Bethany Christian did call call us on Tuesday and said that they'd be emailing us our paperwork (aka first steps in the family assessment) by the end of this week! WooHoo! We did find out that the FA costs twice as much as we had anticipated...But, we're not too concerned...We're confident that God will provide in His way and His time. We've never had to raise money for anything before such as a mission trip (I'm probably the only CIU alumni who can say that! Haha) so this is a really cool experience to see how God will provide! If thousands of full-time missionaries rely on support for their salaries, it shouldn't be too hard for us to raise this money. We sent out letters to our family and extended family asking for their partnership in prayer and in any financial gift that they may feel led to give - but no one is to feel obligated by any means. Thank you to those of you who have already blessed us! :)
We did have a distraction this week that we feel was the enemy opposing us - please pray that God would provide peace and protection during this process...like Dr. Russell Moore's video below says...adoption really is spiritual warfare! And yes, we did read his new book, Adopted for Life, which was such a GREAT book! Dr. Moore does an awesome job at tying adoption and the gospel together. Every Christian needs to read this book regardless of whether or not you're interested in adopting a child.
We were also super blessed to have been able to take a weekend trip with Aaron's family to Hilton Head this past weekend - And can you believe that our camera died on us there?! Of all places! Sadly, we didn't get any pictures of us at the beach. Thank you so much, Bill & Mama Niecey for this trip - We had so much fun!!!
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Hey Jennifer, what is "FA"? I am a little confused by the Acronym...
I will have to read that book!
"FA" stands for Family Assessment, which is what Bethany Christian refers to as their home study. :)
Congrats on your decision to adopt embryos!!! We adopted embryos and are now 12 weeks pregnant with twins. We did not want to pay for a family assessment or another homestudy since we have previously adopted 5 kids. There are other much less expensive options out there such as www.MiraclesWaiting.org and doctors' offices that have donated embryos. I know of a few if you are interested.
Please feel free to contact me @ JensAdoptionBlessings@gmail.com.
Best of Luck!!!
Jennifer, Sorry, we had a homestudy all ready when we got to Bethany, so we didn't have to do ours through them-is that maybe an option? TO have it done through another, less expensive agency, or an independent home study person and then have Bethany approve it?
Yes, we could technically have our home study done through another agency, but we'd still have to pay Bethany $200 to approve it. We'd probably still come out cheaper. However, we have really liked talking with Bethany thus far - they seem really helpful and willing to work with us...so, we're pursuing them in faith. Thankfully, the entire fee isn't due at one time,so we're praying and trusting God to provide for the rest of the journey. :)
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