Update on August 31st: 

We received a very generous offer to match all donations through the end of September!! That means any donation big or small will be doubled!! The match extends up to $2500 so please consider helping us get $2500 in donations in the next 30 days in order to get the full $2500 match. Much love, The Atwoods

Hello family and friends! Keyanna and I (Troy) want everyone to know that we are adopting a beautiful, wonderful, precious girl. Her name is Arayla Joy Atwood. The name Arayla is a variation of the Hebrew name which means 'Angel'. An angel in the Bible is a heavenly being who carries a message from God to people. We feel Arayla's life will be one that carries a message of JOY from God--a message where God communicates that his love is amazing, unconditional and lasts FOREVER. 

This is our second adoption from China. We adopted our youngest son Nathanael from China in 2011. If you are not familiar with our story with Nathanael, we invite you to read our blog: troyandkeyanna.blogspot.com. I will be updating it as we move along this journey with Arayla. We have 3 other children: Nathanael (already mentioned), our other daugher Trynna, and our eldest son Zethan.

We've started a fundraiser on Pure Charity to raise the funding that we need for our adoption. We have a donations goal of $10,000 that will go towards plane tickets, hotels, food, and guide while in China, and other expenses of the adoption. We hope that you will consider helping us.

Pure Charity provides a safe and tax-deductible way for others to give funds for our Adoption costs. All money collected through Pure Charity is sent directly to our Adoption Agency (Great Wall China Adoption) and is designated specifically for the Atwood's adoption costs. 

Every donation is important and will help make this adoption a success. Would you graciously consider making a donation? Also, we would appreciate your willingness to share this with others who may want to participate: purecharity.com/atwood

Thank you so much for being a part of our lives and surrounding us with love and support! You will be helping accomplish something that's really important, giving a loving family to a little girl who desperately needs it!