Simply. God said to. I have so many things I want to put here. I want to list all the scriptures that talk about orphans and how God calls us each to care for them. I want to quote the speakers who have talked about how adopting is living out the gospel in front of the world. I could type up paragraph after paragraph of statistics about the millions of children that need homes. BUT. But, honestly, the central reason is He personally broke my heart for them. I look at the children sitting around my table at meals and I think. I think about how if Matt and I weren't here that I would hope someone would sacrifice to take them in... together. I look and see the empty seats, the empty beds, the extra food, the fun we have, the love we share, the grandparents and family they are surrounded with... I see that God gave us more than we need or could ever ask for. Not so that we can simply enjoy it. He gave it to us to give back to Him. To use it for His glory. To bless all those He has brought into my life. As I was struggling to fully commit to international adoption and then to Africa and then to Uganda, I came across a video on someones blog. It was called Depraved Indifference... and hit me. Hard. If that was one of my children... hungry, lonely, heartbroken... wouldn't I do anything and everything I could to get to them?!? Each one of those children is God's child. Are we not to be His body reaching out to care for them in their time of need! It no longer mattered what it was going to cost our family to bring them home. God paid the ultimate cost to bring me home. He gave it all up for me. How could I not do the same and go when He says go.

God is sending us to Uganda to bring home a ISAAC and JOHN! We're so excited to grow our family through adoption.

We've started a fundraiser on Pure Charity to raise the funding that we need to make our adoption a success. We have a donations goal of $25,000 that will go towards the initial cost of the adoption. It's been laid on our hearts to help give a sibling group an opportunity like this and we hope that you will consider helping us make our dream a reality.

Would you kindly consider making a donation? Every donation is important and will help make this adoption a success, but more important than that is that you would pray for us as we prepare to bring them home! 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!

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