How much does adoption cost?

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Many people have asked us how much our adoption is going to cost, and many of you have thought about asking, but are a little nervous about doing so. We figured it would be helpful to write briefly about our financial goals so that those who have given towards our adoption know where their donations are going.

For us, the overall cost is going to be a little over $21,000. The price of completing a domestic infant adoption does vary between states and between agencies, but this is going to be the amount we will end up paying, plus some additional finalization fees. One thing we like about working with our agency is that instead of paying all of this up front, we make smaller payments as we reach various points in the process like application, training, home study, placement, etc.

To date, we have payed approximately $2,300 towards application, training, and our home study. We have raised a little over $5,000 between our recent yard sale and the donations received towards t-shirts and through this blog. So, we're about a third of the way there and confident the Lord will continue to provide.

The price of adoption was one of our biggest obstacles. We can say was, even though we haven't paid for it all yet, because we believe the obstacle was mostly mental in overcoming so that we could take the step of faith to start the process. We know that God will supply all of our needs, because He's promised it in His Word (Phil. 4:19). It just took us a little while to claim the promise.

We hope this helps. Thank you again for your prayers and support.