Adopt-a-Pixel - Support Our Adoption Fund Raiser
As many of you know, Kim & I are in the process of adopting a child from Ethiopia. After our devastating experience with miscarriage to our consistant and unexplained inability to conceive again, we decided to pursue this course. It took us many months of prayer and consideration, but we truly believe this is God's plan for our family. Among the challenges we will face along the way, finances will be our biggest hurdle. There are significant expenses involved in this process. As missionaries, this will be exceptionally challenging to our support-based income. To that end we have launched an exciting fund raising project:
We are asking you to consider getting involved in helping us in the process. At the website there is a beautiful picture of a baby.. The pixels of this image are yours to "adopt". Simply visit the website and "adopt a pixel". Every donation, even as little as $1, will really help. As donations come in, we will keep you updated. Our goal is to raise $20,000 towards the process. Scroll over the image to see how many pixels have been adopted!
You can also help out by getting the word out. We are asking anyone who is willing to promote this on their blogs and websites, both by posting on it and/or adding the button to your site (see below). We also have a Facebook cause that you can join and invites friends to join. Every little bit helps.
Tax deductible receipts for Canadians who wish to give larger donations are available through the following process (NOT PAYPAL). Please make your cheque or money order payable to Youth With A Mission and include a separate note with our name on it and the words "For Adoption". As per Revenue Canada's wishes, do not put any name or info anywhere on the cheque except what is listed above.
Send cheques to our Project Funding office (see below info). If you are interested in giving on a monthly basis you can send in post-dated cheques or use our pre-authorized payment method. If you are interested in receiving a pre-authorized payment agreement form please email or call our donor office with your name and address. All other donations can be sent through PayPal as unreceipted gifts.
Project Funding
PO Box 57100
2480 East Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V5K 5G6 CANADA
Ph: (604) 436-4433 Fx: (604) 436-4466
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blessings to you and your wife! (Comment this)
Thanks for the prayer and ideas. It means a lot to us. We have had a good response at www.adoptapixel.ca but have a long way to go. Keep us in prayer!
Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)
Good question. First, adopting within Canada in the criteria we are looking for could take up to 13 years for a placement (more likely 8 years). Even then, we would likely see many kids come and go through our home before a placement is found that lasts. Emotionally, we cannot handle that.
As for Native children, in MB there is a separate CFS for the First Nations community. Unless it is a private adoption, they will no longer place Native children with white families (at least in Winnipeg).
Trust me when I say we have spent literally YEARS looking at and praying over the options and this is the one we believe is best.
Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)