T-Shirts For Travel!

Psalm 116:16-18  (NLT)

¹⁶ O Lord, I am your servant;
yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
you have freed me from my chains.
¹⁷ I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the Lord.
¹⁸ I will fulfill my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people— 

I am continually amazed and thankful for the different ways that God has and continues to provide for our needs.  When we said yes last September to bringing home David and Jonathan, we had no idea the impact this journey would make on our own personal relationships with the Lord.  We really just said yes in obedience to what God had put before us.  He has shown us his mighty hand in so many ways.  Obstacles that threatened to slow down or stop our journey were removed.   Barriers and roadblocks were blown away.  Prayers for guidance were answered with very clear instruction! Financial help and support were no exception to His provision with many wonderful gifts out of hearts moved to make a difference in the lives of two special little boys.

We are preparing for this final part of the adoption process to bring the boys home!  The nesting has begun!  We are cleaning out closets, putting cribs together, rearranging our bedroom to accommodate those 2 cribs and looking at the extras we will need to do every day life when our family becomes 7 on a daily basis. We have been here before with the twin supplies! 

We haven't even begun to talk about diapers!  Yikes! 

Our next chapter in this adoption story will come with a final price tag.  We are expecting to have about another $10,000 in costs to complete the process.  This will cover airfare, in country expenses and government fees and post adoption costs once we are back home.  We have done some fundraising, applied for grants, used our savings and financed what we could.  We have been brought to our knees in thanksgiving for the generosity of so many of you!  Thank you doesn't seem like enough to say.  Really, we are so thankful for all of the support in every way, that we have received!

 

We were blessed a month ago by a foundation that gives matching grants to families adopting children with special needs.  Brittany's Hope Foundation! We were able to raise $1,000 from t-shirt sales and a rummage sale and they matched it.!  THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US THIS WAY. We are so thankful for their help.... But the best part about their foundation is that part of the money raised goes to help others as well. "At Brittany's Hope, we resolve to aid the adoptions of special needs children and to improve the quality of life for those who still wait."  We have met our fundraising goal but please check out their website here!  It is a great foundation and way to support and care for the orphan!

We have also been approved for a new grant fundraising program called AdoptTogether.  Adopttogether is a 501c3 organization that awards grants to families through it's parent organization, Hoping Hearts Foundation.  The family that started this wanted to find a way to help families over the hurdle of adoption expenses. People can donate to a specific family and their donation will be tax deductible because of their 501c3 status.  I know many have asked if contributing to our adoption would be tax deductible.  At that time we did not have a way to channel the donations that way, but now we do through AdoptTogether! You can see our profile page here.  If you are willing, would you consider putting our link on your FaceBook page or Blog to share our story and help bring more awareness for the orphan.

 

It is with humble hearts that we come before you one last time to ask for help. We appreciate your support through prayer, through sharing our story with your circle of friends and through financial support as well.  We want to acknowledge that we are so thankful for all of the support we have already received and treasure all that we have been given straight from the hearts of so many!  As with Levi's adoption, we have followed the Lord's leading in asking for help. It is very humbling.  But it is not just about us learning humility, it is also about giving others the opportunity to join in Gods amazing work in the lives of these children.  Imagine knowing that you have made a difference in the lives of an orphan (or 2 or 3) and you have changed their lives forever and are a part of their salvation!  God calls us to be as one Body.... as believers we are one Body!   We have seen first hand how God moves in the hearts of His people to bring these children home.  People we don't even know!  Never be afraid to trust God to meet the needs of His plans for you! 

 

To help cover some of the adoption costs we are hoping to sell the remaining t-shirts! 

Fondly calling it our "T-shirts for Travel Sale"! 

There are just over 60-shirst left!

We would love to sell them all!

So to make a final push we are offering the shirts at a reduced price! 

JUST $10!!!!! OR 2 FOR $16!

We have mostly size large in grey and black!

 

Front and Back of Shirt

 

Ephesians 1:4-6                                    “Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.  It is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.  So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son!     If you would like to help by purchasing a t-shirt please email me here.   Please click on the AdoptTogether button to pay or here.  If you live far away from us and would like a t-shirt I am happy to help with figuring out shipping costs just shoot me include that in your email. If you have already purchased a t-shirt THANK YOU! We are thankful for all of the ways God has used this adoption to bring awareness to the cause of the orphan.  I hope to continue to advocate for those remaining...and help bring their families together.  Every child deserves a family!   This is our God! Psalm 68:5-6 (NLT)  Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.  God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land love and blessings, roger & laurie