For those praying for us...

We found out a little more information. The birthmother of this little girl who is due March 2nd is a teenager. At this point she is unsure of what she wants to do. Her parents are supportive of her choosing adoption and she is looking into it and knows it is the best option. She just isn't sure if she can do it. The father is aware of the ... See Morepregnancy but has not been named and it is not known if he will sign the papers which I guess is not a big deal. The fees are about 18k which doesn't include the home study or consultant fees which will be about...2.5k more. The good thing is, this is through a Christian agency and no fees are due until the baby is placed with us which means we would be at no risk for losing money if she changes her mind. The baby is also in state which makes our legal fees about 2k cheaper and we would be able to take the baby from the hospital directly to our home while the adoption is being finalized so there would be very minimal travel expenses. The agency is also looking for a bi-racial, Christan couple to adopt this little one.
So please if you are praying for us please pray that the birth mother would make the best decision for her and this baby even if that means she doesn't choose us or chooses to raise the baby on her own. Please also pray that we will be able to find funding for this adoption process should we get to proceed. And also...lol...that our home study goes smoothly! Thank you so much!

well...

Well it has been some time. We decided to wait a little while on adoption. We had plans to start up the process in March when it was closer to a year on my new job...seems though that God might have other plans. Courtney at faithful adoption consultants contacted us about a situation for a little girl due in march and the birthmother is looking specifically for a biracial couple who are Christians. It seems so perfect for us and am hoping we can get everything together in time. That is only 3 months away!

Concerns

There are a lot of things we have thought about as we have considered adoption. For me, I personally know four people who are adopted. One of which is my sister, one was my pastor's daughter, and two were friends I grew up with. At times I have seen discontent with some of these people because they were adopted. I worry sometimes, that maybe my child, when they get older will have that same discontent.

Another big worry for both of us is finances. While we know we can support a child, the cost of adoption is pretty insane depending on the situation. Most people just don't have that kind of money laying around. I know I don't, and it would take years to save it up. I worry we will find what seems to be the perfect match and we will be unable to come up with the money. This is going to require much support from family and friends plus an all out trust that God will provide.

There is also the thought that the birth mother will change her mind. It would be so hard to believe you will be bringing your child home or have brought your child home, only to have him/her taken away.

There are so many things to worry about but you have to trust God will place everything in line. It is a hard process but we know it will all be worth it in the end.

Introducing.....

Hello! We are the Hunters! We are just beginning the process of adoption and are very excited..but scared and anxious at the same time. We long to open our hearts and arms to a child we can call our own.

A little background....We have been married for a little over three years. We are Christians and attend church regularly. Jesus Christ has always been a huge part of both of our lives. Over the past couple of years we have tried to have children of our own, but unfortunately, we have been unable to conceive. We know there is something keeping us from getting pregnant and have done some testing. I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, which runs in my family and causes me to have a difficult time getting pregnant, even though it is possible. My husband, we are not sure if something is wrong there or if the testing was wrong. We have chosen, though, to not continue at this point with fertility treatments or other means to have a biological child. We would like to start our family by choosing adoption first. Perhaps later on we may try and look into more option for a bio child but at this point, we believe God wants us to adopt.

We are looking to adopt domestically and may eventually consider adopting internationally in the future. I have always had a heart for Guatemalan children.

At this moment we are going to begin working with a consulting company that helps to make the adoption process a little less daunting. This company also has a history of matching couple with birthmothers in less than 6 months. We are looking into agencies for our home study, too, and trying to figure out where the money is all going to come from, but we know, if it is God's will, He will provide.

That's about it, and we will keep you updated as things progress!