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Adoption Finances Update

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Some have asked.

So here’s a pie chart of where the money has come from for this, our third adoption.

Mainly, we want to say “Thank You!” to everyone who has helped us so much so far.

Secondly, we are also happy to let everyone know that you can still participate! Yes, Everett is home, but not yet all the bills have been paid!

If you would find joy in participating in Everett’s adoption financially, here are the details:

Checks should be payable to “Lifesong for Orphans” and the memo must say “Johnson #5459.” Please mail to Lifesong for Orphans, PO Box 40, Gridley, IL 61744.

Lifesong has been blessed with a partner that underwrites all U.S. administrative and fundraising costs (TMG Foundation and other partners). That means 100% of your donation will go directly to the adoption.

OR, to pay online: go to www.lifesongfororphans.org/give/donate. Select “Give to an Adoptive Family.” Complete the online form and fill in “Family Account Number” and “Family Name” fields with “5459” and “Johnson.”

Notes: PayPal charges an administrative fee (2.9% + $.30 USD per transaction). Your donation will be decreased by the amount of this fee. In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to the named non-profit organization. This organization retains full discretion over its use, but intends to honor the donor’s suggested use. Individual donations $50 or more and yearly donations totaling $250 or more will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Receipts for donations under $50 will gladly be sent upon request. Lifesong is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization.

If, on the other hand, you do not need a tax-deductible receipt, adoption contributions can also be mailed directly to: Dann Johnson, 4542 Lincoln Ave., Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

Happy Spring, all!

 

 

He Knows

They waited to tell Everett he had a family until our dossier was logged into Beijing…

And we are LID. October 13.

So he knows. We got confirmation from someone who visited him that he knows he has a family.

I cannot imagine being 13, orphaned since 6, and finding out a piece of information like that. We’ll have to ask him someday what it was like.

Thanks for thinking of us! And thanks for thinking of me this week as I have our 5 kids by myself. Getting out the door this morning had to be one of the worst mornings I’ve ever seen. The kids all really miss their mom, and it’s only been two days. Tammy is taking a course at TCU in Fort Worth this week and will be back on Sunday.

FINANCIAL UPDATE: A generous donor has given the full $3000 to enable us to receive our $3000 matching grant from Lifesong. AND we have been given another $4000 matching grant from an individual donor so that additional gifts given to us through Lifesong will continue to be doubled, isn’t that fantastic? So far about half of an estimated $30,000 of bills have come in, and these gifts are really, really going to help put a dent in those. We’re grateful for a Dad Who Provides.

If you would also like to participate in helping bring Everett home, here’s what you need to know from Lifesong:

Checks should be payable to “Lifesong for Orphans. In the memo, note “family name” and “family account number” (Johnson #5459) to assure it goes to the correct account. Please mail to Lifesong for Orphans, PO Box 40, Gridley, IL 61744. Lifesong has been blessed with a partner that underwrites all U.S. administrative and fundraising costs (TMG Foundation and other partners). That means 100% of your donation will go directly to the adoption.

To pay online go to www.lifesongfororphans.org/give/donate. Select “Give to an Adoptive Family.” Complete the online form and fill in “Family Account Number” and “Family Name” fields. Note PayPal charges an administrative fee (2.9% + $.30 USD per transaction). Your donation will be decreased by the amount of this fee.

NOTE: In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to the named non-profit organization. This organization retains full discretion over its use, but intends to honor the donor’s suggested use.

Individual donations $50 or more and yearly donations totaling $250 or more will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Receipts for donations under $50 will gladly be sent upon request. Lifesong is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization.

 

Thanks! Dann, Tammy, Enoch, Haddie, Elijah, Eden, Hope and soon Everett

Orphan Sunday –– 5 Ways You Can Make a Difference

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November 8, 2015. Christians around the world will observe Orphan Sunday and will stand in solidarity for the vulnerable. Many churches will highlight James 1:27 and renew their commitment to visit orphans in their affliction. Whether you are a church member or a member of church staff, you have an opportunity to join believers in standing for the orphan on this important day.

Here are 5 ways you can get involved:

1. PRAY. Pray for church leadership as they decide how to care for vulnerable children and families. Pray for Christians to reflect God’s love at home and abroad. Pray for the needs of the fatherless.

2. PLAN. November will be here before we know it. We’ve got a countdown clock as well as resources available to make sure November 8 doesn’t sneak up on you.

3. REFLECT. Orphan Sunday isn’t the church’s version of a greeting card holiday meant to give churches something fun to do. Instead, in the words of Francis Chan–

We’re children of God. We should celebrate that we are no longer orphans. We’re loved by this Father. We’re in this eternal family. And this overflow of joy makes us want to rescue these other kids. I want to do a little bit of what God did for me.

4. COMMIT. Orphan Sunday looks different for every church. Sermons, small groups, youth classes, prayer meetings … all afford Christians the opportunity to acknowledge the day however God leads. Launch an adoption fund or complete a Journey Bag drive. The options are as unique as each church. Bottom line: Influence your fellow church family in whatever sphere you serve.

5. PRAISE. Praise God in advance for what He will accomplish in November. In the words of David Platt–

When I think about Orphan Sunday, I think about a celebration of worship resounding to the Father in churches around the world who are saying, ‘We are your people adopted by your grace, brought into Your family, and we’re worshiping You for that together–as Your children–as a global family.’ And at the same time, we’re standing together, we’re praying together, and we’re committing ourselves together.”

What will you do this November? We’d love to hear from you and help however we can.

Learn More

  • This post was a copy/paste that Lifesong for Orphans, an organization that has been involved with all 3 of our adoptions, provided me for this purpose. I hope you click the link. And I hope your team won on this Kickoff Sunday. Unless they were playing mine. Don’t post any scores in the comments, I haven’t watched yet! For those of you who don’t care, or live under a rock as large as China––where, as far as I could tell, the day passed without observation––we’re talking about the NFL… something our culture has managed to make a pretty big deal of.
  • So let’s make a big deal of doing something for orphans, too, eh? Click the link above!
  • Dann