Back in September 2022 we began applying for adoption grants, knowing fees would be coming up. Last week we heard from one of the organizations that provide grants for adoptions, Lifesong for orphans. They notified us that we were the recipients of not only a matching grant in the amount of $4000 but also were getting a direct grant for $5000! This is amazing news!
The direct grant allows us to access the funds immediately, which is great, since we have a current balance of $8800 with our adoption agency. We will be able to use those funds to directly pay on that balance now! The matching grant is equally amazing but requires matching funds to recieve the full amount. What does that mean? It means that for each dollar donated to our fundraising page they will match up to $4000. Turning our $4000 matching grant into a $8000 grant! This means through Lifesong and their partners (one of which happens to be our church!) we could have a total of $13,000 (the $5000 and the $8000) to put towards our current adoption fees and future fees. We are so grateful for this!
We were recipients of this grant when we adopted Ellie and although we received a $3000 matching grant at that time we ended up matching the grant and raising additional funds, allowing us to have access to over $10,000 to pay towards our costs associated with that adoption. So, we know first hand how extremely helpful these donations are to an expensive process.
To learn more about what Lifesong is doing in the adoption world visit: https://lifesong.org/adoption/. Read our story about Ellie on the Lifesong website at https://lifesong.org/2020/08/god-led-adopt-daughter-down-syndrome/.
We serve a pretty amazing God and he did some amazing things during our last adoption, leading us to adopt debt free! We can already see him providing as we move through this one and we have faith when we bring this next child home we will again have done so debt free. This truly allowed us to focus on our transition home, tackling medical and therapy costs and items needed for Ellie and we pray for this type of transition for our next child.
If you feel led to support our adoption process we now have two ways to do so;
- Buy some funky socks! For every 3 pack sold we get 50% of the cost. Visit https://go.wehelptwo.com/campaign/?campaignid=21214 to browse sock selections and make a purchase! These make great stocking stuffers!
- Donate to our Lifesong matching grant! Visit https://mystory.lifesongfororphans.org/stories/gard-family-adoption/ and help us match the $4000.
We appreciate each and every bit of support we get from our amazing village! We truly could not do this without each of you and view you each as a blessing to our family! Continue to pray for us as we move through the process this time around.
Gard Family Adoption Adventure 