tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post4923069443225436083..comments2023-09-06T08:04:48.978-07:00Comments on Our Family Advocating for the Orphan: Fundraising 101!!!!!Kristi Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-70575539506797706182010-06-28T18:16:42.976-07:002010-06-28T18:16:42.976-07:00Thank you so much for this post. We are trying ou...Thank you so much for this post. We are trying our hardest to come up with the funds we need for our next step. My heart breaks daily as I am not being able to move forward closer to our son. We are adopting from Rwanda. I am already doing one of the things on your list:) Kari Gibson is letting us use her design and sell her Simply Love shirts with the Rwanda shape underneath. Thanks so much for the wonderful ideas. I am certainly going to try them out!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154626474941615592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-70453599557246548912010-04-17T10:43:43.463-07:002010-04-17T10:43:43.463-07:00I know this is an old post. I don't even know ...I know this is an old post. I don't even know if you'll receive this comment, but this was a AWESOME post filled with great ideas. We have been having a hard time just raising enough to start our application process. I'm not the best person to get things started, and don't really want to go the route of loans and credit cards. We have been praying a lot for God's provision, and just waiting, and we know that He wouldn't have asked us to do this to go into any debt further. HE IS OUR PROVIDER! We trust in Him and not man. So anyway, this was encouraging. We need to get our names out there and be more active and stop waiting when we know we are suppose to do this :)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191196727395988356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-43850594760627590732010-04-07T07:03:00.453-07:002010-04-07T07:03:00.453-07:00In your opinion (and others too if you'd like ...In your opinion (and others too if you'd like to answer) when should you start fundraising?Alice Waarvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965398041290153884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-24252891066246473462010-03-18T12:49:55.080-07:002010-03-18T12:49:55.080-07:00Thank you so much for all the ideas. We are just b...Thank you so much for all the ideas. We are just beginning our journey of adoption and the raising of funds can be overwhelming! Thank you for your creativity!! There are some great ideas on here!<br />CatieCatiejoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831930785606237255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-81704919845864890312010-03-12T13:31:20.422-08:002010-03-12T13:31:20.422-08:00Thank you for posting these! We have done the gara...Thank you for posting these! We have done the garage sale and loan avenue. I think this year...if I can get God to speak to my husband I will use some of these great ideas! LOVE the flip flops!<br />Blessings<br />AndreaAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136731845815385051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-19326494236533114992010-03-12T13:29:53.467-08:002010-03-12T13:29:53.467-08:00Great ideas! Thank you for sharing them! We have d...Great ideas! Thank you for sharing them! We have done alot of fund raising in the past, and if I can get God to speak to my hubby we will be doing it again soon! :o)<br />Blessings<br />AndreaAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136731845815385051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-56510887227841880842010-02-23T01:53:43.472-08:002010-02-23T01:53:43.472-08:00thanks for all your help!!thanks for all your help!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766781480171618998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-47141493776492442842010-02-20T11:15:41.268-08:002010-02-20T11:15:41.268-08:00WOW! Thank you thank you. We are towards the end o...WOW! Thank you thank you. We are towards the end of our first adoption and we are already feeling the financial weight of our second adoption that we hope to start right after this one. I think it's especially a financial burden to those who are not able to conceive (like my husband and I) and adoption is the means that we are choosing to have any children at all. I know God knows my desire for a large family and he will provide the hundred thousand it may take to build that large of a family. <br />Thanks again!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338525847541714431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-3046044177505693792010-02-19T19:23:28.702-08:002010-02-19T19:23:28.702-08:00GREAT post and I have to add one... my husband and...GREAT post and I have to add one... my husband and I have been collecting aluminum cans (along with 400 + of our closest friends & strangers) and we've raised almost $850 in less than 3 months!!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237869062573215728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-42402890716211653762010-02-19T09:17:39.973-08:002010-02-19T09:17:39.973-08:00way to go compiling all these great ideas...i link...way to go compiling all these great ideas...i linked to this post. it seems like such a big leap of faith, but it's truly amazing to see how God always provides...we're living proof, right? hope to see ya soon...if we can ever make it to another fellowship!Karen Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570070194165118086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-79561475634132033372010-02-18T20:09:50.844-08:002010-02-18T20:09:50.844-08:00The Yard Sales worked GREAT for us. If you put th...The Yard Sales worked GREAT for us. If you put the word out many friends (who don't have the funds to give) will donate things they have around their house. We had more than we could sell at even two parking lot sales. It's a great way for people to give that don't have the funds to do so!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09341478847769765450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-92176513314055936272010-02-18T18:31:40.788-08:002010-02-18T18:31:40.788-08:00You are so right. We worked hard for our adoption...You are so right. We worked hard for our adoption and here I sat lately, disappointed that we will not be able to adopt again now that I have chosen to be a stay at home mom and we are now on one income. Your post has given me some hope. If I put my mind to it...we could adopt again. Thank you. It even helps those who once knew that it could happen but lost that sight.<br /><br />TheresaEastiopianshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080708384309438314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-22476801200795955462010-02-18T17:25:12.958-08:002010-02-18T17:25:12.958-08:00this is the #1 question i get. and although i'...this is the #1 question i get. and although i've done a few posts on it, would it be okay to link to you about this post?! <br /><br />bring those kiddos home, right?! =)Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04989587338864674079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-6045345208998216422010-02-18T15:57:22.820-08:002010-02-18T15:57:22.820-08:00This was great! It's been great learning from...This was great! It's been great learning from so many people. <br /><br />Do you all think it's best to wait until AFTER your homestudy is completed and you have the green light to move forward with fundraisers?