Dear Family and Friends,
Over the past several years we have found ourselves approaching a new bend in the road ahead that we had not anticipated. Our commitment to follow Jesus seems to always lead us to unexpected surprises and blessings when we follow where He leads! Recently, we have felt strongly that He is calling us to adopt a baby. We know that God cares deeply about the needs of widows and orphans (James 1:27) and we know that He sets the lonely in families (Psalm 68:6). There are many minority babies born in our nation with very few families waiting to adopt them. We believe God has a marvelous blessing awaiting our family, and at the same time, He desires to give our family to a precious little one who needs our love. Can you believe it? What will we do next? We have completed our home study and are now officially waiting for God to orchestrate our adoption. Our profile will soon be made available to be viewed by birth mothers and we could become parents again at any time!
This is a huge leap of faith for us and we are writing to ask for the support of our friends and family emotionally, prayerfully, and if God leads, financially. We ask for your prayers as we go through the sometimes tumultuous road toward adoption. Please pray for the health and safety of the child God has planned for us and also for the health and safety of the child’s birthmother. Pray that our relationship with our child’s birthmother will be full of grace and that we will love her well. She will have made a very courageous decision to carry her baby to birth. Placing that baby in our arms will take an equal amount of strength and courage.
We have already raised about $5000 to cover the cost of our home study and the other services needed to bring us to this point of our journey. The high COST of adoption is often the main obstacle that stands in the way of hopeful families. Our adoption will cost between $25,000 and $30,000, possibly even more. We will most likely spend about $5000 in additional funds for travel and lodging in our baby’s birth state before we can bring our baby home. There will be legal fees and possible medical fees for the baby’s mother. We are continuing to explore every avenue we know of to raise this money. Every penny will be worth it! We know this is a large sum of money, but we trust God has a plan to help us fund our adoption.
The Minority Infant and Child Adoption Help (MICAH) Fund is a registered 501(3)(c) non profit organization incorporated in the state of Minnesota, whose mission is to glorify God by helping to make possible the placement of African American and biracial infants/children into loving, Christian homes. They will match, dollar for dollar, up to $2000, every gift that is received on our behalf!
If you feel led to support us financially in our pursuit of this adoption, your gift can be 100% tax deductible when made through the MICAH Fund. The Fund has asked us to make clear to you that according to IRS regulations, gifts are not eligible to be tax deductible if legally controlled by the donor. This means that once your gift has been received, you may not recall it or demand it be applied to the grant of your choice. The MICAH Fund makes every effort to honor the suggestions of these gifts, and would be happy to discuss these issues with you further if you wish. The MICAH Fund number is 651-636-5255. They can also be located at www.micahfund.org
Because all donations to the fund are paid directly to adoption agencies, and the MICAH Fund will not give grants directly to individuals, gifts must be received before the placement of our child (ASAP). Any gifts received after this date would be placed into the general adoption grant fund.
Thank you so much for taking time to read this letter! Please PRAY for us in this journey even if you do not feel called to partner with us financially. We are so excited for what God has in store and for the baby He has chosen for us!
Thank you!!
Rick, Sylvia, Ben, Olivia, Bethany, Sarah, and Solomon
Over the past several years we have found ourselves approaching a new bend in the road ahead that we had not anticipated. Our commitment to follow Jesus seems to always lead us to unexpected surprises and blessings when we follow where He leads! Recently, we have felt strongly that He is calling us to adopt a baby. We know that God cares deeply about the needs of widows and orphans (James 1:27) and we know that He sets the lonely in families (Psalm 68:6). There are many minority babies born in our nation with very few families waiting to adopt them. We believe God has a marvelous blessing awaiting our family, and at the same time, He desires to give our family to a precious little one who needs our love. Can you believe it? What will we do next? We have completed our home study and are now officially waiting for God to orchestrate our adoption. Our profile will soon be made available to be viewed by birth mothers and we could become parents again at any time!
