Dear Family and Friends,
We hope this letter finds you well! We are doing great here in Tennessee! Al continues to drive a truck for Averitt Express, while Martha is able to be a stay-at-home mom and provide in-home childcare a couple times a week. Jeremiah is 4 years old and loving life as a "student" in preschool twice a week. His creative, outgoing personality brings much joy & laughter to our home and family. Iris is almost 3 and already a beautiful, independent little girl. She is quite the teacher to her little friends and can be very set in her ways about how things should go. Perhaps one of the most exciting things happening in our family right now, is the purpose of this letter: Adoption!
As many of you have already heard, we are in the process of adopting a son from Ethiopia. God made it clear to us last year that we were to expand our family through international adoption and give a child a forever family. We began the home study process about 12 months ago and we expect to bring a son home from Ethiopia in the next 24-30 months. It may seem like a long time, but we are trusting in the Lord's perfect timing for all of this. We feel like the God has a son for us in Ethiopia, but we are still waiting to be matched with a specific child.
This adoption process has brought much joy and a few challenges to our home. The greatest challenge being financial, but we know with God, all things are possible! The costs of our adoption include our home study, agency fees, lawyers, in-country fees, travel expenses, etc. Al & I will travel to Ethiopia twice in this process, once to meet our son and once to bring him home. The total cost of our adoption is approximately $38,000. We have already harvested about $14,000 which in itself is a miracle!
We were recently awarded a matching funds grant to help with the expenses of our adoption through Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc., a non-profit private operating foundation. Hand in Hand will match any funds that are donated through our friends and family for the expenses of our adoption. All funds received through our friends and family will be matched dollar for dollar by Hand in Hand, up to our awarded grant amount. All donations are tax-deductible.
Please find enclosed a grant award letter that will explain more about the matching grant program from Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. You can find out more about Hand in Hand through their website at www.handinhandadopt.org. If you have further questions about the Hand in Hand matching grant program please feel free to give us a call at 615-975-1534 or email us at marthaandal@gmail.com. You may also contact Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. with any questions you have. They can be reached at 913-248-5015 or by e-mail at handinhandadopt@gmail.com.
Please send all donations made payable to “Hand in Hand Christian Adoption” postmarked by 12/05/13 to: (for tax purposes please include our name on the outside of the envelope only… DO NOT PUT OUR NAME ON THE CHECK ITSELF)
Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc.
Al & Martha Pearson Family
18318 Mimosa Court
Gardner, KS 66030
Thank you for praying for us, as well as for any donation you feel led to give. We truly appreciate it! Every single dollar helps!
Much love and many blessings in this holiday season,
Al, Martha, Jeremiah & Iris Pearson
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