Last week was full of tangible blessings. Our family received a new uncle (brother-in-law),
a phone call and a letter.
Congratulations to Uncle James and Aunt Leanna on a
beautiful beginning to a God honoring marriage!
Our phone call was congratulating us for receiving the We
Care for Orphans adoption grant. It is a
matching grant where if we raise up to $3,000, those gifts will be matched with
another $3,000. We Care for Orphans has
given us a deadline to raise the funds of $3,000 for October 31st. We Care for Orphans recommends we send out
letters to explain the process. Here is
our letter below:
Dear Family and Friends,
"A father to the fatherless...God sets the lonely in
families..." - Psalms 68:5, 6
God has commanded us in His Word, the Bible, to care for
the orphan. We, the Wolfe Family, believe we are following in obedience to his
direction by adopting a "fatherless" child. Our next son will be a little boy
adopted from the country of Ethiopia. As a family, we are excitedly praying for
him, Boaz Moses Wolfe!
God desires for orphans of all nations to be loved,
cared for and adopted by Christian families, ultimately so they can hear the
gospel and be adopted into His eternal family through Jesus Christ! There are
many verses God has used to prick our hearts and to move us to adopt, here are a
few:
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the
Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction... James 1:27
He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the
purpose of his will...Ephesians 1:5
We are excited about opening our hearts and home to
another child, but overwhelmed at the financial extent that is required to make
this adoption happen. We estimate our total cost for adoption fees, document
preparation, home study, airfare, travel, attorney fees, etc. to be over
$35,000. We know that God is faithful and He is asking us to trust him. To
this point, by God's grace, we've been able to pay the initial $11,500.
Honestly, it is difficult and humbling to make our needs
known to the Body of Christ around us, but we know it is very Biblical to do so.
We appreciate your friendship very much and would like you to pray and consider
helping us in our adoption. There are two ways you can help:
1. Prayer - Please pray God would tenderly care for Boaz
in Ethiopia until we are able to bring him home. Pray that God would prepare
our other boys for the upcoming changes to our family. Additionally, pray
that God will give us wisdom, discernment, and insight as we raise Boaz to know
Jesus Christ.
2. Financial support - Will you please consider making a
tax-deductible donation to help us pay the remaining $23,500 in adoption
expenses, to bring Boaz home? We Care for Orphans Adoption Fund
(www.wecarefororphansfund.org) and Lifesong (www.lifesongfororphans.org) have
graciously given a Matching Grant of $3,000 to help pay the ransom for Boaz.
If you would like to be an integral part of bringing
Boaz to our family, you can send your tax-deductible gift between now and
October 31st to the address below. Lifesong is a trusted organization
administering the funds on our 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 Wolfe # 2958
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
PO Box 40 / 202 N. Ford St
Gridley, IL 61744
Thank you for investing in the Kingdom through prayer
and finances. Your investment has eternal return!(Matt 6:20) It is our hope to
continue to keep you updated as our adoption proceeds with details as we receive
them. Please pray this entire process will glorify God and fulfill His purposes!
In Christ,
The Wolfe Family
Did you catch that! Boaz Moses Wolfe. Why a name reveal? Choosing a name is very personal. Many people wait until the birth or a referral
to reveal their child’s name. Instead we
have decided to reveal his name so you, our friends and family, can pray and
give financially for our son specifically.
We want this adoption to become as “real” as possible even before we can
see his face.
Please pray with us as we watch how God uses his church and
those we love to help financially support our adoption.
And stay tuned for the letter blog post (mentioned in the
intro).
