Friday, August 7, 2015

Toby

I just wanted to take a moment to share a sweet story. If you've known our family for even a short while, you know our heart for adoption.  In 2007 we began our overwhelming and sometimes incredibly stressful step of faith to bring two young sons into our family. Adoption is one of the most beautiful pictures of the gospel this side of Heaven. In 2013 my sister Reagan and her husband Adam added precious Danny from Ukraine into their family!

Now, our extended family is growing again. This time my sister Kameron and her husband Josh are adding to their family! You can learn about Toby from the Ukraine here. 



This is huge step for their family. They have an enormous amount of paperwork to complete and funds to raise. There is a particular sense of urgency right now to bring Toby home as quickly as possible. Right now he is living in a home for special needs children. He will soon be moved to an orphanage intended to toughen him up for life on the streets. This sweet boy does not even know yet that he has a family praying for him and loving him already!

Their adoption blog linked to above lists several ways in which you can help them bring Toby home. They have several fundraisers going on, and links to sites in which to donate towards their costs. Above all, please join our family and commit to praying for Toby!

1 comment:

Kameron Meyer said...

Thank you for sharing, Mer! And thank you for being a part of this journey and paving the way for international adoption for all of us! We love that your family is praying for Toby and loving him already!