Why choose to give to Village to Village Intl? I thought it would be good to let some of the families we have been able to help answer that question.
"We are a family of six. But we are part of a much bigger group of family and friends who supported us in our adoption journey. As often is the case with international adoption, our costs were far higher than the estimates we were given. God provided us with people all along the way who wanted to help and be a blessing to us. Village to Village was a great way to facilitate that for us. We are very thankful to V2V for their help in uniting our family." - Barkema Family
"Brad and I were really felt led to adopt our first child, and when we started digging into the process, we were very overwhelmed with questions on how we would afford the legal fees associated with the process. A friend of the family told us about Village to Village and the amount of resources and learning material on their site is amazing, and you can feel the support radiating through them for all adopting families everywhere. Having a vehicle to post our story and tell people why we wanted to adopt and the challenges we were facing was a huge blessing for us. The fact that it is tax-deductible was also a big bonus for those donating and was a great start to any conversation :) Our son Theo is now 2 years old and is the light of our life. We continue to support Village to Village in hopes we will bless families the same we were blessed, and want to thank Matt and his team for helping us bring home our son!" - Jensen Family
"When we started feeling the tug of God on our hearts to adopt, we knew that our extended families would be excited. We already have four adopted nieces and nephews, so we would simply be joining the club. Our biggest challenge for God to show His faithfulness was going to be coming up with the finances necessary to complete the process. Some good friends of ours turned us onto Village to Village, and they partnered with us to help make this happen. Having a legitimate collection point was a huge blessing to us and our friends and family who wanted to help us. We were surprised at how God raised up the finances to cover all the costs through lots of different people, some that we didn't even know personally. Village to Village is one of the great partners that helped us complete our family!" - Rauch Family
"Receiving
the Village to Village grant has not only been an enormous financial blessing
but a spiritual blessing as well. When I
felt God calling me to adopt a second time, my heart was all in, but my head
wasn’t so sure…I had no idea how I would afford it. But I decided to take a leap of faith &
trust that God would provide, if this was His will. It took everything I had in my savings to pay
the initial fees…beyond that, I prayed for & relied on God’s provision.
And prayers
were answered. Every time I received an
invoice, a generous donation appeared in my account. And every time, I was reminded of God’s
faithfulness, not only to me but the child He was going to place in our family.
Throughout
the course of my process, the program became unstable, at best. There were significant
changes around adoption laws in Ethiopia resulting in little to no activity for
long periods of time; numerous agencies began to pull out as well as many
waiting families who were unable to sustain the fee increases or who simply
found the situation to appear hopeless. At
a time of such great uncertainty, the enormity of God’s provision left no
question in my mind of His will for me. Not only did He provide enough to cover
the expected expenses but also those unexpected increases that I may have
otherwise seen as a gap too great to fill. His blessings were a clear message
for me to hang in there & stay the course. And I’m so glad I did. After 2.5
years of waiting, I received the greatest blessing of all…a referral for a
beautiful baby boy!
I am
currently in the process of obtaining (more) documents, waiting for approvals
& a court date, but I have no doubt God will see us through & bring our
family together soon!
Thank you
Village to Village for being a vessel that God can work through to bless
others!!!" - Mol Family
