We just added several links to our blog and would like to share with you all. Mickey and I discovered fairly quickly how expensive international adoption would be. In order to bring a child home, it is costing us approximately $25,00-$30,000, as of now. To help with the costs, we are attempting to raise money through fundraisers, possible grants, donations, etc. We have listed a few links to the left side of our blog regarding such possibilities. A couple of the organizations listed will help provide food, water and medication for children in need, as well as help fund our adoption.
Just Love Coffee
A little bit about Rob, coffee and his cause...
"Rob Webb knows coffee. When Rob was two years old, his father started Webb's Coffee Service, which blossomed into a full-blown refreshment service supplying businesses in Nashville, TN and the surrounding areas, and is now run by Rob.
Rob Webb knows the adoption process. In the summer of 2008, Rob and his wife Emily were called to adopt from Ethiopia. After much prayer and discussion with their first two children they started their adoption journey in August 2008. During the flurry of paperwork and preparation, Rob & Emily read books not only on adoption in general, but specifically on Ethiopia. Learning that Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee caught Rob's attention, and after reading about the living conditions and wages of the average coffee farmer, he was compelled to take action. What developed through his reading and his trip to Ethiopia to unite with his daughters was a realization that he could combine his expertise and longstanding desire to roast his own coffees with his desire to help others. Just Love Coffee Roasters was born! Roasting Fair Trade Specialty coffees, Just Love uses proceeds to help an Ethiopian orphanage and families adopting not just from Ethiopia, but from anywhere in the world."
147 Million Orphans
Mickey and I were fortunate to have crossed paths this summer with the founders of 147 Million Orphans Organization. Below is their story and what their organization stands for.
We are two moms who love orphans! We met six years ago as we were both going through our first adoptions (one domestic and one international) … Thirteen kids and seven adoptions later, we are bound together through faith and mission. We love “doing life together” and accepting the call to speak up for orphans everywhere. We want to help as many people as possible to see the 147 million orphans as scripture calls them, “…those who have no voice.” We want you to see YOUR PART in helping change the life of an orphan. Could it be adoption, sponsoring a child, volunteering for orphan care ministry, rocking babies at an orphanage, financially supporting someone adopting, or buying these products?
Helping You Help 147 Million Orphans...
Your purchase provides food, water & medicine to a child in need
When you click on the 147 Million Orphans link on our blog, it will directly take you to the fundraising merchandise. When you purchase fundraising merchandise it will not only help a child in need, but part of the proceeds will help fund our adoption.
If you would like to purchase a fundraising item from our blog, please contact us and we will place the order for you. Unfortunately, the program is not set up to where you can go to our blog and directly order the item yourself at this time.
Amazon.com
On the left column of our blog you will see a link for Amazon.com. If you purchase items from Amazon, you can click on the link on our blog. Every time you use this link and purchase something (it cost you nothing, except for the price of the item) a small amount of the proceeds goes towards our adoption fund! So if you routinely use Amazon.com, or plan on ordering from it, for any item, PLEASE access it through our blog : )
Donate Button
If you feel the desire to donate directly to our adoption fund, you can do so by clicking the "donate" button.
Mickey and I cannot express enough how grateful and appreciative we are for purchases or donations made. We are humbled by everyone's generosity. Thank you!
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