Dear friends and family,
Many of you have prayed with us, waited with us and
sometimes cried with us in our journey of adoption. We are so thrilled to tell
you that our journey has hit a turning point. Through more small details than
my mind can even comprehend our gracious Father is granting us the privilege of
being the parents of one more SON. We are so, so excited.
Our son is waiting in China for parents to come find him and
show him what it means to have a home, what it means to know love and what it
means to know Who is Love. He is the most adorable little boy. Oh my stars, he
is so cute! He is four years old and he has thalassemia.
Thalassemia is a very serious blood disorder. You can read
up on it here, http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thalassemia/DS00905.
In China right now there is a massive blood shortage and without his monthly
transfusions he will not survive. Our hearts our heavy with the responsibility
of bringing him home and getting him the medical attention he so desperately
needs.
Many of you know that international adoption is a very
expensive road. Perhaps in truth that is why we did not go down this road
first. The total will be a little over $30,000. To be honest our faith is so,
so small and that seems like an insurmountable amount of money. But I trust in my
heavenly Father who knows our needs. He does not want this little boy to die
alone in an orphanage. He wants him in a home surrounded by love and learning of
His Love. Right now we need to save/raise close to $6,000 to get our home
study rewritten for an international adoption and for agency fees and
applications costs as well as a fee for the Chinese government to lock him in
for our family. After that point in the process we will be eligible to apply
for grants to help with some of the remaining payments. We know so many of you
have asked how you can help in the past. If you would like to give no amount is
too small. You can email us at hookedonfaith05@gmail.com
for our address or there is also a donation spot on our blog. I will be selling
things in an etsy store, Faith has started her own venture which you can find
over at www.superflykids.blogspot.com.
Any ideas are very welcome. We have so many creative friends and I am sure
there are ideas I have not thought of, so feel free to send ideas our way.
We covet your prayers for our family during this time. One
thing we know, God hears and answers our prayers. Right now we need the
strength of our Great God. We love and appreciate every single one of you,
Blessing in Christ,
Katie and Craig Hurst
Congratulations, Katie, that is so, so exciting! I'm Sarah Perrin's sister, and my husband and I are also planning to adopt..quite possibly from China. In addition to other needs, we are also looking at thalassemia. We'll be praying for you as you begin this journey! Maybe we'll end up traveling at the same time :)
ReplyDeleteShannon (http://thatlovemayabound.blogspot.com/)
Shannon, I am so, so excited for you. There are quite a few kiddos with thalassemia being advocated for on blogs right now if you'd like to email me at hookedonfaith05@gmail.com I'd love to share them with you. There is even one boy from our little guy's orphanage waiting for a family!
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