We recently received word of a baby on the West Coast who would soon be in need of a family. She was born to foreign parents who made the decision to deliver the baby in the United States hoping to give her access to life and care they couldn't provide for her in their country.

This little baby has Down syndrome, some repairable heart issues, and is currently on a feeding tube.

We had originally thought we would have about 6-8 weeks to get our affairs in order and travel cross-country to complete the adoption. However, we learned tonight that our 6 week timeline has been bumped up to 5 days. Kelley is with the baby and has assumed temporary legal guardianship while the home study is completed, which will take 4-6 weeks. She will have to stay on the West Coast with the baby until everything is finalized.

This creates some unique logistic challenges for us living on opposite coasts along with the financial challenges of a quick and somewhat complicated domestic adoption.

We already have housing and transportation in-state arranged but will quickly need to fund travel for two to the other side of the country and will need to arrange for flights back and forth over the next few weeks until the adoption is final.

We will also quickly have substantial home study fees, agency fees, attorney's fees, and medical fees due all before Thanksgiving.

God has a way, and we're confident his way is through people like you who believe mountains move when we walk in faith!

While we already have donations setup through PayPal on YouCaring.com, some of you have asked for a tax deductible way to contribute. PureCharity is a fantastic platform for this because 100% of your donation is tax deductible and 100% goes directly to our agency to cover our fees. It's simple and clean and a huge win for everybody!

Every donation is important and will help make this adoption a success. Also, we would appreciate your willingness to share this with others who may want to participate.

Thank you so much for being a part of our lives and helping accomplish something that's important to all of us!