We have exciting news! We’re adopting! As a family, we are feeling joyful and grateful to God that we can begin this amazing journey.
For a long time we've wanted another child. After struggling with infertility we thought we would have to let that dream go. However, in the last year God has guided us to dream again and in a way we hadn’t planned on. With faith, we have taken the first steps to adopt internationally.
John and I were drawn to international adoption because we love working with students that are new to the U.S. We thought Costa Rica was a good fit because John has traveled there twice already, and we were amazed when our adoption agent told us it was a perfect fit for us! It is our hope to be placed with a 6-8 year-old by the summer of 2026.
As we embark on this journey, our hope is that people will join us in 3 ways: ● prayer and encouragement ● financial support ● spread the word about our fundraising campaign
Our goal is to raise $35,000 to cover all the expenses that are involved in the adoption process. We inviting you to join the community we hope to build around our child as he/she grows up!
Adoption update: We are cresting the hill of the education portion of the adoption process. We've learned so much, it's incredible. I feel blessed to be going through this process, because it will forever change the way I view and interact both with my son and my students!
My mother-in law hand painted and created a beautiful collection of ornaments for us to sell to raise money for the adoption! Thank you to everyone that has purchased ornaments! Your generosity is such a life-giving gift.
Matched by Karen Ashby
