Last days of Summer ...

Good morning! We'd like to update all of you on our adoption. We understand that it's more exciting to support an adoption when you have a picture of the child you're helping to bring home and there are some more concrete dates... but here's where we're at currently:

All of our Home Study paperwork has been submitted to Holt Korea and we're now waiting for a child-match or child referral to our family. That could happen as soon as this Fall, people! We're looking forward to seeing who God has planned to join our family! 

Right now our family just finished a Safe Families hosting that lasted 3 1/2 weeks of July. It's a blessing to serve these children who we also hosted last Summer! Being able to build onto that relationship was such a neat way to share our Summer.

Now as Summer is officially winding down, we're focused on getting our homeschool course mapped out and general "family busyness" helps to pass this waiting period in our adoption!

As everyone knows, bringing a child home from overseas through adoption is expensive. From government paperwork, court costs, travel to the country (twice), and adoption agency fees, we're dipping deep into the resources God has blessed us with. (http://www.holtinternational.org/adoption/fees.php)

To those of you who have expressed a desire to gift us financially, we thank you!

Donation checks should be payable to "Lifesong for Orphans" and in the memo, note: Schurter #6219.

Please mail to:

Lifesong for Orphans

P.O. Box 40

Gridley, IL

61744

Lifesong has been blessed with partners who underwrite all U.S. administrative and fundraising costs. That means 100% of your donation will go directly to our adoption costs.

www.lifesongfororphans.org/give/donateSelect "Give to an Adoptive Family". Complete the online form and fill in "Family Account Number" (#6219) and "Family Name" (Schurter) fields. Note PayPal charges and administrative fee (2.2% + $.30 USD per transaction). Your donation will be decreased by the amount of this fee.

In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to the named non-profit organization. This organization (Lifesong) retains full discretion over its use, but intends to honor the donor's suggested use (donation to our adoption fund).

Individual donations of $50 or more and yearly donations totaling $250 or more will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Receipts for donations under $50 will gladly be sent upon request. Lifesong is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization.

Thanks to all of you who have encouraged us in our adoption!