1TST BIG FUNDRAISER

Ok, so once we decided that the time was right, to start our adoption journey, we were shocked to find that it costs so much money! And each country is different, so of course we felt led to Uganda, which happens to be one of the more expensive countries to adopt from, in addition to just being more difficult to deal with all together.  As a matter of fact, while we were interviewing different agencies, the message was clearly sent from each one in similar but different ways: "Unless you feel like God has called you there or you have a specific reason to choose Uganda- I would pick a different country".

Well, if this is the message that al adoptive families are getting, then what does that mean for the beautiful ugandan orphans?

We really hoped that we could just"pick" someplace that would be cheaper and easier to deal with, but we didn't have a choice.... we were clearly called to Uganda.

So now what- how do we come up with almost $40,000? Do we just save and wait, now knowing without any question, that we have a son already out there- who needs us?

When I asked agencies and other adoptive families about what most people do, and how people afford international adoptions, the response was quite surprising.... Fund-raising for adoption is a very common thing.  I found this to be very interesting, but wasn't sure that I was comfortable in asking people to help fund our private adoption, and still considered weather we should just wait till we could save the funds.

It was told that if we really felt like this was God's calling for our lives, that we should not wait until we could provide, but to just say yes to Gods calling and let him provide.

If we do it all ourselves- it leaves no room for God , so "ok God- we are leaving you lots of room" :)

So for a lack of a better way to explain it, adoption is sort of a "pay as you go" deal.  There are different stages, and with each new stage, another big fee is due.  We are now waiting for them to match us up with our son. This is called a referral. We can not accept the referral until we have the next $9,500.  We have saved about half of that, after the other fees we have been paying along the way.

This is where you can help!

OUR 1ST BIG FUNDRAISER: A YARD SALE

A very popular fundraiser is a giant yard sale, so we are collecting donated items of: clothes, toys, tools,  furniture, and ll odds and ends.  We have a storage unit full and are working on filling up the garage.  We hope to have the yard sale in the next 2-3 weeks, so PLEASE HELP US FILL UP THE GARAGE!

I know someone who raised almost $5,000 this way. I know its a lofty goal, but we can do it with your help!

Please let me know if you have items to donate, and we will schedule a pick up day over the next week or two

Message me or email me at

sundaes.johnson@gmail.com if you want to help.

Also, if you want to help, but dont want to mess with digging out old dusty items, as always, you can make a tax deductible donation at:

www.razoo.com/story/johnsonfamilyadoptionfund

THANKS SO MUCH!