The Cost of Adoption and Opportunity for Provision

We have a loan to cover most of the cost of our current adoption.  However, there will still be expenses above and beyond this amount.  We have been blessed with matching grants and the amazing generosity of family and friends in the past.  We will apply for another matching grant soon.  I am also applying for multiple grants.  We are prepared to cover many of these costs ourselves and take out more loans if necessary.  However, I believe that sharing, having others join in prayer for these grants, and seeing how God fulfills this large need is one of the greatest joys of adoption.  The bar at the side of this blog is not to be a discouragement, with the large amount it appears to require, but an encouragement to believe and see how God provides!  

Our prayer is for:
$5000 in grants
$5000 in matching grants
$5000 in donations for matching grants

This would give us the amount we need at travel time.  I will keep an updated list of the grants I apply for here, adding as we go, and modify to indicate if we are approved or not.  Thank you for joining us in prayer specifically over these grants (many take months to get back with us, so we may not see results for awhile).

Applications sent to:
Help Us Adopt
Rollstone - $1000 GRANT!!!!  Praise God!
Show Hope - $0
Global Orphan Foundation - $0
Gift of Adoption- $3500 GRANT!!!!  Praise God!
Chosen and Dearly Loved/Lifesong -
       $4500  MATCHING GRANT!!!!  Praise God!
Families Outreach - $1000 GRANT!!! Praise God! 
Katelyn's Fund Orphan Ministry - $0
Sowing Roots
Stone Family Adoption Assistance Fund