Dear Family and Friends,
As many of you may have already heard we feel that God has called us on a new journey to provide a “forever” family to a child through the process of adoption. We have started down this path of adoption and will be excited to bring a child into our home within the next six to twelve months. We have felt led to pursue a child from Russia and are now waiting for the specific child God has for us.
This road to adoption is full of many joys and challenges, the greatest joy being the inclusion of a child into our family and the greatest challenge being finances. The costs of adoption include the expense of a home study, adoption agency, lawyers, international fees, travel expenses, etc., with the total cost ending up somewhere around $42,000.
We were recently awarded a matching funds grant to help with the expenses of our adoption through Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. a non-profit private operating foundation. Hand in Hand will match any funds that are donated through our friends and family for the expenses of our adoption. All funds received through our friends and family will be matched dollar for dollar by Hand in Hand up to our awarded grant amount. All donations are tax-deductible.
You can find out more about Hand in Hand through their website at www.handinhandadopt.org. If you have further questions about the Hand in Hand matching grant program please feel free to give us a call at
817-466-9668 or email us at bjgib@sbcglobal.net . You may also contact Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. with any questions you may have. They can be reached at 913-248-5015 or by e-mail at handinhandadopt@gmail.com.
Please find enclosed a grant award letter that will explain more about the matching grant program from Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. as well as a Hand in Hand brochure explaining a little more about their ministry.
Please send all donations made payable to “Hand in Hand Christian Adoption” postmarked by May 6, 2011 to: (for tax purposes please include our name on the outside of the envelope only…do not put our name on the check itself)
Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc.
Brent and Jennifer Gibson
18524 Juniper Street
Gardner, KS 66030-9147
Thank you for your prayerful consideration in helping a child find a “forever” family.
Walking Hand in Hand,
Brent and Jennifer Gibson
817-466-9668
bjgib@sbcglobal.net
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Updates :)
So, we have mailed off our corrected forms and they should arrive in Austin tomorrow to be apostilled. From there they should travel to Missouri and then on to Russia. Hopefully this will be the last of paperwork mailing for us.
Our other exciting update is that we were blessed with a matching grant from Hand in Hand. They are willing to match up to $5,000 which means if we raise $5,000 they will match it dollar for dollar, thus giving us $10,000 to go towards our adoption expenses. We are so excited and so eternally grateful for these blessings that God has provided for us. For anyone who has never stepped out in faith, we encourage you to do so. It will be the most amazing experience you will ever go through. I can't even describe the feeling it is to step out in faith and obedience alone and for each step we take, God has put a stone for us to stand on.
One last note: Our family has been corresponding with our son's school and our church leaders to see about organzing a group to help serve at our son's Field Day. This will be our first of many service projects to come. I thought what an amazing opportunity to touch the lives of 700+ kids by playing with them and advertising for our Vacation Bible School all at once. While we are not allowed to pass out any information about our church, we are planning to wear our VBS shirts and to draw attention to them. I pray that we can invite families to come and that we can share God's love and His ultimate gift of eternal salvation to children and families that might not otherwise hear it.
Our other exciting update is that we were blessed with a matching grant from Hand in Hand. They are willing to match up to $5,000 which means if we raise $5,000 they will match it dollar for dollar, thus giving us $10,000 to go towards our adoption expenses. We are so excited and so eternally grateful for these blessings that God has provided for us. For anyone who has never stepped out in faith, we encourage you to do so. It will be the most amazing experience you will ever go through. I can't even describe the feeling it is to step out in faith and obedience alone and for each step we take, God has put a stone for us to stand on.
One last note: Our family has been corresponding with our son's school and our church leaders to see about organzing a group to help serve at our son's Field Day. This will be our first of many service projects to come. I thought what an amazing opportunity to touch the lives of 700+ kids by playing with them and advertising for our Vacation Bible School all at once. While we are not allowed to pass out any information about our church, we are planning to wear our VBS shirts and to draw attention to them. I pray that we can invite families to come and that we can share God's love and His ultimate gift of eternal salvation to children and families that might not otherwise hear it.
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