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BRINGING JIREH HOME:
JOSH & KIM'S ADOPTION UPDATE
Hi friend! We hope all is well. This month we are launching our puzzle fundraiser, and wanted to share it with you, along with some updates about what has been happening around here. Thanks for journeying with us in this!
PUZZLE FUNDRAISER

We're excited to kick off our adoption with this Puzzle Fundraiser! We could really use your prayers and support as we start this new journey.  Here’s one way you can be involved.

Adoption can be expensive (~$42,000) and it’s humbling to ask people for help. But over the years we’ve seen what a blessing it is to do things in community, in partnership with others. Thank you for being a piece of our puzzle! Now we’re asking that you be a part of our child’s puzzle as well.

We are so excited about this fundraiser, because we are creating a picture together. Me and you!  We’ve designed a 500 piece puzzle with the hope that it will not only help raise a significant portion of our funds, but will also be a keepsake that our child can look back on throughout his life and see all the people that played a role in his story.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

  1. We have designed a really sweet looking 500 piece puzzle.
  2. You can “purchase” a piece of the puzzle by donating $20. You can choose to buy one or many. There is no limit!
  3. To purchase, simply visit: www.purecharity.com/bringingjirehhome  and click “Donate to this Fundraiser”
  4. After we get your donation we will write your name on the back of your puzzle piece(s).
  5. When every piece is sold, we will put the puzzle together in double-sided glass and hang it in our child’s room. This way he can always look back and see who had a “piece” in bringing him home.
Get Your Piece!
IN OTHER NEWS
Adoption Training In Chicago
In our last newsletter we mentioned that we had a training coming up. We're happy to report that it went really well. We listened to a child psychologist for the first half of the day, and the second half we had a special treat- a panel of a family with two children adopted from S.Korea!  We learned so much, and can't wait to learn more. We also had some quality time with family and enjoyed the city a bit.  Want more details? Click here to read more.
Portraits in the Park
A few weeks ago we took pictures in a local park (two weekends in a row!) as our first fundraiser. Not only did we reach our goal ($500), but it was such an encouragement to have so many people come out to support and love on us in this. Thanks!  We loved taking pictures of your sweet families. We wrote up a review here about the day.


 
Adoption Fees
What are these fundraisers even for? Since starting the adoption process, we’ve gotten this question a lot, “Why does it cost so much?!” We've taken some time to break down our adoption costs so that you can get a more thorough idea of where all the money goes. This is pretty detailed, but we thought it may be helpful for those of you who want to know the nitty gritty. See the details here.
Year in Review
It's hard to believe that even though we turned in our application in Feb, we started this process a year ago. Learn how we got to this point.

Coming Up

June: Mini markets Month
Papparazi Jewelry, Norwex, & Coffee!!

Like shopping online? We have some awesome vendors that are running some fundraisers for us in June! Keep in the loop on FB
Josh & Kim's Adoption Blog
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