Help us bring “K” home!

If there is any cause worth fighting for, it is that children deserve a family. 

Our names are April and Peter. Before we met, we both had adoption on our hearts. We had both prayed for a spouse who wanted to adopt a child someday, and God brought us together in the funniest way. But that’s a story for another time. ;)

We had the privilege of hosting "K" this past summer through a host-to-adopt program that helps older kids find their forever families. As a 13-year-old, her chances of being adopted are between 0 and 2%. K has lived in at least three orphanages since she was 8 years old, but despite suffering through trauma and adversity, she still has the most beautiful heart and a positive attitude.

 

From the moment we met her, we knew she would be our daughter someday. We had an absolutely amazing time with K for five weeks this summer. She fits perfectly into our family. She has a similar sense of humor to ours and enjoys doing many of the same activities we do, such as hiking, skating, swimming and playing games together. And we all just clicked, you know? We felt so privileged she opened her heart to us while she was here.

We truly feel that K is already a part of our family; we just need help financially to bring her home. Unfortunately, adoption costs prohibit many families from standing in the gap for these precious children. Money should never be the reason why a child doesn't have a family, so we humbly ask for your help to cover the costs. We are happy to share the fees sheet from our adoption agency with you for transparency (see below). We also want to note that due to her health diagnoses, she will need extra care once she comes home, so anything raised above and beyond the goal will go directly to her care.

We feel complete as a family with K. Even our friends and family commented that in our photos together, we look like we belong together...like we’ve always been a family. Life is more fun with K's radiant smile and fun-loving attitude. She is truly a special child. But Adoption is not just about completing our family; it’s about bringing our family to a child. Every child deserves a family, and our hearts want to give K the love and support she wants, needs and deserves. We want to give her as much of a childhood as we still can, since she missed out on so much of it already.

On K's last day with us, she said, “You guys have provided for me in every way that I needed while I was here. Of course, the material things don’t matter as much to me as the support. You’ve shown me love and support, and given me confidence, something I haven’t had from a family before. This is all I ever wanted. I’m so happy here. Thank you for all you’ve done for me.” She told her social worker that her biggest fear is not being adopted by us. (Cue tears here, y’all. My heart broke when I read that.) 

We cannot leave her behind to live the rest of her childhood in an orphanage. Please help us bring our daughter to her forever home where she will know love, and never feel alone again.

(We have to shorten her name to "K" for privacy reasons).

In the fees document link below, scroll down to the second-to-last page where it says "Total range of estimated fees and costs. You will see 1 child: $34,270-59,796." Our agency has said that most families' average costs are $45,000.

If you know us personally and prefer to donate via another method that doesn’t charge transaction fees please contact us. :)