Successful Yard Sale and new pictures of Isaac!

We were very pleased with our Adoption Benefit Yard Sale this past weekend!!!  So many friends and co-workers generously donated items for our sale. We raised $1,142!!!!! The larger items that did not sale, we are posting on-line so our amount raised will continue to grow! Our next yard sale is scheduled for May 12th in Louisville, KY.  

April 14, 2012

We want to sincerely thank all of you who made this fundraiser possible.  The day of the sale we were showered with well-wishes by many who stopped by to purchase items. 

Currently we do not have a new update on our adoption progress.  Just waiting and waiting...  We have been fortunate to receive a few pictures from other adoptive parents.  In several of these pictures, Isaac is wearing a Cookie Monster shirt.  We find this fitting since it has been said that his first English word will be SNACK!  If you know our family well, then you will agree.  HA!

This week another adoptive mom from our church is visiting the creche and will be loving on Isaac. We have sent her with a couple items for his crib and can't wait to see pictures of her visit!

We ask for your continued prayers during this long process.

Thanks,
Stacey and Keith

Update on Adoption Cost and Fundraising

Early in this process, we posted a blog listing our adoption cost breakdown. As we are chipping away at the expenses, we are able to edit the numbers to make it more accurate. The amount we need rose a little mainly because we figured out that Isaac needs a plane ticket to get home.....slight oversight! HA, HA!

Updated Adoption Cost Breakdown

Agency/Orphanage Fees (www.newlifelink.org): $11,000 ($4,000 paid)

Home Study (application, 2 visits, and background cks):  $1,646 (paid)

In-country fees (Consulate of Haiti legalization): $100 (paid)

INS fees: $890 (paid)

Notarization/Authentication: $10 (paid)

Translation Fees: $250 (paid)

Psychological Evaluation: $150 (paid)

Marriage/Birth Certificates: $26 (paid)

Passport photos: $22 (paid)

FedEx Dossier to Haiti: $121 (paid)

Visa/Passport for child: $400

Travel First Trip: $2,000

Travel Second Trip (including airline ticket for Isaac): $2,500

Total Estimated Adoption Cost: $19,123 (paid to date $7,215)

Our paperwork is still in IBESR where it will eventually go before the President of Haiti for signature. As soon as we get out of that step we will need to send the remaining $7,000 fee to our agency/orphanage. Then it will be time to travel to Haiti to meet Isaac for the first time and go to court!!! We are very excited about this next step but realize that it is a very expensive step....about $9,000 for our fee and travel.

       
To offset this cost, we are planning two more yard sales!  Our first one will be Sat. April 14th in Hendersonville, TN. The second one is TBD in Louisville, KY.  Please contact us by FB or email kasmitchell@hotmail.com if you have items to donate!!! We appreciate those who have already donated items!

Please also consider donating by PAYPAL using the DONATE button or email me for mailing address. 

"Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows what we know and holds us responsible to act." Proverbs 24:12

God calls us ALL to help orphans. He does not call us all to adopt; but he DOES command us all to care for the orphans in the world. 

 

Thanks to everyone for partnering with us on this journey!

Mitchell Family