Another step toward our sweet boy!

Our hearts were filled with encouragement today, praise the Lord!!!  He is so gracious!!

We were blessed by some more financial support.  We sent off the first of our paperwork to get the apostille for our dossier.  We were encouraged by those who continue to share our story and raise awareness for Toby's adoption.  We heard an amazing answer to prayer.  And...we came across some photos of our sweet boy when he was only four years old. 
Isn't he just the most precious thing????
He has been waiting so long for a family!  It broke our hearts to know how long...and to know how very aware of it he is! 

Please, Lord, whisper to his heart that his family is coming!!! 

We also saw this more recent photo - another view of our son's sweet face!

We are just beyond in love with him.  He is constantly in our hearts and minds and conversations and prayers.  Jack (age 6 1/2) prayed at lunch today, "Jesus, please let Toby know that we are his family and we are coming!" 

So...we've come up with another way to help raise support to bring him home SOON!!!! 

Please don't forget about the quilt auction that will be ongoing until we auction off the six quilts we have!!

But in the meantime, we have Adoption Fundraiser Number 2: T-shirts!!!

The kind people at Fund the Nations have come up with a unique t-shirt design to support our adoption of Toby.   It captures our heart for orphans (and God's call to do so), lists our adoption blog info and shares a piece of Toby's cultural heritage. 
 
Each shirt is $20.

We picked the extra soft kind of t-shirt, which tends to run just a little snugger than normal shirts, so when ordering, choose a size up if you are in doubt. Sizes are Adult S, M, L, XL, 2XL and 3XL. (For 2XL and 3XL, add $2.00)

We will have this fundraiser open until August 7th, at which point I will place the order and have the t-shirts sent out about two weeks after that.  (If you need me to send you the shirt, please add $5 to your order to help with shipping costs! Every dollar counts!!!!)

Please leave a comment here with your request - size and quantity. If you are in the Phoenix area, you can get the money to my mom, Rebecca Kerger, and she will be able to get you the t-shirts when they come in.

Other payment options would be sending a check (I can get you the mailing address) or using our You Caring Donation Page  donation page. If you choose this route, please add $1 to your order, since Paypal takes out a 3% service fee.

Our goal is to sell at least 100 of these shirts!!! 100 people advertising God's heart for orphans and getting Toby's story told! 100 people supporting this journey to bring him home soon!!!!

We are excited to see how much we can raise! The more shirts ordered, the lower the cost per shirt for us and the more money in the adoption account!  Please get the word out!!!  You are welcome to share this on any social media site or on your own blogs!!! 

Thanks for participating!
 

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  1. UnknownJuly 28, 2015 at 5:29 PM

    May God bless you more than you could hope or imagine! Beautiful hearts! I like the shirts too. :)

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