Hello everyone! We are so excited to announce to you that we are starting the adoption process! Many of you are familiar with our story, but for those of you who aren’t, here’s a quick overview:
We have prayed and prayed, and we know that the Lord hears our prayers. After many years of trying, we found out that it is medically impossible for us to carry a child. With many prayers and seeking the Lord's desire for our family, we are beyond excited to take on this new journey!
Over the years, we have taken great comfort in knowing that God is always faithful, and His promises are 'yes and amen'. He has continued to prove Himself time and time again to be faithful, even in the midst of extreme heartache. Because of this, we recognize His hand in this process and walk confidently toward becoming parents. As we enter the waiting part of the adoption process, we 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. Adoption-related costs can easily total up to $35,000 or more. We have set a goal of $28,000 to help ease the financial burden that often overwhelms adoptive parents. As we draw near to the waiting list, the final placement fee is crucial in bringing our baby home.
We know that there is no shortage of giving opportunities, but would you prayerfully consider partnering with us in the fundraising process? If so, you can find our link on the bottom of this email.
If you don’t feel led to do that, we would be so grateful if you would pray for us as we continue down this path. Please pray that the Lord would be faithful to provide, and that He would prepare our hearts and minds for parenthood.
Thank you so much, from the bottom of our hearts, for joining us on this journey! 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.
We have officially given the go ahead to add our names to the waiting list! Our portfolio will be shown to families, and we will now wait for a phone call. This is an unknown timeline, but we do know that God knows the timing of it all. As we wait, we are continuing to apply for/receive grants and help raise the rest of the funds to cover the final costs. Thank you for your continued prayers and support!
We are so excited to say that we have been sent our approval letter and the waiting process can begin! We have applied for grants. The estimated responses for those should be around November/December. Steven and I have had to make the decision to place the waiting list on a brief hold while we wait on the grants, and we apply for a loan to help cover the final placement fee and lawyer costs. As always, we thank you for your continuous prayers and support. We are so blessed to have so many people that love and support us. We look forward to sharing another update in the coming months.
Steven and I have officially completed our home study!! We are waiting for the paperwork to be completed and submitted to the state. We can be added to the waiting list after the paperwork is done. We are praying and believing for God's timing in all of this! Our hearts are overwhelmed with joy as we continue to move closer to God's fulfillment of His spoken promise.
When it comes to the finances, we have paid everything up to the final placement payment. We are working on some grant applications as we trust the Lord is going to provide the final cost of $25,000. This amount must be paid before we can bring the baby home. Our placement could happen within the next few months to within the year. So, we must be prepared. All in God's time.
We cannot thank you enough for the prayers and support in many different ways!
We are almost a year into the process! We have completed a lot of paperwork, questionnaires, checklists, multiple virtual and in person interviews. We have a little bit more paperwork and a major porch project to complete before the home study. Our in person home study is scheduled for September 13th! We are very excited for this as it is the major step before being approved to be on the waiting list. We do have a major project that we are needing to complete before September 13th. Our back porch has to be updated and brought up to code before this.
Again, we are so excited for this journey! We know that God’s timing is always perfect and right on time. Thank you for your prayers and support through it all! We are so thankful and blessed for the village that we have, and we brag about all of you all the time to our adoption counselor.
Hi everyone! We have been super busy getting the ball rolling on so many parts of our home study! With your support, we have completed the majority of the home study. This includes septic inspection, well inspection, medical check ups, blood work, and a variety of medical testing for both of us. We have had 2 out of the 3 required meetings. One was virtual, and we travelled to Macon for the 2nd one. We hope to have the last one, at our home, in the beginning of July. Our goal is to be on the waiting list by August!
We have two future financial goals set as we plan for the waiting list. The first is $3,000 for the pre-placement which will be paid before we go on the waiting list. The second will be the $25,000 for the final adoption placement.
Again, we thank you for support and prayers! We wouldn't be able to be this far without you! We are so excited for this journey and look forward to seeing how God will move through our story!
Love, Steven and Breanna Squires
