Matched, Paper Chase and Home Study Posted about almost 7 years ago

Forgive me! I have been so busy with paperwork I have not updated our pure charity account in 3 months! First, we have been matched! We can't give a lot of details but its a girl who is 11 years old! We are SO EXCITED!We are now working on all the paperwork for our home study and dossier. We are praying to have our home study done by mid July! Please pray for us! Once our home study is done, we...

Reviewing a File!!! Posted about about 7 years ago

Things are happening! We are reviewing a file. I can't share anything beyond that, so please pray for us! Specifically, prayer for wisdom, discernment and for us to follow in God's will!Thank you!Chris and Janelle

The First Check is in the mail! Posted about about 7 years ago

Well, can you believe it?! Its finally happening - we are sending our first initial adoption installment tomorrow! With it accompanies a rather large pile of paperwork that we had to read and sign off on.With this first check, we actually have a shortfall of $260.00 but we are going on faith that it'll come in this week!So what's next, you ask?! Here's what I know. Sometime in the next few week...

We Are Still Here! Posted about over 7 years ago

Hello everyone! Its been way too long since I posted an update! The holidays and then getting extremely sick just stopped me in my tracks!Now we are nearly well and getting a handle on being back to work and school, I'm finally am able to breathe a tiny bit and give an update on our adoption process.To date we have fund raised $1,040!!!! That's exciting news! To break it down, those amounts cam...

How Much Does It Cost To Adopt? Posted about over 7 years ago

It does cost a lot to adopt from China, there's no doubt about that. Roughly $29,500 to over $40K, in fact. In my blog post I go into more detail about how we hope to raise the funds for our adoption. Some of it through savings and sacrifice, some through grants and hopefully the rest through fundraisers. Check out our adoption blog here - http://worshipaddict.blogspot.com/So, whats next? First...

Our First Goal Met!!! Posted about over 7 years ago

What an update! We are so thankful that our first goal was reached! That first goal was simply getting a donation and we've got that done. Thank you so much to those who have contributed to our campaign!When I saw our first donations come in, I literally sat and cried! It was so encouraging to see those first gifts come in. Again, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you!Now, what is the second...