What does this mean for the families trying so hard to get to their babies???? It means that they could get weeks from traveling and lose their referral. It means they could get there and be days from court and be told to head back home without their little ones. It means that more then ever time is an essence!!!! Here is a family that is asking everyone and anyone to please help them. They are very short on funds and have already received an email stating they may want to let one of the boys go so they don't have to raise as much money.
When I read this I thought about the tsunami that hit. What if I was holding my kids and I had to let one go not knowing if I would ever see them again, knowing they would have to fight for their life and most likely would lose the battle. I don't think I could do that. I think instead I would do what this family is doing. Hold on tight to both and swim with all my might. I would rather go down fighting then have to choose to let one go. I know some would say that this is different. My children are home.....I've held them, loved on them, birthed them. I can't tell say enough that it isn't different. These two boys are loved and a part of those parent's heart as much as mine.
Here is the post from their blog. Please consider giving the $5 they are asking. It is only that $5. That simple $5 would also be an awesome teaching experience for your children. If each could give $1 of their money and you make up the rest what an amazing way for children to help.
Giving up! A World Wide $5 Project
We Need You To Donate $5!
26,000 is a lot of money! I know what you are thinking, "Joel....you're crazy!", and you're right! When you see $26,000; you think the price of a new car, a good start to a nest egg, a good down payment on the average house, your kids college or something to that effect. But I, being the math whiz I am, did the math for you :)
What could $26,000 buy?
52,000 Hershey Bars (2 for $1 now at Walmart) Yummy!
26,000 McDoubles (an artery just closed down thinking about it)
17,000 20oz sodas from a gas station
6190 stops at Starbucks (their average ticket sale is about $4.20) I got a buzz from writing that!!!!
3600 lunches not off the dollar menu
2 chances for these boys to have a family
What would I have to give up?
1 lunch out
1 stop at Starbucks and a Hershey bar
4 stops to get a 20oz soda from the Kwiki Mart
1 pack of cigarettes
2/3 of a 12 pack of beer
2 McDoubles and 3 shots of Pepto
Subway....think $5 toward the boys
How this works is simple, $26,000 is impossible for most people to give....but $5 really does make a huge impact from a large number of people! We need 5000 people to donate $5 each, and that is where you come in. Since we don't know 5000 people, we are asking you (the reader of this masterfully crafted blog post...see, almost $5 worth of entertainment right there), to donate $5 then ask all your friends to donate $5 too! They don't even have to be friends, especially if you are intimidating or don't do your hair that day!
We have had roughly 5000 people visit the blog over the past few months, seeing a huge number for the total amount we need to raise. I can't tell you the number of people who have said "I just wish I could give something" but they don't give anything. I think it might be embarrassment, or just a simple lack of understanding to think how far a small gift can go. If everyone who has visited the blog simply give $5, we would almost be at our goal. If everyone packed a lunch for a day, or bought a 12 pack of soda and didn't get one at the gas station for a week, or skipped Starbucks for a day, or bought one less pack of cigarettes in a week, or even took their teenager and shook them upside down for a few minutes....I bet $5 of change would fall out of their pockets, or their ipod(ok, maybe not but it would be fun to watch....and a mess to clean up), or even hold their ipod ransom...they'll find $5!
What we are asking for is $5 donations. That's right, just a piece of paper with Abe Lincoln's face on it or a credit card donation for $5 (or more if you have it). After you give, we ask that you go and shake down some friends, coworkers, fellow students, PTA members, NRA members (not if they are packin'), drinking buddies, March Madness bracket buddies, facebook friends.....and share our story, then ask them to donate $5 too! We are also looking for people willing to go out and pledge their time to collect at malls, churches, intersections, banks, local business, etc.... We need help people, and we need it soon!
Click on the Chip in Link below to donate! (and remember it is tax deductible)
Donate now, and after you shake down your friends...as often as you like!
Thank you again for helping these two little fellas,
Joel Golden
26,000 is a lot of money! I know what you are thinking, "Joel....you're crazy!", and you're right! When you see $26,000; you think the price of a new car, a good start to a nest egg, a good down payment on the average house, your kids college or something to that effect. But I, being the math whiz I am, did the math for you :)
What could $26,000 buy?
52,000 Hershey Bars (2 for $1 now at Walmart) Yummy!
26,000 McDoubles (an artery just closed down thinking about it)
17,000 20oz sodas from a gas station
6190 stops at Starbucks (their average ticket sale is about $4.20) I got a buzz from writing that!!!!
3600 lunches not off the dollar menu
2 chances for these boys to have a family
What would I have to give up?
1 lunch out
1 stop at Starbucks and a Hershey bar
4 stops to get a 20oz soda from the Kwiki Mart
1 pack of cigarettes
2/3 of a 12 pack of beer
2 McDoubles and 3 shots of Pepto
Subway....think $5 toward the boys
How this works is simple, $26,000 is impossible for most people to give....but $5 really does make a huge impact from a large number of people! We need 5000 people to donate $5 each, and that is where you come in. Since we don't know 5000 people, we are asking you (the reader of this masterfully crafted blog post...see, almost $5 worth of entertainment right there), to donate $5 then ask all your friends to donate $5 too! They don't even have to be friends, especially if you are intimidating or don't do your hair that day!
We have had roughly 5000 people visit the blog over the past few months, seeing a huge number for the total amount we need to raise. I can't tell you the number of people who have said "I just wish I could give something" but they don't give anything. I think it might be embarrassment, or just a simple lack of understanding to think how far a small gift can go. If everyone who has visited the blog simply give $5, we would almost be at our goal. If everyone packed a lunch for a day, or bought a 12 pack of soda and didn't get one at the gas station for a week, or skipped Starbucks for a day, or bought one less pack of cigarettes in a week, or even took their teenager and shook them upside down for a few minutes....I bet $5 of change would fall out of their pockets, or their ipod(ok, maybe not but it would be fun to watch....and a mess to clean up), or even hold their ipod ransom...they'll find $5!
What we are asking for is $5 donations. That's right, just a piece of paper with Abe Lincoln's face on it or a credit card donation for $5 (or more if you have it). After you give, we ask that you go and shake down some friends, coworkers, fellow students, PTA members, NRA members (not if they are packin'), drinking buddies, March Madness bracket buddies, facebook friends.....and share our story, then ask them to donate $5 too! We are also looking for people willing to go out and pledge their time to collect at malls, churches, intersections, banks, local business, etc.... We need help people, and we need it soon!
Click on the Chip in Link below to donate! (and remember it is tax deductible)
Donate now, and after you shake down your friends...as often as you like!
Thank you again for helping these two little fellas,
Joel Golden
There blog is http://www.adoptingourfirst.blogspot.com/ The money again is tax-deductible. They are also going through reece's rainbow. This money goes into a fund that is then released by reece's rainbow once they are in the country picking up the kids.
Thank you so much for sharing our story! We are faithful that God will move in the hearts of His people to help, and it will be in time. As an update, we are on a fast track! We did our finger printing today and have a contact at immigration...we could be flying out in 4-6 weeks! That being said, there is an urgency....and we are very thankful for penny donated! Joel Golden
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