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First Official Fundraiser***Please pass on!

There's no doubt adoption is expensive. We are diligently saving away and living on a tight budget. It's extremely humbling to ask for help but we can't do this alone. We've prayed about how to fundraise well and are committed to being honest and trustworthy with your support. If you'd like more information on the breakdown of costs, we have included estimations given by our agency under the "Our Ugandan Adoption" at the top of the page

We have purchased a 252 piece puzzle to make and eventually hang in our child's room. On one side is the Ugandan flag. We hope our child is proud of being Ugandan, we want to keep the culture and spirit of Uganda alive in our child and in our family!


On the other side, we will be writing the names of people who have financially partnered with us. Each puzzle piece is $10 and you can purchase as many as you like. Then tell us what name you would like on the back. It could be your name, someone you want to honor, whatever you'd like. We would love to flip this over one day and have our child see all the people who loved them long before they were home. To donate click on the donate button on the side of the page. Then click to add special instructions and tell us whose name you want on each piece. Every penny will go directly to our adoption!


Please pass this on to anyone and everyone you know. We are excited to see close friends and family as well as strangers names on the back of the puzzle. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment below. We are committed to being totally transparent and will update periodically on how many pieces we have left. When all pieces are bought, we will have covered the amount for our home study. Also, please share this with friends, family, on facebook or instagram...please help us get the word out! Thank you in advance for loving us and our child in such a tangible way! We can't wait to see how God moves in providing for our financial needs!!

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