Dear Friends and Family,
We have EXCITING news!
We have a daughter in China and she will be joining our family through adoption in early 2018. Her name is Penny and she is 13. She is precious in every way. She has a smile that lights up the room. She gets around in a wheel chair. She has a tiny little voice and a contagious giggle. She is from the same orphanage as Truett and Shepherd. Lindsey got to spend time with her when she was in China getting Shepherd this past May. In China, once a child turns 14 they are no longer adoptable. We feel so thankful that we will be able to bring Penny home before her 14th birthday. God has been moving some enormous mountains to bring our daughter into our family. We praise Him for creating Penny and for granting us the great privilege of being her family!
We are doing everything we can to be prepared to welcome our beautiful daughter into our home. As part of our adoption process, we have started a crowdfunding campaign. It may surprise you to hear that adoption related costs can easily total up to $35,000 or more. This is why we have set a goal of $20,000 to help offset what we are personally contributing to the adoption.
We hope that by inviting you into this process, you will ask the Lord if He is leading you to be a financial part of Penny's adoption.
With love,
Ryan and Lindsey
Andrew, Benjamin, Evelynne, Elliott, Truett, Shepherd, Asher…. and Penny!
