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The Church Family Like many young girls, I dreamed of adopting as soon as I understood what an orphan was. While discussing marriage, many years later, with the man that I would soon be marrying, we decided that adoption would be part of the way we would grow our family. The more we learned about adoption, the struggles and the triumphs, the more we felt that this was definitely where the Lord was leading us. After our biological daughter was born, we were determined our next child would be added to the family via domestic adoption. We began feeling called specifically to minority adoption when we learned that these little ones are considered "hard to place." We wanted to love and parent a child who perhaps would have less of a chance of being matched with a family. However, we wondered how in the world we would ever come up with all the fees necessary in an infant adoption. And really, up until the week that we were matched and got placement, we didn't have enough! This was one of the most difficult things to trust God with, because the number was so big, but at the moment that we needed it, the money became available. Adoption, to us, is one of the most amazing and beautiful miracles that God has brought about. He takes a tough, or impossible situation and creates a family from it. We are so incredibly thankful for our son, and all of the caring, Spirit-led individuals who have helped unite us with him, including those who work for and contribute to Elijah's Truth. Without this and other granting agencies, we would not have been able to cover the placement fee, and we are incredibly blessed and humbled by these gifts. May the Lord bless all who give of themselves in this way!! Love, the Church Family |
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The Oaks Family We have always considered adoption from the first time the subject of kids came up. My mom was adopted as a teenager from Germany and his comes from a family where adoption entered because of a re-marriage. It seems that the word adoption was tattooed on our hearts. Eight years and two biological children later and the word adoption continued to blaze in our hearts. There was no doubt that God wanted us to step out in faith regardless of money, and trust that this is where we are to serve Him. The minute we stepped into God’s plan we began to see His hand over the journey. We knew that God would provide the way if this is where we were supposed to be. We had saved up a bit of money to get started and figured we would tuck away more as we went. Boy were we surprised when we were rushed through the end of our homestudy because our agency found a perfect match. The bigger surprise...she was due in one month! We were nervous, how would we find that money? We were so blessed that Elijah's Truth was one of the answers. They surprised us with the way they were able to expedite the grant in order to be sure we had the placement fee when we needed it. Truly we feel they were used to give us a miracle! We've been blessed to have our sweet baby for nearly two months now. It is crazy for us to think about how quick things went. The time from turning in our formal adoption application to placement was exactly 3 months. We know that none of this would be possible without God; and, we are thankful for the grant that allowed us to pay for the paperwork. We are forever changed by this adoption. It has helped us see what God did when He sent Jesus to die for us, so that we could be adopted into His family. Adoption truly demonstrates sacrificial love on every side. Thank you all for making it possible!! The Oaks |
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The Holmes Family We talked about adopting before we were married. My husband has a sister who is adopted and I have three siblings who are adopted. We adopted our first child in 2001, a beautiful daughter, she was one month old when we took placement of her. Since then we have had two birth children, but we have also had problems along the way. We decided in March of 2009 that we wanted to adopt again. In September of 2009 we were matched with a baby girl. I went for the birth of the baby in November and the birthmother backed out the day before we were to take placement. It was devastating. It was a long and hard wait, but God showed His faithfulness to us! In January of 2011 we met our baby girl in the hallway of a Missouri hospital right after delivery. She is beautiful and now on the other side of the “waiting” she was worth every minute. The cost of our adoption turned out to be more than we anticipated; but wow, how God blessed us! Thank you to Elijah’s Truth and to all of the donor’s who gave to help us bring our little girl home! And thank You, God for creating our family! |
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The Gulker Family Our adoption journey has been in the works for many years. We had talked about the possibility of adopting even before we got married but it wasn't something that was seriously discussed until a little over 2 years ago. At that time we were blessed with 4 wonderful children, 2 girls & 2 boys. We knew that with 4 children already that this would be a challenge but God was tugging on our hearts. ...God was very deliberate about the path that He wanted us to start on. After much research into all the adoption options, we knew we were called to pursue a domestic adoption. We started our adoption process in February 2010. Like many couples, the financial aspect is extremely scary & most of us don't have that kind of money just sitting in the bank. We knew we had to do fundraisers & apply for grants for this adoption to be possible. God blew us away again & again in our efforts! God is so good! We felt so blessed to be given a grant by Elijah's Truth. We know that many families will shy away from taking on this process simply because of the financial aspect & we are thankful for organizations like Elijah's Truth that helps families like us. We were blessed with a son in March of 2011 & we can't wait to see what God has in store for us through the rest of his story. |
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The Breeggemann Family My husband and I cannot have children, so adoption has always been our 1st option. We were so scared of the financial piece of any adoption story. With grant agencies like yours, you help make adoption possible! So thank you. We were blessed with a daughter. Our birth mom is amazing, thinking of things to help us bond with her. We learned just how faithful God is in all the details! We couldn't believe all God gave us with this adoption. We are so thankful for our daughter. She is worth every long waith, every penny, and every stressful moment! Thank you Lord and thank you Elijah's Truth. |
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The Olson Family In the fall of 2009, Maria and I each felt like the Lord was prompting us to expand our family through adoption. James 1:27 was laid upon our heart; in this verse, we are commanded to take care of orphans and widows. The Lord has adopted us into His family apart from anything that we have done, so we decided to expand our family through adoption. This December (2010) our beautiful baby girl was born. She is precious. One the hurdles that we had to overcome was the cost of adoption. We were surprised to find out that adoption is so expensive. We eventually decided that, because this was God’s idea, He would take care of the finances. Elijah’s Truth gave us a grant that helped alleviate some of the costs. We are so appreciative to all the donors that gave to Elijah’s Truth that made the grant possible. Throughout this process, we have learned so much. We serve a big, sovereign God and he is in control of all things. Because of our adoption journey, we now have a beautiful, precious girl. She truly is a gift from God. The Lord, from the beginning of time, knew that she would be our daughter and we are so, so grateful for those who played a role in our adoption journey. |
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The Johnson Family We have wanted to become parents, but have been unable to conceive. After much thought, discussion & prayer, we felt the Lord had called us to become parents through adoption. We didn’t know how this would happen or how we could financially make it work. All we knew was this is what we’d been called to do and we were very excited about beginning this journey. We soon found out it wasn’t as easy as just making the decision to adopt. One of our biggest challenges was having patience not knowing when we’d be chosen by a birth family. We found comfort in knowing that the Lord has a plan for us and we’d be matched with the right child when His time was right. Of course, there were also financial obstacles with the adoption. We applied for grants, saved as much as possible and prayed it would all work out, which it has. This adoption has completely changed our lives. It’s been an unforgettable experience and the end result, our baby, is too amazing for words. Our son has been an absolute blessing to us and our families. We know that adoption is an act of God, and we feel blessed that we were chosen to parent this way. The grant we’ve received from Elijah’s Truth has helped us to finalize our adoption. We are so grateful to the generous donors for this gift. To return the favor, we hope to someday become donors to Elijah’s Truth. We are so appreciative of this gift we’ve been given. Thank you & Blessings |
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