Ameliah's Adoption Fund
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Hi, my name is Katie, and this is the story of how our daughter, Ameliah, became a part of our family.
My husband, Tommy, is a United Methodist pastor and a couple of years ago he was appointed to a church in south Georgia. While we were there, we met our daughter's biological mother, a recovering drug addict who was pregnant with Ameliah. She was one of four women in our congregation, myself included, who were expecting, which helped us form a tight knit small group. As we got to know Ameliah's biological mother, we learned that Ameliah would be her eighth child, she had lost custody of the other seven children due to drug use but was clean at the time and was attending a rehab program as part of her probation. We were so proud of her and her progress.
In February of 2015, my husband had the privilege of baptizing all four babies, our son Jonah, and our now daughter Ameliah included. As part of the United Methodist baptismal covenant, you make a promise to love, support, and do everything in your power to help raise the baby to grow into their relationship with Christ. We made that promise, to all four babies.
After being transferred to middle Georgia in 2015, we received a phone call that Ameliah's biological mother was back in trouble and Ameliah would be going into foster care. We knew immediately what we had to do, we had made a promise to Ameliah at her baptism, we would honor our commitment. So, my husband went to the emergency court hearing and came home that day with Ameliah; miraculously, the judge granted us temporary legal custody and our daughter has lived with us ever since. We have been blessed to experience her first Thanksgiving, her first birthday, her first steps, her first word, and so many other wonderful things.
In February of this year, the judge recommended pursuit of adoption for Ameliah based on the actions of her biological mother. We have hired a private attorney to assist us in the adoption process.
Ameliah has lived with us since she was 9 months old. We are the only family she knows. She calls me Mommy, she calls my husband, Daddy and she adores her brothers. Our second son, Jonah is only 2 months older than Ameliah, everyone thinks that they are twins. They act like twins, they do not like to be a part and actually cry for each other at daycare if they are apart. Ameliah is our daughter, we want to legally adopt her, and give her a forever home.
The cost of the adoption is expected to be around $6,000. Since we were not "foster parents" we have never received an assistance for Ameliah. From the very first day, we have financially supported her just like our boys without any assistance from DCFS or any other government program. There is also no adoption assistance available to us either.
Donating money for our adoption will mean that Ameliah will have her forever family, she will be adopted into the only family she knows, and she will never have to go back to an unstable environment. We cannot express our gratitude to you for considering helping us raise the funds for the adoption. If you are unable to help financially, please share our story with your friends and pray for us, for Ameliah, and for Ameliah's biological mother as well.
We love our sweet girl with all of our hearts and cannot wait to give her our last name.
My husband, Tommy, is a United Methodist pastor and a couple of years ago he was appointed to a church in south Georgia. While we were there, we met our daughter's biological mother, a recovering drug addict who was pregnant with Ameliah. She was one of four women in our congregation, myself included, who were expecting, which helped us form a tight knit small group. As we got to know Ameliah's biological mother, we learned that Ameliah would be her eighth child, she had lost custody of the other seven children due to drug use but was clean at the time and was attending a rehab program as part of her probation. We were so proud of her and her progress.
In February of 2015, my husband had the privilege of baptizing all four babies, our son Jonah, and our now daughter Ameliah included. As part of the United Methodist baptismal covenant, you make a promise to love, support, and do everything in your power to help raise the baby to grow into their relationship with Christ. We made that promise, to all four babies.
After being transferred to middle Georgia in 2015, we received a phone call that Ameliah's biological mother was back in trouble and Ameliah would be going into foster care. We knew immediately what we had to do, we had made a promise to Ameliah at her baptism, we would honor our commitment. So, my husband went to the emergency court hearing and came home that day with Ameliah; miraculously, the judge granted us temporary legal custody and our daughter has lived with us ever since. We have been blessed to experience her first Thanksgiving, her first birthday, her first steps, her first word, and so many other wonderful things.
In February of this year, the judge recommended pursuit of adoption for Ameliah based on the actions of her biological mother. We have hired a private attorney to assist us in the adoption process.
Ameliah has lived with us since she was 9 months old. We are the only family she knows. She calls me Mommy, she calls my husband, Daddy and she adores her brothers. Our second son, Jonah is only 2 months older than Ameliah, everyone thinks that they are twins. They act like twins, they do not like to be a part and actually cry for each other at daycare if they are apart. Ameliah is our daughter, we want to legally adopt her, and give her a forever home.
The cost of the adoption is expected to be around $6,000. Since we were not "foster parents" we have never received an assistance for Ameliah. From the very first day, we have financially supported her just like our boys without any assistance from DCFS or any other government program. There is also no adoption assistance available to us either.
Donating money for our adoption will mean that Ameliah will have her forever family, she will be adopted into the only family she knows, and she will never have to go back to an unstable environment. We cannot express our gratitude to you for considering helping us raise the funds for the adoption. If you are unable to help financially, please share our story with your friends and pray for us, for Ameliah, and for Ameliah's biological mother as well.
We love our sweet girl with all of our hearts and cannot wait to give her our last name.
Organizer
Katie Odum
Organizer
Roberta, GA