Lifesong for Orphans

Adoption can be an overwhelming thought on so many levels, one of which is financially.  We were so excited to learn about opportunities through the non-profit organization, "Lifesong for Orphans" (www.lifesongfororphans.org), including fundraising assistance, grants and interest-free loans; they also partner with churches to set up accounts for donations/support for adoptive families.  A testimonial of our experience with Lifesong was featured online in January 2014...read below to see how God blessed us in so many ways as we partnered with Lifesong:

"Thankful for a new year and the opportunity to share more adoptive family testimonies with you! Listen in this week and Chris and Kirsty share from their journey to their daughter Fei from China. We were blessed to be able to partner with this family by providing them with an interest-free loan and fundraising support. Join us in rejoicing with this forever family…

It was truly remarkable to share our adoption journey with family and friends through our fundraising, allowing them to participate in the process if they so chose.  Further, the opportunity to share both the need of and Christ’s challenge to care for orphans and widows allowed us many conversations about God’s work in our lives and his consistent faithfulness. God had laid adoption on our hearts for a long time, though we were uncertain as to how the details would be worked out.  He used Lifesong to bridge the financial gap and bring our daughter home!
The day we were matched with Long Di Fei (Fei Isabella) had God’s fingerprints all over it!  First, it was our 15^th wedding anniversary and Kirsty was home to immediately receive the initial call from Holt International, which was atypical for that particular weekday.  Shortly after hearing from Kirsty on the phone, Chris was walking to his car and saw a HUGE rainbow in the sky…without any sign of rain…in the middle of the Arizona desert (her room was already decorated with Noah’s Ark items)!  Upon watching a video of her that night, we realized her first name was Fei (“Fay”), also Kirsty’s grandmother’s name, who went home to be with the Lord years earlier.  Finally, for the first time in years, immediate family (who live out-of-state) were all in town that week, allowing us to share the news about our newest family member in person!  God’s fingerprints were so obvious, even in each moment…we were convinced that this little girl was the daughter the Lord had chosen for us!
We had heard about Lifesong early on in our adoption journey from a friend who was so excited to share what a blessing Lifesong had been to her family.  It was over a year later before we had a chance to experience ourselves the encouragement, support and guidance of an organization that made such an impact by coming alongside us to fundraise, as well as provide us an interest free loan.  The Christ-centered materials, guidance and professionalism of the staff enabled us to feel completely comfortable requesting that family and friends use Lifesong for their tax-deductible contributions.  Our Family Account Manager was consistently helpful and encouraging, as well as incredibly efficient in the turn-around time of reimbursing our expenses.  We have confidently referred other families exploring adoption to Lifesong, particularly if they are concerned about expenses, while encouraging them to not let finances stand in the way of God’s plan."
-Chris & Kirsty, adoptive parents of Fei from China

- See more at: http://www.lifesongfororphans.org/blog/2014/01/why-its-good-to-share-your-adoption-journey-family-friday/#sthash.UQmejL6H.dpuf