Chad and Rachel Althaus

are adopting a child from United States of America

We are excited to share that we are adopting a child!

The standard questions we are asked often are, “Do you have children? How old are they? Do you want more children?” We are usually pretty honest with our answers and let people know that it wasn’t in the plan for us to only have one child at this point in our marriage. Through our honesty and confession about the stirring to adopt, God brought specific people into our lives to give us a word of encouragement and others who pointed us in the direction of New Life Adoptions. Through these friends and Rachel's medical diagnosis, God has made the path toward adoption very clear to us. We are eager to follow His lead.

Adoption is very expensive. In order to make adoption a reality for our family, we are inviting others to financially and prayerfully partner with us. The exact amount required by the agency is $24,000. We also have up to $1,750 in additional fees that will be given to the attorney once adoption is finalized.

Any money donated beyond this amount will go towards formula, diapers, clothing, and other expenses related to the needs of our adopted child.

We appreciate your financial partnership greatly.

Adoption Status

Home At Last

Adoption Agency

New Life Adoptions


Updates

  • Update 15

    Date of arrival!!

    January 3, 2025
    We hope everyone had a blessed holiday season! We have two big updates: 1. We have an official date of arrival! Baby will be born via c-section in the morning on January 10... one week sooner than we were originally told! As we prayed about when baby would arrive, Rachel heard "January 10", and we got that confirmation today. Pretty incredible. Please be in prayer for all of us during this time. Mom asked us to be on stand-by in the waiting room during the procedure. Texas state law requires mothers to wait 48 hours before terminating parental rights so we... Read more
  • Update 14

    A few things

    December 22, 2024
    We wanted to write another expression of gratitude to each of you for contributing to our campaign. We've applied to 8 grants and have only received one so far. We got an email yesterday morning that we were denied from the "big one" we were hoping for (a $10K grant) . We can't pretend like we're not disappointed, but we see that this campaign has raised almost that amount. We know that God is still providing amidst that disappointment. Second, we've had people ask about registries and showers and all the traditional things that happen prior to a baby's arrival.... Read more
  • Update 13

    We’ve been CHOSEN

    December 18, 2024
    We just received a call that we were chosen TODAY by the first mother who saw our book. Sandi had to literally unwrap our books from the packaging to give one to her. She’d seen books last week and asked to see more as she felt there was someone else out there… Then our books arrived on Monday, and she picked US! We don’t quite have the words to express how humbled we feel by this. We are overwhelmed and have much to prepare. It’s a little boy. We’ve saved all of Hudson’s clothes and held tightly to all our... Read more
  • Update 12

    We are officially a waiting family!

    December 13, 2024
    We wanted to first thank each of you again for your generosity and support along this journey. We are including a final photo of the room! We are now LIVE on the New Life website, and our book will arrive to the agency on Monday. We are officially a waiting family!! https://newlifeadopt.com/waiting-families/#chadrachel We've received much support between this page, Hudson's bake sale, and grants. However, we are still in need of around $12,000. Because of this, Rachel's starting to offer to make balloon arches/garlands for parties and events as another way to fundraise. She has an instagram page called @celebration_elevation if... Read more
  • Update 11

    Nursery complete

    December 7, 2024
    We FINALLY finished the nursery! Our vision has come together beautifully, and we are so thankful to have it completed. Doing DIY stuff is definitely not easy, and we have a greater appreciation for those who do it! When a pregnant mom is in labor, there comes a time when she feels the need to push. It’s her body’s way of saying “it’s time”. Rachel won’t get to experience that with this child, but we can tell you, we’ve felt God speak to us to “push” through to finish this labor of love. He’s telling us pretty clearly that it’s... Read more
$12,064 raised of $25,750 goal
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  • This is Church Ministries gave $1,344
  • Margaret Welch gave an undisclosed amount
  • Whitney Tole gave an undisclosed amount
    Praying over your journey! We know God will do amazing things through y’all and your family!
  • Christine Hards gave an undisclosed amount
    We are so excited that you are growing your family! Continuing to pray for each of you during this transition.
  • Stephanie and Keefe Andrews gave an undisclosed amount
    We LOVE adoption and hope to adopt someday ourselves when God allows. We are so blessed by the Lord to be able to partake in your journey towards expanding your family and blessing this child. May God bless your family with great Joy!
  • Chris and Cheri Althaus gave $1,000
    We love y’all so much. We are praying for your family and your coming little one.
  • Rachel Mayes gave $300
    Love you guys!!!
  • James & Jenny Basham gave $1,500
    We’re thankful God is allowing us to support you in this journey. We love you guys!
  • Anonymous gave $1,000
  • Anonymous gave an undisclosed amount