Fundraising Update!

On October 16, 2014, Kayla and I had our first ever meeting at Bethany Christian Services.

By that time, we had both decided that adoption was indeed the route that God was leading our family, but other than some basic internet research we knew very little about the process. During those first few days of googling, Kayla found herself on Bethany’s website and we quickly decided that we wanted to know more about Bethany and everything they did.

As I just mentioned, on 10/16/14 we went to our first meeting at Bethany. That meeting was an informational meeting where they covered the basics of their agency, their process, their cost, etc. Kayla and I left Bethany that night and started filling out our paperwork immediately. We knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that we wanted to partner with Bethany through this frustratingly beautiful process called adoption.

I recently re-read some of our initial blog posts from nearly one year ago and am absolutely amazed at how far God has taken us! We said back then that adoption is a costly adventure (and it is) but you guys have made it seem so easy!

I can very happily say that as of now we are 100% fully funded! In less than one year we have raised ~ $25,000! And listen, when I say “we” I do not mean Kayla and I. So many of you have come alongside us to make that a reality. It seems not a week goes by where I do not see 1 or 2 people wearing a #4thischild shirt. Just the other day someone told me they had just finished their last pound of BBQ from our fundraiser. We still have people comment on how much stuff we had at our yard sale. We still smile as we read through the notes people wrote to our future child for the envelope fundraiser!

So … thank you! Thank you to everyone who has donated, bought, gave, and most importantly prayed for us!

Oh, by the way … Tonight Kayla and I are going to Bethany to speak about Fundraising methods and ideas!

How can you support us now?

The main way is to continue to pray. We know God’s timing is perfect but that does not mean that we do not always like waiting! Your prayers for our family are worth more than any monetary donation, so please continue to pray.

Keep asking us for updates … This is a double edged sword. Yes, it stinks to say “No, we haven’t heard anything” when people ask for updates but it means so much to us that we are on your mind!