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Adoption Fundraiser Report June 2013

We are ever so grateful and blessed for the support of friends, family, and new friends who have joined us in this adoption journey!  New to the blog?  Visit here to read all about us and thanks for stopping in!

Adopting Internationally (read here) - A journey it truly is as there are many steps to the process and in turn, many fees along the way.  God has touched our lives in a deep way when He has faithfully provided for our needs over and over again.  Through His people and the kindness of strangers we have been coming closer and closer to our financial goal of $45,000!!  This costs includes costs to the U.S. for their requirements for adopting families, costs to Ethiopia foreign fees, and costs for travel.  It is a requirement for us to both travel twice to Ethiopia so flight costs are nearing 1/3 of our total expenses.

To view past months fundraising reports visit here.  And to read more about the adoption costs visit here.

June's Donations:
Love Offering Donations: $2,732.00
Father's Day Raffle Basket $66.00
Mama's Nest Necklaces $367.00
Donations: $1,450.00

Total for June: $4,615.00

Praise God!!! Only possible by His grace and hand at work!

So what's left?? Last month we were near $9,000.00 away from our goal and so excited to move the place value from the ten-thousand to the thousand mark!  This month we are getting down to the wire with $4,600 remaining!!  Praying for the Lord to continue to guide us and show us His graces in providing these needs.

Thank you for helping! Considered helping out, but haven't yet?  Would you make July your month to give? Donate by our paypal button on the homepage or participate in an upcoming fundraiser! Thank you so very much! Every amount helps and every prayer is heard! Thank you prayer warriors! 

Current Fundraiser: Thirty-One Party!  Visit www.mythirtyone.com/RNCGifts/ and go to Erin Vogtman Adoption Party to order!  Party is open until July 5! All commissions are being donated to us for the adoption funds! Hostess gifts will be used to raffle at the One Sought Me Walk for Orphan Adoption on July 20th!

Upcoming Fundraiser: One Sought Me Walk for Orphan Adoption, July 20th.  Read more here or go to www.onesoughtmewalk.org

Trusting in Him to guide our every step! Listening to His guidance and steadfast in His confirmation to us that this is the right way, the path He has chosen for our family! 

Isaiah 30:21
"And your ears will hear a word behind you, "This is the way, walk in it," whenever you turn to the right or to the left."


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