Family Tree Donation

Hello dear friends! Many of you have graciously, generously expressed a desire to offer us a financial donation for our adoption fees. For that, we are truly so, so grateful. This process would be impossible on so many levels without everyone's support, be it prayer, love, kindness, encouraging words and listening ears, or financial gifts.
Although we will most certainly be the proud parents of this new child, we strongly believe that this is not just "our" adoption, it is beyond just us. We were all created for deep fellowship and linking arms and sharing burdens and drinking joy together, for one another, as we all lay our heads in the lap of the same Father. When my lap is full of my two sweet ones, legs twisted, arms intertwined so tightly you can't find the start and stop of one another, I tremble joy with the thought of another pair (or more) added into the lap-mix.
It's a long way off still until they're here, I know, so I'm praying that as this "gestation" period of the adoption unfolds, that this child will continue to be born in my heart since they can't be born of my body. Motherhood has helped me understand God's love for me, adoption is helping me understand his rescue. So, as one's who have been love-rescued, we step out and we welcome fellow journeyers in our story, as part of one collective, bigger story.

If you'd like to journey with us, you can click the link to the right for Family Tree Donation and it will take you to our donation page on our international adoption agency's website (Children of All Nations). Click the red Donate button and it will lead you through the simple process. Your donation will go directly to our adoption fees via Children of All Nations accounting department and we will receive notification that a donation has been made within 24 processing hours.

In regards to praying for us, YES please! We would love it if you would pray for:
*The home study process--that it would be smooth and speed-bump free
*The adoption conference we will be attending in October--that we would be refreshed and inspired and educated about this adoption thing.
*The dossier packet for our international agency-- it has the potential to be tedious and confusing and generally overwhelming.
*The child(ren) waiting for us--that they would be protected from further trauma and hurts, that their hearts would begin to soften towards the idea of being loved and in a family, that they would feel safe and protected and secure where they are now, that the Holy Spirit would bring peace and comfort to their days and nights.
*For financial provision during this adoption process.
*Protection emotionally, spiritually, mentally as our family is stepping into this. It's a vulnerable, trusting place to be for a while.


Thank you and we love you so,
The Hoffers