A Living Alternative

It is really exciting for me to announce that, as of last week, Kim & I are through the home study process for our adoption. The recommendation was glowing! All our paperwork has been submitted and the current payments made. Our files will be approved in Manitoba, then sent off to Ethiopia. There it will be reviewed and they will work to find a child to match our dossier. We could receive a referal in 5 months or in 18 months. So now we wait.

For those who have been following our Adopt-A-Pixel fundraiser, you will see that we have raised about 15% of our goal so far. I cannot tell you how blessed we are for the generosity of people like you who stand with us in this way. For nearly 15 years I have been living on the financial gifts of others, relying on it for almost every need, a humbling dependence. It has deeply shaped me.

However, I never anticipated that our ability to have a family would depend on the gifts of others. The deep sense of powerlessness that we face with infertility, coupled with a career choice that left any alternative financially unlikely, could be crippling to us. And yet, because people like you have stood with us in prayer, friendship and generosity, we not only hold off despair, but we are filled with hope.

Keep standing with us in this, as we have a long way to go. We are working hard to find other sources of funding, but your continued support and advocacy in this endeavour is still needed. Again, thank you so much!