Tax Deductible Donations!

Dear Friends and Family,

We can not begin to express the outpouring of love and generosity we've received from our friends, family and community. We are continually humbled by God's provision and every time we've had a financial deadline to meet, we've had enough money in our adoption account. God is good.

We wanted to let you know that we have partnered with an organization called Project Hopeful who's mission is to bring hope to overlooked children and vulnerable mothers around the world. They work in the United States and globally to support families and individuals fostering, adopting, or considering care for overlooked orphaned children. They have developed a focused set of in-country care efforts in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Uganda and Ukraine to provide direct care and support to women, children and families who are without resources. Their goal is to bring the right educational, financial, spiritual, and emotional resources to where they can make the most impact for each overlooked child. 

With that said, they have graciously taken us on as a Ugandan family and all donations given through their website toward our adoption will be tax deductible. You can access our "family page" by using this link:
 http://www.projecthopeful.org/matched-families/stevens-family

We have our next fundraiser coming up on Sunday and we are believing for God's provision once again. We need $7,500 in the next month to be able obtain the clearance paperwork needed and ultimately submit our dossier.

Thank you for all your love and support and we will continue to keep you posted on our progress.

We love you!

Home Study Paperwork Complete!

Hi Friends and Family!

We wanted to give you a quick update to let you know that we submitted our home study paperwork this morning!!! And man it feels good!!! 

          About to mail our paperwork!

It took us a little under a month to complete the 34 documents required (mainly because Bettina is a crazy woman!), and now it's just a matter of waiting for our background checks, fingerprints and other papers to be confirmed and approved. 

                                                     

Once our history packet is approved we will be assigned a social worker who will come to our house for the interview process, which will consist of 3-4 visits to our home. Additionally, we need to complete 16 hours of education regarding parenting and adoption, to fulfill Virginia State requirements. 

We are now waiting for our dossier checklist to come in which will begin the process of phase 3! We're hoping that many of these documents will be similar in nature to our home study paperwork which should save us some time in the long run. 

So far we have paid about $15,000 of the total and will need $7,200 more when our dossier is complete. God has been very faithful through this process and we are continuing to believe for His provision. Our next fundraiser will be our silent auction on November 2, which we're believing will bring in that amount (if not more!). 

Thank you again for partnering with us and for your continued prayers and support. We couldn't do it without you!

More to come!

Silent Auction Fundraiser!

Hi Again!

Just wanted to let you all know we are having our next fundraiser on Sunday, November 2 from 1-4 pmat Keswick Vineyards! 

The cost will be $15 per person and will include wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres and desserts!

The fundraiser itself will be a silent auction of locally donated goods from the Charlottesville and Rochester communities!

The bidding will take place from 2-3pm and you do not have to be present to win.

Items will include:
2-night stay at the Clifton Inn
2-night stay at Montfair Resort Farm
Diamond Earrings
A portrait session
Personal training sessions
Private Pilates lessons
Local art and pottery
Golf Lesson
Gift baskets
Local furniture
Date Night Package
Haircut and spa certificate 
Ragged Mountain Running Shop Gift Certificate
Local rrestaurant gift cards
and much more!

It has been a pleasure to partner with local Charlottesville vendors to make this all come together, and we are excited to see the event unfold!

If you are able to attend please RSVP by October 25.

We are hoping to raise $7,500 as that is the next installment needed to move forward into phase 3 of our paperwork. With that said, please spread the word to friends and family as every penny helps!

Thank you all again for your love and support and we look forward to seeing you all there!

xoxo,