Dear Family and Friends,
It's not too late to donate ... if you've been putting it off .... we so much appreciate every gift ... every little one brings us closer to Mei ... We are confident in God's provision. For us and for all who choose to give. Do you want to join us in ..
Bringing Mei Home?Mei Xiang is already a part of our family in our hearts! We hope to be traveling in November to meet Mei Xiang and bring her home to America. We are all very excited about this! Some people think we are crazy, and I guess in one sense we are. We can look around us and see that groceries and necessities are expensive, and adding one more mouth to feed isn’t smart; or we can think about all of the challenges we will face adopting an older child, one who doesn’t even speak English. However, we choose to look at it differently. God has led us to this child because she is meant to be ours, and, therefore, we can be sure that the joy, love, and blessing she will bring to us will far outweigh the cost and effort involved.
The Challenge
We have faced many challenges already, and we are sure to face many more, but the biggest challenge for us at this point is raising the finances to make this happen. We estimate our total cost for adoption fees, document preparation, home study, airfare, travel, attorney fees, etc. to be $26,000 – far more than we could ever afford on our own, but from our previous experiences and many stories from other adopting families, we have no doubt that with God’s help it is quite possible. By God’s grace, including two generous gifts from family and friends totaling $1,100, and the Lord providing extra work for me this summer, we have been able to pay the initial costs of about $5,000. Most of the expenses, however, will occur in September and October when we pay our second agency fee, travel costs, orphanage donation, and a multitude of fees for processing the adoption in China.
You can help!
1. Prayer – First and foremost, please pray that God would tenderly care for Mei Xiang while she waits in China. So many of her friends have just recently been adopted, and it must be hard for her to be left behind, again. Please also join us in prayer for God’s provision – financial, practical, and safe, smooth travels. Finally, pray that each of our family members will be prepared for the upcoming changes to our family, and that God will give us wisdom, discernment, and insight.
2. Financial support - We are thrilled to have been approved for a fundraising grant through LifeSong for Orphans, an organization dedicated to bringing orphans into good families. This allows us to raise funds for the adoption in a way that provides both accountability and a tax deduction for donors.
Please make checks payable to “LifeSong.” You may state your preference as to how the donation should be used by writing “preference: Amlung Adoption” on the check or a post-it note. (If you do not indicate a preference, it will go into a general fund to help orphans and adopting families.) Note: In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to the named non-profit organization - LifeSong. This organization retains full discretion over its use, but intends to honor the donor’s suggested use.
Mail checks to: LifeSong
Thank you for sharing in our journey!
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