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“How can I help?”

It is truly amazing when you start telling people that you are adopting how willing people are to ask how they can help. As many of you know adoption is not an inexpensive endeavor, but we are trusting in the Lord to provide all that we need to bring baby Hornbaker home. In a response to people's question of how they can help we are planning a couple of fundraisers so that people can be involved in our adoption journey. Don't feel bad if you can't help with any of our fundraisers there is one thing that everyone can do and that is to pray. This week we really need prayer for picking the agency. As you all know we had a meeting on Tuesday with one agency. We loved that agency and we think it might be the place for us but we feel the need to go check out the other agency next Tuesday. So much prayer is needed for that area. Other ways that you can help:

  • On October 7th and 8th we are having a yard sale. For this to happen we need donations of anything and we could use some help pricing items and working the yard sale.
  • Buy a t-shirt $ 20 each (we will have picture up soon of what they look like). Also if you purchase a shirt we would love for you to take a picture of you wearing it so that we can put into our baby book.
  • Sponsor a puzzle piece- we will soon have puzzle designed and we are asking people to sponsor a puzzle piece for $20 and your name will be written on the piece you choose. This puzzle will be put together and created for the baby's room. We will also want to take a picture of you signing the puzzle piece to put in the baby book.
  • One last way is through the donate button on our blog it is set up so you can use a PayPal account if you have one and if you don't then you can still use it.

This is one part of adoption that is difficult because it is hard to ask others to help monetarily. In my struggle to see the good in this the Lord has taught me that when people help out they all become involved in the adoption process. Also, it reminds me of something that I learned in my counseling classes that it really does take a village to raise a child in our case it is taking a "village" to bring a child into a family and then raise them. So in advance thank you all for your help and support.

P.S. If you wish to help in any way please email us at thehornbakers@gmail.com

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