Dear Family and Friends,
Did you know it is estimated less than 10% of all orphan children are adopted into evangelical Christian families? According to current estimates, if only 10% more Christians in America would adopt, it would be equivalent to providing homes for all the orphans in Eastern Europe (1.5 million), Latin America (400,000), and the US foster care system (150,000).
We’ve felt so clearly directed to adopt, and we also desire to give an orphan child a family that he probably won’t otherwise have. God desires for orphans of all nations to be loved, cared for and adopted into Christian families.
The biggest challenge for us is not opening our hearts and home to another child, but it is in finding the finances to make this happen. By God’s grace we’ve been able to fund this adoption, which still amazes us and are finally in the home stretch. 
Honestly, it’s a little difficult (because of our pride), to make our needs known to the Body of Christ around us, but we also know it’s very Biblical to do so. We appreciate your friendship very much and would like you to pray & consider helping us in our adoption. There are two ways you can help:1. Prayer – Please pray God would tenderly care for Ageze and Tesfa in Ethiopia until we are able to bring them home, that God would prepare Grant and Kate for the upcoming changes to our family, and that God will give us wisdom, discernment, and insight as we raise Ageze and Tesfa to know Jesus Christ.
2. Financial support - Will you please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us pay the remaining $3,000 in adoption expenses, to bring Ageze and Tesfa home?
Lifesong (www.lifesongfororphans.org) has graciously given us the ability to offer a tax deductible way for you to support Ageze and Tesfa to help bring them home.
If you would like to help us bring Ageze and Tesfa home, you can send your tax-deductible gift between now and July 9th to the address below. Lifesong is a trusted organization administering the funds on Ageze and Tesfa’s behalf, and will pay adoption expenses out of funds received.
1. Please make checks payable to: Lifesong. You may preference how the donation might be used by writing “preference Gilliss #1167 adoption” in the memo section of your check.
(*Note: In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to Lifesong which retains full discretion and control over its use.)
2. Mail checks to:
Lifesong for Orphans
Attn: Gilliss #1167 adoption
PO Box 40
Gridley, IL 61744
Thank you for your support!
In Christ,
Kasey, Kristen, Grant & Kate
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