Christoph and Francina Adoption
by Hear the Cry 1 Lives Impacted Portland, Oregon, United States
Dear Friends,God has given us an unlikely dream and a challenge that we would like to share with you. It all began a couple of years ago, when we w...
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Dear Friends,
God has given us an unlikely dream and a challenge that we would like to share with you.
It all began a couple of years ago, when we were pregnant with our youngest child. The day we found out we were having a son, our oldest daughter Naima, who was just six years old at the time, walked into the room and announced that once her baby brother was older, we would be adopting her little sister. We were surprised as we had never spoken about adoption with our children before. After all, we already had three biological children (soon to be four), who we were very thankful for, but who also kept us incredibly busy. And then, after Makai's birth, we would become a family of six, which is really quite large by modern standards.
But in hindsight, this was just the beginning of this story, as over the course of the next year we started to frequently run into real, adoptive families. This seemed overwhelming at first, but it gave us an opportunity to learn about what adoption is and what it is not, and the kinds of beautiful families God creates through the process. Around the same time, our church started a ministry program specifically aimed at ending the "cry of the fatherless". Suddenly, this was not just in poor far-away places, but right in front of us. There were many other signs and circumstances, and after over a year of prayer and seeking wisdom, we realized that adoption would become part of our family's mission and calling.
As many of your already know, adoptions can cost anywhere from $25,000-$35,000 and this does not include travel costs. This financial burden prevents many families from adopting. We were so overjoyed when we found out that the wonderful organization "Lifesong for Orphans" would provide us with an Adoption Matching Grant of $3,000 to help bring our little girl home. So far we have raised about $19,000 through donations and other fundraisers we have done. We are so thankful to have made so much progress towards our goal. This leaves us with about $15,000 to raise to reach our goal.
We appreciate you taking the time to read our letter and partnering with us on this journey. We are very excited for what lies ahead and look forward to sharing good news with you in the future.
Love and Blessings,
Christoph and Francina
God has given us an unlikely dream and a challenge that we would like to share with you.
It all began a couple of years ago, when we were pregnant with our youngest child. The day we found out we were having a son, our oldest daughter Naima, who was just six years old at the time, walked into the room and announced that once her baby brother was older, we would be adopting her little sister. We were surprised as we had never spoken about adoption with our children before. After all, we already had three biological children (soon to be four), who we were very thankful for, but who also kept us incredibly busy. And then, after Makai's birth, we would become a family of six, which is really quite large by modern standards.
But in hindsight, this was just the beginning of this story, as over the course of the next year we started to frequently run into real, adoptive families. This seemed overwhelming at first, but it gave us an opportunity to learn about what adoption is and what it is not, and the kinds of beautiful families God creates through the process. Around the same time, our church started a ministry program specifically aimed at ending the "cry of the fatherless". Suddenly, this was not just in poor far-away places, but right in front of us. There were many other signs and circumstances, and after over a year of prayer and seeking wisdom, we realized that adoption would become part of our family's mission and calling.
As many of your already know, adoptions can cost anywhere from $25,000-$35,000 and this does not include travel costs. This financial burden prevents many families from adopting. We were so overjoyed when we found out that the wonderful organization "Lifesong for Orphans" would provide us with an Adoption Matching Grant of $3,000 to help bring our little girl home. So far we have raised about $19,000 through donations and other fundraisers we have done. We are so thankful to have made so much progress towards our goal. This leaves us with about $15,000 to raise to reach our goal.
We appreciate you taking the time to read our letter and partnering with us on this journey. We are very excited for what lies ahead and look forward to sharing good news with you in the future.
Love and Blessings,
Christoph and Francina
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