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"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven..."  Ecclesiastes 3:1 In February of this year, we had made it, we had reached our goal (at least my goal), we had raised/saved $10,000 dollars for our adoption! I was elated. I couldn't believe we had actually made it to this goal, but we had, and now it was time to start our adoption pursuit once again. In April of 2015 we applied to our adoption agency, and in May of that same year we were denied. A big reason being our income, which were we not surprised about this being an issue, but nevertheless devastated. We decided to wait a while and try again. We still felt like we were supposed to pursue South Korea at least one more time. My personal goal was to get to $10,000 and apply again. It seemed impossible to me at the time, but we did it in just under a year (thanks to all the support of those that participated in our adoption raffle and other fundraisers). So, the time had come, and I had

My kids and I are very excited to announce the winners of our Adoption Raffle! I want to thank everyone that participated; your support means so much to us! We are so excited to have been able to raise a total of $1,243 from this raffle!! Sorry if the video is a little corny (I was trying to stress just how thankful and excited I am, but not sure how well we pulled it off). We love you all and are so grateful for you in our lives! Adoption Raffle Winners from Jennie Mayes on Vimeo . The winners are: $75 Gift Card (choice of Amazon, Target, or Walmart) - Chelsea Bradley $50 Gift Card (choice of Amazon, Target, or Walmart) - Alyssa Mayer $25 Restaurant Gift Card - Pastor Ted Middleton 5x7 Photo Wood Block from Treasure & Heart Designs - Ben and Sara Pawlitschek Congratulations to all the winners! If you haven't heard from me yet, I will be contacting you soon to get you details on your prize.

I cannot believe it! We have nearly hit the $1,000 in just a few short days!  Thank you to all of our friends and family that have participated so far. I feel like "thank you" is not enough. The support we are receiving on this journey is indescribable and humbling. I wish I could give everyone that participates a prize to show a little of my gratitude, unfortunately that is not the nature of a raffle (and would defeat the point of raising money). Please read on below for instructions on the raffle followed by an update on our adoption plans and what we've been up to so far in raising/saving funds. We are doing a raffle/fundraiser to raise money for our adoption, and we need your help!  Here’s how it works:   You pick a number (or numbers) below for the amount of money that you would like to donate   Reply to this post or message me with your number choice I’ll send you a Paypal invoice for that amount (or locals can pay with cash/check) The number that you c