This is a huge leap of faith for us and we are writing to ask for the support of our friends and family emotionally, prayerfully, and if God leads, financially. We ask for your prayers as we go through the sometimes tumultuous road toward adoption. Please pray for the health and safety of the child God has planned for us and also for the health and safety of the child’s birthmother. Pray that our relationship with our child’s birthmother will be full of grace and that we will love her well. She will have made a very courageous decision to carry her baby to birth. Placing that baby in our arms will take an equal amount of strength and courage.
We have already raised about $5000 to cover the cost of our home study and the other services needed to bring us to this point of our journey. The high COST of adoption is often the main obstacle that stands in the way of hopeful families. Our adoption will cost between $25,000 and $30,000, possibly even more. We will most likely spend about $5000 in additional funds for travel and lodging in our baby’s birth state before we can bring our baby home. There will be legal fees and possible medical fees for the baby’s mother. We are continuing to explore every avenue we know of to raise this money. Every penny will be worth it! We know this is a large sum of money, but we trust God has a plan to help us fund our adoption.
The Minority Infant and Child Adoption Help (MICAH) Fund is a registered 501(3)(c) non profit organization incorporated in the state of Minnesota, whose mission is to glorify God by helping to make possible the placement of African American and biracial infants/children into loving, Christian homes. They will match, dollar for dollar, up to $2000, every gift that is received on our behalf!
If you feel led to support us financially in our pursuit of this adoption, your gift can be 100% tax deductible when made through the MICAH Fund. The Fund has asked us to make clear to you that according to IRS regulations, gifts are not eligible to be tax deductible if legally controlled by the donor. This means that once your gift has been received, you may not recall it or demand it be applied to the grant of your choice. The MICAH Fund makes every effort to honor the suggestions of these gifts, and would be happy to discuss these issues with you further if you wish. The MICAH Fund number is 651-636-5255. They can also be located at www.micahfund.org
Because all donations to the fund are paid directly to adoption agencies, and the MICAH Fund will not give grants directly to individuals, gifts must be received before the placement of our child (ASAP). Any gifts received after this date would be placed into the general adoption grant fund.
Gifts in the form of checks may be sent to
MICAH Fund, attn: Dave Feldner, 2112 NE
Broadway Street, Minneapolis, MN
55413. Donations may also be made
online at www.micahfund.org The MICAH
Fund is unable to accept telephone credit card donations.
Thank you so much for taking time to read this letter! Please PRAY for us in this journey even if you do not feel called to partner with us financially. We are so excited for what God has in store and for the baby He has chosen for us!
Thank you!!
Rick, Sylvia, Ben, Olivia, Bethany, Sarah, and Solomon
September 17, 2012
Dear church, family, and friends of Rick and Sylvia,
The MICAH Fund (www.micahfund.org) is a non profit
organization whose mission is to glorify God by helping to make possible the
placement of African American and biracial infants and children into loving,
Christian homes. The MICAH Fund is a
registered 501(3)(c) organization registered in the state of Minnesota. The MICAH Fund is dedicated to help meet the
financial needs of Christian families seeking to obey God’s call to “visit the
fatherless…in their affliction” (James 1:27).
We believe adoption at its core is evangelism – a vital part
of bringing the mission field home. God
desires children to be adopted into Christ-honoring families so they may be
ultimately adopted into His eternal family through Jesus Christ. God calls us to fulfill James 1:27.
Rick and Sylvia have sensed God’s call and have joyfully stepped out in faith and obedience to walk the journey of adoption. As you may already know, adoption is expensive, can cost up to $25,000 (or more), and this prevents many families from adopting. The MICAH Fund believes God has raised up Rick and Sylvia “for such a time as this,” and we have committed to an adoption matching grant of $2,000 to help raise the funds necessary for this adoption. This means the MICAH Fund will match dollar for dollar what Rick and Sylvia raise from their church, family, and friends between now and the placement of this child up to $2,000. Gifts can be raised over and above this amount but will not be matched. We invite you to support them financially to make this adoption possible. Your gift is tax deductible and you will receive a tax deductible receipt.
Will you invest financially in the life of the child God has
for this family? It will be an
investment with eternal return.
Sincerely,
Maridel Sandberg
President of the MICAH Fund
P.S. Receipts for your gift are sent out quarterly and then again at the end of year. We appreciate your support.
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