Tuesday, April 10, 2012

ANNOUNCING THE........

COLE FAMILY!!!!!!!

UPDATE THE COLE FAMILY IS NOW FULLY FUNDED (they received a matching grant)


We have asked God to show us who he would like us to help next and he has led us to the COLE family adopting "Nellie" and "Katelyn"! We have never helped a family adopting from this country or adopting more than one child, so this is sorta out of our "comfort zone" but we know God will provide the rest of the needed funds for this family through our fundraisers!

So "meet" the Cole family:
"Dan and Beth have been married for 13 years and have four boys, Zachary 13, Caleb 11, Nathan 7, and Noah 5.  Beth has always had a passion for people with special needs. She went to college to be a Special Education teacher.  This is where she met Dan.  Dan fell in love with Beth in part because of her passion for people with special needs.  Beth worked as a Special Education teacher for several years and continued to be an advocate for people with special needs.  

After the birth of their fourth boy, they decided that it was not in God’s plan to have a naturally born daughter.  They agreed that they would adopt “someday” but that was not a very serious commitment.  About two years ago Beth found the website for Reece’s Rainbow and became convinced that God was leading her to adopt a child with special needs from another country.  It did not become quite as clear to Dan at that time.  Beth just prayed and waited on God to move knowing that if it was His will, it would become clear to Dan as well. 

Dan and Beth went to a Christian concert by Matthew West and Matthew was advocating overseas adoption as part of his tour.  God used this concert of worship to break Dan’s heart for adoption and he surrendered that night.  They are trusting God to open the doors and make this adoption happen according to His will."


Don't they sound like a WONDERFUL family???

Now here are the girls



Nellie 5 years (old picture)

"Katelyn" 5 years (old picture)


Beth and Dan will be traveling to the girls country in less than 2 weeks, so we ask that you please donate to our chipin (which will be up soon) so that they can raise the funds needed to bring their girls home! You can also buy an item(or items) from our shop! (they need around $1,000 to be fully funded) We will be starting fundraisers as soon as we can (any new ideas are welcome just leave a comment or email us)  Please pray with us that Katelyn and Nellie are healthy and know that Dan and Beth are their parents right when they see them and that we can raise the $1,000 that they need!


-Caitlin, Amanda, Madison and Genesis!

2 comments:

  1. I think they are a wonderful family and I think you girls are wonderful, too!

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  2. These girls are so sweet. Such wonderful hearts.

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