I really don't like writing this post, but I know it's needed. We've been hand-making and selling cute little jewelry and paintings to start helping us raise funds so we can push through this process. After looking at material cost and time it takes to make this stuff, I've realized that we aren't banking much. You guys have been awesome in buying stuff, but it's going to take us 10 years to bring our little man home at this rate.
How much is this going to cost us in the long run? We're currently singing the tune of around $32k... Yikes! We know that God is faithful though and He will provide for what he's called us to.
So obviously we don't have 32 grande sitting around. We can't bring him home without your generosity. Please remember that this is t some anonymous child. He will be your neighbor, cousin, nephew, grandson, or friend. He may even end up being your son's best friend or your daughter's future husband.
With that in mind, I hope you'll welcome the price increase and support our future yard sale, t shirt sale, and other fundraisers!
-In Him,
Anna
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ReplyDeleteHey Anna,
ReplyDeleteI know this was a difficult post for you. If I may make a suggestion, I think it would really help to give more information about where the money is going and why. There hasn't been a post yet about what kind of process international adoption means for y'all, and I'm sure if people want to know why you're adopting, they also want to know how. Bringing people into the funding is a great way to get you probably halfway there, but what else are y'all doing? How are you planning? Bring your supporters (and potential supporters) into the process with you and share the burden. Also, I know there's a PayPal option to add to the blog, and I think if you added one, people would be able to donate through the blog and not have to go through Etsy. I hope this helps and that your goals are reached!
p.s. what IS the timeline for bringing him home?