John-Mark & Ashley Dorough

are adopting a child from United States of America

We have BIG news!

We are adopting!

We are beyond excited and are doing everything we can to be prepared to welcome a beautiful new life 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 $25,000 to help ease the financial burden that often overwhelms adoptive parents.

We hope that by inviting you into this process, you will see yourself as part of the community we hope to build around our child as he/she grows up.

Adoption Status

Completing Paperwork

Adoption Agency

Agape of Central Alabama


Updates

  • Update 1

    2022 Update

    November 28, 2022

    Hey friends & family!

    First of all, thank you for coming here to support us and read about our adoption. This is our third adoption and with it comes a different path. We have recently met our one year anniversary since we were approved for this domestic adoption. We are currently waiting to be chosen by a birth family. That means, paperwork is completed, updated and our profile book ( a picture book about our family) is ready to be shown at any time necessary.

    Agape of Central Alabama (our agency) does an incredible job of taking care both birth families & adoptive families. However, the child and birth family are priority. This is a top reason why we love Agape and trust them with this sensitive process.

    Late last year, we were chosen by a birth mom. We were able to meet her and be apart of her last 6 weeks of pregnancy. When her sweet baby boy was born, she decided to parent. With that came celebration and a weird sense of mourning. Agape was there for us and saw us through that time. They also have continued to support mom and her family. This is the ministry we love and support.

    While we continue to wait and prepare, we have had so many meaningful fundraisers along the way! We would like to be fully funded by the end of 2022. That would mean raising $7,000. With a faithful community, family and friends, we are confident that we can meet this goal! We hope you can be apart!

    Again, thank you for visiting this page. We are grateful to you all!

$10,480 raised of $10,000 goal
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Donations 43

  • Lacey Simmons gave an undisclosed amount
    MERRY CHRISTMAS and Happy New Year!! Thank you for your help with my books!!
  • Chrissy Hessing gave an undisclosed amount
    Excited for & believing with y'all! Praying for a smooth transition!
  • Sara Hersh gave an undisclosed amount
    We love y'all and are so excited for your family!!! :) -Sara and Alec
  • Deborah Bowles gave $200
    Love you guys, hope everything‘s going well for your family! Looking forward to your addition. The Bowles
  • Rory and Eanne gave $300
    Praying to meet the newest Dorough very soon ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
  • Anonymous gave an undisclosed amount
  • Sara Longsworth gave $100
    We love y'all and this Dorough babe!
  • Anonymous gave an undisclosed amount
    We are so thankful to have gotten to know your family and will be praying for you as you go through his adoption journey! We had been praying for God to show us where to give this year and He led us to you:)
  • Summer Young gave an undisclosed amount
  • Mieke McBride gave an undisclosed amount