<br /><br />Michelle<br />www.lifeabitsweeter.blogspot.comMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689616726752525919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-25821211970460402012010-02-18T14:53:12.796-08:002010-02-18T14:53:12.796-08:00Great great ideas! Guess what we are doing? Sellin...Great great ideas! Guess what we are doing? Selling our house, (which is too small for another baby anyway)pulling out the equity and renting a larger house for a few years. We have just been so worried about trying to finance another house, fund our Korean adoption, buy a different car to fit a third carseat, and bam - we had the idea. Or should I say, God provided the plan. Our house is going on the market in a week an a half and we have already found our dream home to rent. Our Leah will come home to a room of her own, and we will have all the fund sitting in an account ready for her at referral. God is good. All the time.<br />blessing, Elisabeth<br />www.lovingourleah.blogspot.comElisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445335657900834577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-74726349456520712802010-02-18T14:19:41.697-08:002010-02-18T14:19:41.697-08:00Kristi,
Thanks for the great ideas! It's nic...Kristi,<br /><br />Thanks for the great ideas! It's nice to hear from a "veteran". I will soon be selling t-shirts from our blog to help with adoption expenses for our little girl from Peru.<br /><br />PaigePaigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976993344649747782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-54071265183693687722010-02-18T13:17:08.217-08:002010-02-18T13:17:08.217-08:00Thanks for posting all these wonderful ideas!! I&#...Thanks for posting all these wonderful ideas!! I'm not in the adoption process anymore but I am trying to fundraise to give back to the country that gave me my daughter!! These ideas will be a great resource for me!! THANKSVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209251090546695866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-40342300096073281432010-02-18T10:30:34.942-08:002010-02-18T10:30:34.942-08:00Great post Kristi! Another idea is to send out le...Great post Kristi! Another idea is to send out letters to friends and family telling your story and inviting them into the process. I was timid to do this at first, but God blew us away with the response! The money trickled in for over 10 months. Little by little. Every single bit down to the last penny that we needed came in! It still makes me tear up just thinking about it. Those people who gave are forever a part of my daughter's story. They made it possible for her to come home. <br />One truth I hung on to through the process was that God ALWAYS funds his callings...and we should never let money stand in the way of pursuing the things God has called us to. Money is not an obstacle for Him! The other Truth I clung to was that we are ALL called to care for "the orphan"...while most will not choose to adopt, many will and can join the process and GIVE. Making yourself vulnerable and asking for help gives others the chance leverage their finances and be a part of the amazing story unfolding in your family. <br /><br />It's a beautiful thing! Sorry to babble! I just get really passionate about this! :) <br /><br />Emily V. <br />VogeltanzFamily.comemilyvogeltanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716717333449372223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-89847851221398761462010-02-18T10:11:34.207-08:002010-02-18T10:11:34.207-08:00Your heart and life continue to be an inspiration ...Your heart and life continue to be an inspiration Kristi!!! Sweet blessings!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249564783370426213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-37047313474048418272010-02-18T10:08:37.409-08:002010-02-18T10:08:37.409-08:00Awesome ideas! I'm going to send a link to th...Awesome ideas! I'm going to send a link to this post to some friends who are thinking about adopting but worried about the money aspect!JonesEthiopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698883232091364295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-91882606877123337042010-02-18T09:53:37.945-08:002010-02-18T09:53:37.945-08:00That was a fabulous post! Thank you so much for t...That was a fabulous post! Thank you so much for taking the time to write all of your ideas down. We are just in the praying stage of a possible future adoption. Being able to read all of the testimonies, stories, ideas, etc on everyone's blogs is so helpful! I feel like a blog stalker at times, but I'm just trying to read as much as I can about it! :)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369117008622884945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-1276357061077475332010-02-18T09:25:14.973-08:002010-02-18T09:25:14.973-08:00Hi! I so appreciate your blog! We are in the pro...Hi! I so appreciate your blog! We are in the process of adopting a little girl from Nepal & I love your friend Kari's t-shirt fundraiser. I'm having trouble access her website....would you have an email for her so that I could contact her directly? My email is djlehman95@embarqmail.com. Thanks!Doug and Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869710292539932052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-45951021598803926802010-02-18T08:00:19.644-08:002010-02-18T08:00:19.644-08:00Such a great post! Thank you for taking the time ...Such a great post! Thank you for taking the time to put it all in one post.emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167513814805350359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-3959741275539133192010-02-18T07:57:30.056-08:002010-02-18T07:57:30.056-08:00Kristi - thank you so much for sharing all these f...Kristi - thank you so much for sharing all these fabulous ideas! One more that we did - I quilt and a few of my friends make gorgeous notecards and other nice crafts. We had a craft sale 2 weeks before Christmas at our church. I made Christmas stockings - ornaments, coasters, table clothes and all sorts of things and 2 other girls made a ton of cards and such ... we raised almost $1,000 in ONE DAY!! I was blown away!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481930991215306755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893097126776917798.post-300413672657800952010-02-18T07:47:16.764-08:002010-02-18T07:47:16.764-08:00great post! this came at the perfect time as we a...great post! this came at the perfect time as we are finishing our first fundraiser which was candles and now I am thinking of doing a raffle on my blog of some sort (my friend who has a few baby items with tags still on said she would donate them and we could do a baby basket) and/or I decorate cakes so I was thinking of raffling off a cake or doing something with my cakes!Jim and Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251699587621835032noreply@blogger.com