**For those that were not on our mailing list, below is our announcement.
June 6, 2012
Dear Family
and Friends,
We write
this letter to you with much excitement and anticipation, and maybe a little
bit of crazy too, over the journey we are embarking on. For a while now we have wanted to add to our
family, and through God’s leading and example we have decided to pursue
adoption. We did not come to this decision lightly but
are excited for where this journey will take us.
We are
working with an organization called All God’s Children International and have
entered into the Ethiopia program.
Hopefully, in the next year or two we will bring home a sweet brown
skinned baby boy or girl. You may be
wondering why we have chosen to adopt a baby that doesn’t “match” our
family. From studying scripture we know
that we are called to take care of those who are abandoned and orphaned, and
similar to our own adoption as God’s children we feel led to follow the Lord’s
example. As we embrace the Ethiopian
culture and love a child that looks different from us, we know the journey will
be difficult at times, but all together beautiful as we ultimately believe we
find our identity in Christ not in our adversities or differences.
We are
writing this letter to share with you our news, and to ask for your support:
First of all and most
importantly, we ask for prayer. We need to be lifted up in prayer for wisdom in
our decisions, and for God to make our paths clear. Also, pray for all of the hands involved,
including our child who is waiting.
Secondly and almost as
important, we would humbly like to ask for financial support. Adoption is very
expensive, and when we finally bring our child home the total cost will be
somewhere between $20,000-30,000. We are confident that God will provide, as he
always does, for our journey.
It is our hope
that you will partner with us in this important mission. It is the calling on
all of us as Christians, to care for widows and orphans. Not everyone is called
to bring an orphan into their home, but it is our job to do what we can to care
for them. There are many ways to do this- but if this is a mission, if we are a
family, who you can believe in, then we would ask you to prayerfully consider
donating to our family and to our child.
If you’d
like to follow us on our journey, please check out our blog (dansonja.blogspot.com)
for updates and additional fundraising opportunities we hope to organize.
“I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for
I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen
you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” Isaiah 41: 9-10.
“I will not leave you as orphans; I
will come to you.” John 14:18
Thank you again for your support and prayers.
With Love,
The Newcomer Family—Dan, Sonja, Selah, and Eli
Contact Information:
3168 SE Hampton Loop
Troutdale, OR 97060
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