I've managed to keep incredibly busy over the past few months which has made the time go by fast. At this point our dossier is waiting on one signature and then we will be assigned a court date. We hoped all along to be able to bring Gracie home before Christmas, but we are now expecting that it will be January. As soon as we have a court date I will should it from the rooftops (and blog about it) and you will know.
Now on to some very exciting news! We applied for a grant with the adoption support group we are apart of and got word yesterday that we were approved!!!
We have a $2500 matching grant!!! This is HUGE!!! This opportunity could not have come at a better time. We will need $6,000 for our final trip to pick up Gracie. If this matching grant is fulfilled we will be FULLY FUNDED!!!
Here are the details on how you can help:
1. Prayer – Please pray
that we receive our court date soon and that the judge blesses us by granting
our adoption. Pray that God will prepare all of us, including Gracie for the upcoming
changes to our family. Pray that our matching grant is met and that those who pray and contribute are abundantly blessed.
2. Financial
Support
– Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us pay the remaining
expenses to bring Gracie home. We have now come to the final amount needed to
pay for our final trip (three plane tickets, 6 nights hotel, 7 days food) which
will equate to approximately $6,000.
Trinity Lutheran
Church and Lifesong
(www.lifesongfororphans.org ) have
graciously given us a Matching Grant of $2,500 to help with the final costs to
bring Gracie home to our family.
What
this means is that if we are able to raise $2,500 then Trinity Lutheran and Lifesong will match that amount and we will
receive $5,000 towards the final costs of our adoption!
This
will mean that our adoption will be fully funded and finances will not keep us
from walking our daughter out of the orphanage that she has lived in for nearly
four years. This means that she will see that there is more to life than the
four walls that she has lived within. This means that when she turns four she will have a birthday party instead of being transferred to a mental institution for adults. This means that we will be able to get
her the medical help and therapy that she needs to thrive and develop to her full
potential. This means that she will have a family who will raise her to know
Jesus Christ and teach her that she was made perfectly by God just the way she
is. This means that she will know what it is like to be loved by a family and
friends.
We
ask that you prayerfully consider being a part of this amazing journey. If you
are able to make a tax-deductible financial contribution you can send it to the
address below. Lifesong is a trusted,
non-profit organization administering the funds on Gracie’s behalf.
1.
Please make checks payable to: Lifesong. In the memo section of the check
please write (preference Meeks #3189 adoption). *Note: In following IRS
guidelines, your donation is to the named non-profit organization. This
organization retains full discretion over its use, but intends to honor the donor’s
suggested use).
2.
Mail checks to:
Lifesong for
Orphans
Att:
Meeks/#3189
PO Box 40 /
202 N. Ford St.
Gridley, IL
61744
3. Donations may also be made via PayPal by going to this link. Please make sure to enter this note in the payment description: Preference Meeks #3189 adoption.
Thank
you for your prayers and support throughout our journey to bring Gracie home.
We will keep you updated as we receive our court date and our travel dates!
Please pray this entire process will glorify God and fulfill His purposes!
If
you have any questions about adoption please feel free to ask us. We can’t save
every orphan, but we can all make a difference. If you feel God calling you to expand
your family through adoption, don’t let any obstacle stand in your way. If you
place trust in Him and follow His command, He will show you the way.
God’s
Blessings,
