Adoption Book Ordered
Logan and I put the finishing touches on the adoption book this afternoon and sent it off to the printers. We should have the book in hand to turn into our adoption case worker by January 4, 2011. Getting our book done was the last requirement on our part to be “adoption ready.” Once we turn the book in it is only a matter of the Lord’s timing until we have a new addition to our family.
We are really excited and are waiting with hopeful anticipation for the day when we will get the “we have a baby for you” phone call from Loving Alternatives.
We are believing God for the finances to pay for this adoption. We have yet to meet our goal of $7700. If you feel like the Lord is leading you to give, please click here for more information on how you can do this. We would also love for you to be an advocate for us in raising money for our adoption. If you know of people who you think would like to hear about our adoption journey, please direct them to our website.
If you are just now finding out about our adoption journey and would like to peruse the annuls of its history you can click here to find out more.
Year-End Giving
Thank you so much for your faithful prayer and financial support in 2010. So much ministry has been made possible by your generosity. Lives have been impacted for Jesus in India, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Korea, Eastern Europe, and Africa because of your giving.
Please prayerfully consider making a year-end donation to keep the ministry going in 2011. You may give in one of the three following options:
By check: (This option is tax-deductible)
If you would like to make a donation by check you can do so by mailing one to:
YWAM Accounting
PO Box 3000
Garden Valley, TX 75771Due to IRS restrictions, please do not put our names on the check. Include a separate piece of paper indicating the donation is for “Kurt and Logan Hurst.” This will ensure the donation is credited to our account and that you will receive a tax-deductible receipt.
By Credit Card via YWAM Tyler: (This option is tax-deductible)
You can make credit card donations through YWAM Tyler’s accounting office Monday through Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-5:00pm CST. Please call 1(903) 882-5591 and ask to speak to the accounting department.
By Credit Card via PayPal®: (This option is not tax-deductible)
You can make a credit card donation through the secure, online payment site, PayPal®. To do so please click the button below.
These donations come directly to us and are not tax-deductible.
Kurt Preaching in India
Logan in India
Teaching in School of Worship
The Last Interview
Today is the day for our last home study interview. Our adoption case worker, Doris, is coming by at 10:00am this morning to inspect our house and ask us another 2 hour round of questions.
Prayer Points:
- Pray for peace. The last few days have been pretty stressful as we have tried to get everything finished for the home inspection.
- Pray for favor. This last interview is crucial for us to be able to complete the homestudy and move forward in the adoption process.
- Pray for our “Adoption Book.” We are almost done with our book and ready to send it to the printer. We hope to send it to print by the end of the week.
- Pray for finances. Our “Adoption Fund” goal is $7700.
We appreciate your prayers. They really do make a difference. Thanks for following along in our adoption journey.
Paying for an Adoption
As most of you know, Logan and I are full-time missionaries with Youth With A Mission. This means that we do not receive a traditional salary and we are responsible for raising the money we need to live and minister. We do this through the generous gifts of friends, family, and churches we are connected to. Month by month, we trust the Lord to provide for our needs and month by month He is always faithful.
You might be asking yourself questions like:
- How are they going to pay for an adoption?
- Aren’t adoptions really expensive?
- Are they crazy that they are going to adopt a child and they don’t have normal jobs to pay for it?
These are all legitimate questions and, to be honest, they are questions that we think about a lot. Again and again, we come to the conclusion God has called us to full-time service with YWAM and that He wants us to adopt.
So the answer to the questions above become very simple.
- God is going to provide for the extra expense of an adoption and the extra expense of a child to care for.
- God knows how much adoptions cost and He is not intimidated by the huge cost of them. (Actually, the cost isn’t huge to Him.)
- And
yes, we are crazyno, we are not crazy. We are living by faith.
Here is the cool part of living by faith. You get to be involved in the miracle of provision, not just for Logan and I, but for the child that we are welcoming into our home. By your financial investment, you get to help us express God’s heart of adoption to a real human being. Isn’t that cool?
The Practical Bits
Our adoption will cost us between $3000 and $7000. The adoption agency we are working with is a faith-based adoption agency and they do what ever they can to make the adoption process as inexpensive as possible. They do this by setting up a system for a sliding fee based on the adoptive parents income. With our level of income, our adoption fees will be towards the lower end of the spectrum compared to a typical adoption, which can cost as much as $30,000 – $40,000.
Our homestudy is going to cost us $700.
If you would like to financially help us reach our adoption goal of $7700, you may do so in one of three ways.
By check: (This option is tax-deductible)
If you would like to make a donation by check you can do so by mailing one to:
YWAM Accounting
PO Box 3000
Garden Valley, TX 75771Due to IRS restrictions, please do not put our names on the check. Include a separate piece of paper indicating the donation is for “Kurt and Logan Hurst.” This will ensure the donation is credited to our account and that you will receive a tax-deductible receipt.
By Credit Card via YWAM Tyler: (This option is tax-deductible)
You can make credit card donations through YWAM Tyler’s accounting office Monday through Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-5:00pm CST. Please call 1(903) 882-5591 and ask to speak to the accounting department.
By Credit Card via PayPal®: (This option is not tax-deductible)
You can make a credit card donation through the secure, online payment site, PayPal®. To do so please click the button below.
These donations come directly to us and are not tax-deductible.
A Busy Weekend
This weekend is going to be a busy one. We are in the last stages of our road to adoption. Our final interview for our homestudy is scheduled for next Tuesday. This interview involves the adoption case worker coming to our house and interviewing us here. She will also inspect the house to make sure it is “kid-safe”. That means that we will be scurrying around this weekend getting all of our ducks in a row to make sure we pass the test.
We are getting outlet covers on all the unused wall outlets, making sure all the sleeping quarters have functioning smoke detectors, and getting a 5lb dry chemical fire extinguisher for the kitchen. We also have to map out a fire escape route for the house in the event of an emergency.
To get ready for the visit we will also be cleaning the house, which is really a normal weekend occurrence around our house. Who knew that 33 year old men still have chores. 
We are also putting the finishing touches on our “Adoption Book.”
Please pray for us this weekend that we are able to get everything done that needs to get done and that our final interview goes well.
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