UPDATE- 11/9/12
My Family and God know the goal we need to reach so we can begin to start applying to agencies and we are off to a great start, So Humbled and Thankful!
This is just a reminder that if God has lead you to donate that those donations should be postmarked by Nov. 30 in order for our family to receive credit.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers.
We are excited to announce that we have been blessed with a matching grant opportunity! This is pretty exciting as they are hard to get, but God has blessed us.
Below are the letters that have been sent out via mail, and I am hoping reach all that I did not get by mail.
Will you prayerfully consider blessing our family? Our need is to reach $14,000.00 so we can begin applying to agencies to bring our next little one or ones home soon! Thanks & God Bless
All donations need to be postmarked by November 30, 2012.
Dear Family and Friends,
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 adoption. We have started
down this path of adoption and will be excited to bring a child into our home
within the next three to nine months. We
have felt led to pursue a child or twins domestically here in the United States
and will be applying to agencies and then waiting for the specific child or
children God has for us.
This 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, adoption agency, lawyers, travel expenses, etc., with the total
cost ending up somewhere around $30,000.
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 directly to our agency. 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.
Please find enclosed a grant award letter that will
explain more about the matching grant program from Hand in Hand Christian
Adoption, Inc. You can find out more about Hand in Hand through their
website at www.handinhandadopt.org.
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 November 30, 2012 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.
Kent & Carrie Stamm
18318 Mimosa Court
Gardner,
KS 66030
Thank you for your prayerful consideration in
helping a child find a “forever” family.
"Children
are a heritage from the Lord. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior, blessed is
he whose quiver is full of them." Psalm 127:3-5
You can
follow our next adoption journey here:
www.itsgodsgospel.blogspot.com
Walking Hand in Hand,
Kent & Carrie Stamm
carriestamm@gmail.com
Start of Letter from Hand In Hand....I could not figure out how to get the logo on here, but hopefully will later today.
October 19, 2012
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Stamm
Dear Kent & Carrie:
We have reviewed your application for a matching grant and are pleased to inform you that you have been awarded a dollar for dollar matching grant up to $7,000. The specific amount received will depend on the amount of funds donated by family and friends on your behalf. The grant amount includes both the funds raised and the funds matched by HANDinHAND Christian Adoption, Inc. If you raise $3,500 from family and friends, HANDinHAND will match those funds for a total grant of $7,000.
All monies will be disbursed directly to your adoption agency, adoption lawyer or other adoption expenses after HANDinHAND has received an approved invoice from one of these sources. Monies already paid will not be reimbursed. Only outstanding balances will be paid by your awarded grant. Monies will be disbursed up to the amount of the final awarded grant. Funds received over the grant amount will go toward your adoption expenses not to exceed the outstanding adoption costs. Funds received over outstanding adoption expenses will help other children find "forever" families through the general fund of HANDinHAND Christian Adoption, Inc.
All donated monies must be in our HANDinHAND office or postmarked by November 30, 2012 to be considered in the dollar for dollar match for your specific grant. Funds received after this time will go toward the general fund of HANDinHAND Christian Adoption, Inc. to continue to help children find "forever" families.
In the case of a disrupted adoption, monies will be held for your use for up to 1 year from the disruption then after that time will be used to help other children and their families through Hand in Hand’s general fund.
We are so excited to be able in a small way to help a child find a "forever" family. Thank you for being obedient to God’s call in your life to help a child. We appreciate your heart and look forward to working with you in accomplishing this goal.
Sincerely,
Trudy A. George
President
HANDinHAND Christian Adoption, Inc.
