Donation protected
Dear Friends and Family,
We are ready to pursue adoption, again! Our road to parenthood has had many heartaches, but the adoption of our son, Elias, has brought more joy than we could have hoped for. We love being parents and want to continue growing our family. As we start down the adoption path, we are asking for your help to cover some of the costs this time around.
We married a little bit over seven years ago and, after a small hurdle of infertility, lost two sons. The first when Jenny was 18-weeks pregnant with Christian, and the second when Titus passed away at two-months old. Genetic testing found that Titus had a rare chromosome disorder that was inherited from us. The risk of having another child with the disorder is relatively high, so we made the decision to grow our family through adoption. We adopted Elias after he was born in October 2018 and are overjoyed that God made him part of our family. We are excited to bring another child (or twins!) to love into our family.
All funds received will be used for the costs of adoption including the adoption provider fees, home study fees, travel expenses, and legal fees. Most of the funds will be needed before we can sign our contract with the adoption provider.
We are asking for your monetary support, but more than anything we would love your prayers. Your support by any means is greatly appreciated. We have seen through our past grief how supportive the body of Christ is, and now through our joy we look forward to your continued support in prayer.
Love,
Derrick and Jenny
~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~
Our Adoption Provider
The adoption provider we have chosen to work with is Lifetime Adoption. We used their services when we adopted Elias and felt it would be a good fit for us to work with them, again. If you would like to view or share our adoption profile, we will provide a link to it here as soon as it is available.
Our Expenses
We don't know the exact cost beyond the adoption provider fees, but here are some of the other expenses we are going to have: home study fees (home study provider and background checks), adoption profile printing/distribution expenses, attorney fees, and travel expenses (to meet birthmother and/or go pick up the baby). Not all of these will be incurred immediately, but we also don't know when we will be matched. If we are matched quickly, these expenses could all happen at around the same time.
Our Journey
While we journey down the adoption path, we hope you will follow along here for updates.
We are ready to pursue adoption, again! Our road to parenthood has had many heartaches, but the adoption of our son, Elias, has brought more joy than we could have hoped for. We love being parents and want to continue growing our family. As we start down the adoption path, we are asking for your help to cover some of the costs this time around.
We married a little bit over seven years ago and, after a small hurdle of infertility, lost two sons. The first when Jenny was 18-weeks pregnant with Christian, and the second when Titus passed away at two-months old. Genetic testing found that Titus had a rare chromosome disorder that was inherited from us. The risk of having another child with the disorder is relatively high, so we made the decision to grow our family through adoption. We adopted Elias after he was born in October 2018 and are overjoyed that God made him part of our family. We are excited to bring another child (or twins!) to love into our family.
All funds received will be used for the costs of adoption including the adoption provider fees, home study fees, travel expenses, and legal fees. Most of the funds will be needed before we can sign our contract with the adoption provider.
We are asking for your monetary support, but more than anything we would love your prayers. Your support by any means is greatly appreciated. We have seen through our past grief how supportive the body of Christ is, and now through our joy we look forward to your continued support in prayer.
Love,
Derrick and Jenny
~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~`-,~`-+'~
Our Adoption Provider
The adoption provider we have chosen to work with is Lifetime Adoption. We used their services when we adopted Elias and felt it would be a good fit for us to work with them, again. If you would like to view or share our adoption profile, we will provide a link to it here as soon as it is available.
Our Expenses
We don't know the exact cost beyond the adoption provider fees, but here are some of the other expenses we are going to have: home study fees (home study provider and background checks), adoption profile printing/distribution expenses, attorney fees, and travel expenses (to meet birthmother and/or go pick up the baby). Not all of these will be incurred immediately, but we also don't know when we will be matched. If we are matched quickly, these expenses could all happen at around the same time.
Our Journey
While we journey down the adoption path, we hope you will follow along here for updates.
Organizer
Jenny Honrud
Organizer
Anchorage, AK