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Gold for Good Campaign | Hornbaker Adoption

As many of you know by now, we have begun the process for the Adoption of Baby Hornbaker. We’ve appreciated the prayer and support you’ve given us as we have started this journey. You can read more about our journey, the fears and future here at our blog. You might also know that the process is rather lengthy AND expensive (around $25,000). And let’s face it, we didn’t get into full time ministry to get rich! We’d like to ask if you would consider joining us in a campaign to help us reach our goal so that the Adoption of Baby Hornbaker can become a reality. 

Here is where you come in: 
We’ve partnered with Exodus 35 campaigns (ex35.org) to do a “Gold for Good” campaign. This type of campaign would simply ask if you’d be willing to donate your used, broken or unwanted Gold on our behalf for our Adoption. The proceeds would then be melted down at a refinery, with the proceeds going directly for the Adoption. We are believing and praying that friends would be willing to give away the gold that has been given to them for a great cause. Feel free to share this with anyone else you think might be willing to give to our campaign. 

Here is how it works: 
1) Locate any unwanted, broken, used gold or silver jewelry that you would be willing to donate. 
2) Email us at thehornbakers@gmail.com letting us know that you have something to donate on behalf of the Adoption, and we can arrange for pickup or provide you with a mailing address to send the items.

Thank you so much for considering giving to our Adoption Campaign. We are SO appreciative and could not begin to tell you enough how thankful we are. 

Jer. 29:11

Josh and Cindy

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  1. Wow hope all works out!! Where will your baby be from?? Praying the time wont be lengthy!!

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  2. IWould you consider adopting from foster care? I don't think there is a cost to the family.

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  3. To answer the question if we would consider foster care adoption. The truth is we have considered foster care, but what we have learned that it is very rare that there are infants in foster care. After struggling with infertility for many of years, we do not desire to have children come into our lives for a short time and we truly desire to have the infant experience as this may be the only way. Sadly it seems that the only way this will happen is through a private agency or independent adoption, which is a costly process. Our hearts desire would be to adopt a baby that would otherwise be aborted. Thank you for your question.

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