We are so excited to grow our family through the blessing of adoption. There are many reasons why we are choosing this path for our family, but our first and foremost goal is to bring honor and glory to God. As believers in Christ, we have been chosen, loved and adopted into God’s family.
Since the early days of our marriage, we have hoped that adoption would be a part of our family's story. Now, having struggled through secondary infertility and challenging pregnancies, we truly believe adoption is the way our family was meant to grow.
According to World Health Organization, approximately 3,000 abortions are performed every day in the United States. Each of these lives is precious to God. We want to be the reason that a woman in need is able to choose life for her child.
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 $10,000 to help ease the financial burden that often overwhelms adoptive parents. Even raising a fraction of this would be immensely helpful as we face costs related to travel, counseling, birth mother expenses, agency fees, and more.
We want to invite you to be a part of our journey. Not everyone is called to adopt, but we are all called to care for the orphan. “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress” James 1:27. Each one of you is an integral piece of our future child’s story. Please don’t hesitate to ask us questions along the way! We'll do our best to provide updates along the way.
Thank you for partnering with our family both financially and in prayer. We are humbled and full of gratitude. To God be the glory!
Blessings,
Ben, Elisabeth, Adelee and Judah Hegner
While still in early days, we're excited and hopeful about being matched with an expectant mother in Florida. We are looking forward to meeting her personally over a video call in the coming weeks. Please pray for us and also for this mother and her baby over the coming weeks, that the Lord would be glorified no matter what circumstances arise.
