Who We Are - Hi! We are the Garrett Family!First & foremost, we are Christians & we love Jesus! We have 6 beautiful children - 4 biological, and 2 through adoption via foster care. My husband Gordon & I (Heidi) have been married for 11 years. My husband served in the military for almost 7 years & now works as a nurse in the ER. I stay home with our children!
Why Are We Raising Funds - Recently, we started the process to start renewing Foster Care license in order to take in another foster placement. But, during the process, God clearly began intervening. In the past few months, we have been in 2 car accidents, our AC unit died, paperwork has been filed on incorrect forms, fingerprint cards have been lost. You name it.
A while ago, I ran across the pictures you see in this post. She grabbed my heart. But, at the time, I knew my husband wasn't feeling ready to adopt a child with significant special needs. So, I didn't mention her to my husband. But very recently, mysister-in-law mentioned that a member of her family is going to be adopting from the Eastern Europe. And, well, that just so happens to be where this sweet little girl is from too! I felt the need to go back to her picture & felt very strongly God saying "This is your daughter". It was unexplainable.
I texted my husband her photo & asked if he thought perhaps God had slowed us down with foster care in order for us to go get her. To my surprise, he said, "Babe, if you want to adopt a beautiful little girl from the Ukraine, then let's do it!"
"Kristen" (not her real name) is about 2 years old, though these pictures are about a year old. She has some special needs -cleft palate, ventricular septal defect, developmental delays, optic atrophy, and possibly some neurological issues. We know very minimal information other than this. But, she really needs to be here in the states and receive the medical care she needs!
So, here we are! We have no idea where the money will come from but we are trusting the Lord to provide!
What We Need - Primarily, prayer! We need lots of prayer!Please pray that our sweet little girl stays safe and her medical needs are met during this time as we prepare to get her home! Please also pray that we rest our anxieties with Jesus. Its hard to know your child needs you and you can'tget to them. And lastly, please pray that God will provide the funds for us exactly when we need them. He's a good Father and we trust Him for that.
Second, we need a lot of financial assistance! The very first thing we need to fund is the facilitation team & their initial fees $1400. The next thing, I believe, will be our home study which will be somewhere around $1700. In total, our estimated costs are in the neighborhood of $33-35k to bring her safely home! All funds raised will be exclusively used toward adoption fees, travel expenses, and whatever is needed to bring our little girl home.
I will keep you up-to-date as the process moves along & let you know as soon as we know anything! Thank you so much for your love & support! You are treasured!
