Support Katie and Joe's Vocation to Adopt!
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Hi! We are Katie and Joe Traver. Welcome to our GoFundMe page for our Adoption!
ABOUT US:
We were married in 2021, just as Joe was preparing to begin medical school. Not long after, we decided to grow our family. Our path quickly became more complicated than we expected as Katie was diagnosed with several conditions that made it difficult to begin a family naturally, including PCOS, endometriosis, and hypothyroidism.
After years of doctor’s visits, medications, medical procedures, and countless prayers, we made the difficult decision to pause our efforts to grow our family naturally. After Joe’s med school graduation, we found ourselves in a quiet place of surrender. This is where we began to feel the Holy Spirit gently and consistently guiding our hearts toward adoption.
Through much prayer and discernment, we’ve come to embrace this call with open hearts, inspired by the Holy Family’s own witness of adoption. This journey is deeply beautiful, but it also comes with many challenges. That’s why we’re reaching out—we need your support to make our vocation to adopt a reality.
OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL:
Our adoption firm has advised us to prepare for total costs of up to $80,000. It’s a daunting number, but with your support, we truly believe we can reach this goal.
During Joe’s time in medical school, I’ve been working in the non-profit sector, and together we’ve managed to save $10,000 to cover the initial costs of our adoption journey. We’re using these funds to take the first steps toward bringing our baby home—but we can’t do this alone. We need your help to reach the finish line.
You can help us reach this $80,000 fundraising goal by August 31 by:
- Giving today via GoFundMe, Venmo, Cash, or Check
- Committing to a monthly gift starting today until we bring our baby home
- Fundraising for our adoption at your school or church, or on social media
- Sharing our story on social media
- Sharing this post with friends or family online or through the email
- Praying for us – with the intercession of the Holy Family!
WHAT YOU ARE FUNDING:
Your gift toward our $80,000 goal will help cover:
- Birth Mother and baby medical expenses
- Adoption Legal fees
- Counseling Services for the adoption process
- Living expenses for the birth mother
- Out of state travel to baby once he/she is born
- Home Study agency fees
- Adoption agency fees
Please support our journey to becoming parents by making a gift TODAY!
Thank you for choosing LIFE by supporting our adoption.
Follow our adoption journey on instagram by following @TraversAdopt
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Katie and Joe Traver
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Canton Township, MI