Thank You



Our t-shirt fundraiser is complete, and shirts are being delivered as we speak. This fundraiser was a great success, bringing in just at $750 for our adoption! We are so excited and thankful to all of you that purchased a shirt. We also happen to be super excited about the shirts themselves and how they turned out! I have yet to get a picture of our entire family in the shirts, otherwise I would have used that picture for this post, but who knows when that will happen, and I didn't want to wait to get this thank you posted. 

To all those that purchased a shirt and to all those that have supported us through other fundraisers and YouCaring donations we want to say a huge THANK YOU to you all! Having your support and knowing that you all are behind us in this decision and this journey means the world to us. We couldn't do this without all of you. Your help in raising money, your prayers, and the continuous encouraging words that we receive all help is in continuing on this journey.

And lastly a little update on our process. We were told our home study report would be completed by the end of February, and we're in mid-February now, so hoping it will only be a couple more weeks at the longest. Once this is complete we can move on to other processes that will ultimately get us closer to bringing our child home. As soon as we receive the approved home study we will send off our I800A application to the US government. This form is essentially us requesting permission from the US government to adopt out of the country. This step could take up to 90 days, but of course prayers are always that it might move a little faster. We will also begin applying for several different adoption grants once we get the home study report. It is not guaranteed that we would receive any money from any of these grants, but please be in prayer with us that we would find favor with God in this area and be able to receive some grant funds to help us cover some of the adoption costs.

Thank you once again for all of your support.

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