Yost Family Adoption
by Susan Yost 1 Lives Impacted Ukraine
We recently had the wonderful experience hosting two teen boys from Ukraine through an organization called Host Ukraine. D is 16 years old. We ...
About this Fundraiser
We recently had the wonderful experience hosting two teen boys from Ukraine through an organization called Host Ukraine. D is 16 years old. We hosted him last summer and this past winter. R is 14 and spent this winter with us as well. It was very evident almost immediately that both boys fit into our family, and we wish to make them a permanent part of our family. Statistically, older orphans do not favor them. Ukraine considers children “graduated” from the orphanage system when they turn 16 (in some cases, children are allowed to stay until age 17). Both boys were with us again this summer and they and we have been bonding more and more as a family.
Our home study is complete, as well as our dossier and it has been submitted to the adoption authority in Ukraine for acceptance and approval. We are currently waiting to hear from them concerning this and to receive a date to travel on trip 1 of 3. We have an awesome facilitation team that has been working diligently working for us, translating our dossier, having it authenticated and delivered for us, as well as a lot of other behind the scene magic that we may never understand or know. But what we do know is that they have a passion for orphans and go above and beyond for the families that they work with. But we do need to pay them for their services. We have been able so far to raise about $6300 so far with generous donations from family and friends towards these fees. Up to this point we have been able to pay for everything else with money from savings and our salaries, saving where we can, watching every dollar that walks out our door. We are pulling monies out of other places where we are able; however, we are still short about $7500 to cover the remaining fees as well as our travel expenses, medical expenses for the boys, their visas, passports, etc. Please consider joining us on this journey. If you are able to give, we thank you. If you are not, please continue to pray for us and share our story. Both boys have to return to Ukraine by the end of August as required and for us to start this next leg of our journey. Thank you all for your love and support.
Our home study is complete, as well as our dossier and it has been submitted to the adoption authority in Ukraine for acceptance and approval. We are currently waiting to hear from them concerning this and to receive a date to travel on trip 1 of 3. We have an awesome facilitation team that has been working diligently working for us, translating our dossier, having it authenticated and delivered for us, as well as a lot of other behind the scene magic that we may never understand or know. But what we do know is that they have a passion for orphans and go above and beyond for the families that they work with. But we do need to pay them for their services. We have been able so far to raise about $6300 so far with generous donations from family and friends towards these fees. Up to this point we have been able to pay for everything else with money from savings and our salaries, saving where we can, watching every dollar that walks out our door. We are pulling monies out of other places where we are able; however, we are still short about $7500 to cover the remaining fees as well as our travel expenses, medical expenses for the boys, their visas, passports, etc. Please consider joining us on this journey. If you are able to give, we thank you. If you are not, please continue to pray for us and share our story. Both boys have to return to Ukraine by the end of August as required and for us to start this next leg of our journey. Thank you all for your love and support.
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