Adoption is something we have carried in our hearts for a long time; even before being married.
Now, having spent time in prayer, conversation, and deep discernment, we believe God is calling us to open our hearts and home to a child in need of a family.
Many of you have asked us how you can help. Here are some ways that you can join us.
Prayer This is the most important way that you can help us! The adoption process is long and at times, challenging. Your prayerful accompaniment would mean so much to us.
Sharing Share our journey, and this page, with your family and friends.
Fundraising Adoption can total over $50,000. While we are making great sacrifices to self-fund our adoption, we may need help meeting some of the financial obligations along the way. We are grateful for any gift you feel led to make. (Donations through our Adopt Together site are tax deductible, and can only be used for adoption related expenses with the oversight of "Adopt Together")
Thank you for taking the time to join us on our journey. We are so grateful for each of you!
Love,
John, Mandie, Rosie & Matthias
Hi everyone!
Last week was a roller coaster.
We received our first phone call that we were matched with a baby boy due in the Fall. A few days later, the match fell through for reasons outside of our control.
We knew going into this process that there would be bumps along the way, but what we were not prepared for was that when you do get a match, you start to imagine the future and how this little one will fit into our hearts and home.
Although we are disappointed, we trust that God sees the bigger picture and has great plans for us and for the baby He has in mind for us.
We appreciate the support and the prayers along this journey and are grateful for each and every one of you!
Love,
Amanda & John
We've had some people ask what is going on with the adoption! We are still waiting!
Here is a recap of our timeline so far:
June of 2022 - submitted our application to adopt
August of 2023- completed our home study
November of 2023- became an active waiting family with our agency
As of right now there are 10 families waiting for a match.
We are also in the process of renewing our home study (this has to be done on a yearly basis if the adoption has not yet taken place).
So, as of this month, we have been on this adoption journey for two years. According to our social worker, many families have been waiting this long in all different agencies. There seems to be an ebb and flow kind of pattern, and lately agencies have been a bit slow. But it's alright! We know that when we receive a call that we've been matched, and we meet this little one, we will know exactly why the journey took as long as it did.
We appreciate all the love and support and prayers as we continue to wait <3 And of course, when any updates happen, you all will know first!
Love,
John, Amanda, Rosie and Matthias
Hi All!
I realize it's been a while since we posted an update.
We are still waiting for our baby. Our agency has 17 (?) families waiting, and I believe 8 or 9 babies that are due in the next few months, so we just don't know when we will get that call.
In the meantime, we have set up the nursery and continue to raise money for a final payment we will make once we are matched.
Thank you for your prayers and for waiting right alongside us!!
As soon as we hear something, YOU all will hear something.
With love,
John, Amanda, Rosie and Matthias
We are so excited to share that as of yesterday we are offiicially an ACTIVE waiting family! This means that we can be chosen at ANY TIME.
Please continue to keep us in prayer as we prepare to welcome our new child into our home! We will keep you all posted when we get the call, whenever that may be. It could be tomorrow, it could be in a few months. Only God knows :)
Please continue to share our fundraiser with anyone you think might be interested!
We are so grateful to all of you, and cannot believe we have finally reached this point in our journey!
Love,
John, Amanda, Rose & Matthias
We are almost at 25% of our fundraising goal!! 🙏
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and has been praying for us along this journey!
We have our next meeting October 20, and then we go ACTIVE! Sooo close.
Love,
The Khanjians😊
