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PLEASE NOTE- We are working to have CauseTeam update our goal to $5,000 instead of $10,000. After creating this account, some of our costs changed, and we felt our goal should reflect that. Of course, our goal is not to fundraise a certain amount but rather just to provide a way for people to donate who have approached us. Whatever amount that turns out to be will be sure to bless our family.
In January 2020, our family was packed and ready to bring home our daughter from China. Days before stepping on a plane, we received a call from our adoption agency with the somber news that borders were closed, and we would no longer be allowed to enter China to finalize our adoption until further notice due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
What was expected to simply be a small delay turned into months and then years of uncertainty. Through it all, we never stopped waiting, praying, and hoping for our girl to come home. On October 9th, we received a call from our agency telling us that China sent an invitation to our family to travel to China to finalize our pending adoption and bring Molly home. We quickly began making plans for travel and continue to go down our lengthy to do list as we near the day we need to leave. We will be flying out on October 18th and returning on November 4th.
We were told to be prepared for higher costs with flights but are thankful Troy is good at finding deals. :) Our adoption agency has been holding our funds needed for our time in country (guide, flights within China, etc.) These costs may have increased during the wait, so we are preparing ourselves for a variety of unexpected costs to arise. We have been humbled and grateful for friends and family who have helped us financially and through prayer since the very beginning. We renewed our fundraising page because we have had some friends ask if they can bless us with a donation, and we wanted to provide a safe and easy way for anyone to do this who seeks us out about it. We won't be actively fundraising or sharing this page, as we have already been so generously blessed by so many over these last several years.
Ways to support this online CausePage fundraiser:
Shop + Give: 40% of any purchase (CauseTees, mugs, notecards + more) is donated back to the 'Thornburg Adoption Travel' CausePage.
Crowdfunding: Give a direct donation locatied at the bottom of this page and 100% of the cash donation (minus fees) will be gifted.
Thank you for staying by our side through such a difficult journey. It's almost time to bring Molly HOME!