Anyway, we'll update you more on our family soon, but remember that sweet little tiny Isaiah James Cromer? Well, take a look at these recent pics of sweet not-so-tiny Isaiah! This little man is growing SOOO fast and has captured his parents' hearts so quickly. He's already been in more states than most of us have (took a road trip to the annual Cromer camping excursion in Idaho already!), and I'm pretty sure we'll be arranging his marriage to our little Zoe. They love each other dearly already ;-).
I've been wanting to share an opportunity with you for a month now, but again, due to our sweet Zoe demanding every moment of our attention for her first couple months, I'm just now getting to share this. Isaiah's adoption costs have been close to covered, with just $6,000 remaining to complete the balance. We are praising the Lord for providing the Cromers with a matching grant from Hand in Hand Christian Adoptions! The matching grant extends through THIS Friday, September 27 (postmarked by). Please read the letter from the Cromers below outlining details of participating. We pray you'll consider helping them leap over this remaining financial hurdle by sending your tax-deductible donation to Hand in Hand on their behalf today!
Dear
Family and Friends,
Praise
the Lord for His faithfulness! Praise the Lord for His great and
precious promises! Praise the Lord for His gift of salvation for all!
Praise Him because “the Lord is a God who knows” (1 Samuel 2:3)!
As
many of you may have already heard we feel that God has called us on
a new journey to
provide
a “forever” family to a child through the process of domestic
minority infant adoption. The Lord's timing moved so quickly in this
calling that there was just 40 days and 40 nights between the time we
heard that Isaiah existed and the time we held him in our arms.
Isaiah James Cromer was born on July 15th weighing 6 lb 5
oz and 19 ¾ inches long. We were able to be there for his birth and
witness the miracle of life and meet the child God placed in our
family!
The
road to adoption is full of many joys and challenges, the greatest
joy being the inclusion of a child into
our family and the greatest challenge being finances. The costs of
adoption include the expense of a home study, lawyers, travel
expenses, etc., with the total cost for our adoption being around
$20,000.
We
were recently awarded a matching funds grant to help with the
expenses of our adoption through Hand in Hand Christian Adoption,
Inc. a non-profit private operating foundation. Hand in Hand will
match any funds that are donated through our friends and family for
the expenses of our adoption. All funds received through our friends
and family will be matched dollar for dollar by Hand in Hand up to
our awarded grant amount. All donations are tax-deductible. You
can find out more about Hand in Hand through their website at
www.handinhandadopt.org. If you have further questions about the Hand
in Hand matching grant program please feel free to give us a call at
(402)779-6499 or email us at mrs.cromer@hotmail.com. You may also
contact Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. with any questions you
may have. They can be reached at 913-248-5015 or by e-mail at
handinhandadopt@gmail.com.
Please
send all donations made payable to “Hand in Hand Christian
Adoption” postmarked by September 27, 2013 to: (for tax purposes
please include our name on the outside of the envelope only...do NOT
put our name on the check itself)
Hand
in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc.
Nathan
& Kimberly Cromer
18318
Mimosa Court
Gardner,
KS 66030
Thank
you for your all of your prayers and support during this exciting
time! We greatly appreciate your role in our lives as we become
Isaiah's forever family and raise him in the knowledge of the grace
and truth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Walking
Hand in Hand,
Nathan
& Kimberly Cromer
(402)779-6499
mrs.cromer@hotmail.com
