption stirred in our hearts pictures of God’s adoption of us from 1 John 3:1 and Romans 8. By the time we were engaged, we knew we wanted to adopt. This desire was only fed by our subsequent experiences. A number of our close friends had adopted, and we saw first hand both the unique trials and the great joys that came along with adoption. This past summer, we began the process.

We are committed to bringing our child home, and hope you will be able to join with us in helping bring little Nygaard home. One of the main ways you can help is through your prayer, especially be praying for our future child! Pray that he or she is safe and well loved! 

Our total estimated cost to adopt from China is $40,000 and that includes home study fees, agency fees, immigration applications and visas, and our travel to China. We are grateful to have been blessed with a $3,500 matching grant from We Care For Orphans, administered by  Lifesong for Orphans.  While our grant will be matched up to $3,500, our fundraising goal is $25,000. With these funds along with other grants our family has been blessed to receive, we will be able to fully cover the cost of our adoption! Lifesong will accept funds for our adoption until our child is home or our adoption is complete.  Our hope is that we will be fully funded by the end of December 2019. 

Thank you for your generosity, love, and prayer as we continue on this journey to care for the fatherless. 

To stay up-to-date with our adoption, please visit www.BrandonNygaard.com/adoption


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 “Nygaard 8308”, 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.
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Waiting

June 7, 2020

We continue to wait until the global pandemic has subsided, international travel has resumed, and government offices have resumed operations. As of now, the best we can hope for is travel in October but that is not guaranteed. Please pray for a miracle. Pray that God will make a way, a clear path of travel. We ache to have our son home. We have hope in our good God who is in control of all things and who sees and cares for our son when we can not. 

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Referral!!

October 6, 2019

We have received the phone call that we have been waiting for for so long! We have a match! More information to come once we receive our Letter of Approval.

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Logged In

June 3, 2019

We are logged in with the Chinese government! Now we wait for a referral which could be 1-6 months away. 

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DTC

May 29, 2019

Last week we found out that our dossier made it to China! Now we wait for our Dossier to be ‘Logged In,’ which will hopefully happen in mid-June.

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I800A Approval

May 4, 2019

We received our approval to adopt from China this week!! Our social worker will add this to our other documents (home study, marriage certificate, medical reports, etc) to complete our Dossier. We are hopeful to have our dossier Logged In in China this summer. 

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Comments

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Feb 15, 2021

“Praying for y’all during this season as you prepare to welcome your son/brother into your home!”

$25

David

Jan 12, 2020

“=)”

$50

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Dec 30, 2019

“An extra Christmas gift to help with the adoption expenses. We love you all!”

$50

Crystal

Dec 30, 2019

$50

Diane

Dec 1, 2019

“Can’t wait for one more child to have their forever home!”

$50

Larry Crystal

Oct 25, 2019

“Congrats! Excited for you!! LOVE and MISS all of you!”

$200

David

Oct 25, 2019

“Let us know what we can do to help.”

$50

Diane

Oct 20, 2019

$100

Christine

Oct 14, 2019

“We're so excited for y'all!”

$100

Adam

Oct 14, 2019

“God bless you and your growing family!”

$100

RAYMOND

Jun 16, 2019

$3,500

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May 29, 2019

$200

Sandy

May 24, 2019

“We love you guys so much, and we’re so excited for you!”

$1,000

Hidden

May 12, 2019

$2,500

Offline Donation

May 9, 2019

$1,000

Brian and Mary

May 5, 2019

$250

Offline Donation

May 3, 2019

$500

Offline Donation

May 3, 2019

$200

Offline Donation

May 2, 2019

$500

Offline Donation

May 1, 2019

$100

Derek

Apr 28, 2019

$1,000

Aaron and Allison

Apr 24, 2019

“So excited to meet our new niece/nephew!”