We wanted to post a special thank you to those who have donated cash to our adoption. To date, cash donations are almost double what we've received through AdoptTogether donations! These dollars will be going toward our next expenses, which will wrap up our home study and pay for our international dossier going to the Philippines.

Speaking of home study, we reviewed the initial report draft last weekend! The 22-page stack made for some good bedtime reading… Seriously though, it’s fascinating to read a thorough (and detailed!) third-party report about yourself and your family. We look forward to finalizing this stage of our adoption!

Once we step over this next threshold, we’ll post with another update on where we are with expenses. To send off the dossier, our next payment to make to AGCI is $5,200. Our home study full amount to pay to Sacred Portions will be $2,200. Both of these will need to be paid as we step into September. Once we have the officially finalized home study, we'll start applying for financial assistance grants. Please continue to pray with us that finances will be met.

Thank you everyone for your support! This can sound trite and we do say this often—but we honestly could not do this without you.