Sumpter Family Adoption

Thankful for All the Little Things We know our heavenly Father had these and many other details all planned out for us. Here are some thanksgiving highlights: -He is healthy and growing. He is 5lbs 1oz. -Met him Three years to the day from when we sent in our profile book -We had no sicknesses when we were matched -Van tires had a slow leak and tire place fixed the morning we left -Adoption match fees came in about $1,000 less than expected so we used those for our first trip expenses -Traveling mercies for February -Nurses and doctors at hospital in NICU -Health and protection for Baby -Jan 19 Kate was sick but she recovered quickly before our match -Aunt and Uncle helped watch E on first Friday there -Church in Boise, we had several connections -Ronald McDonald House: free to stay, 1 block from hospital -Good weather in February so we could travel easily across the state -the first month he shared a room with another baby who required the best nurses so Pilgrim was getting the best o...

March 4, 2022 Update We walked into the NICU on Friday, February 4 to meet our little boy. We had walked into a hospital before when we adopted our daughter so we were familiar with things. But walking into a hospital is like walking into a strange world. Everyone is dressed in greens and blues, lots of new gadgets that beep, lots of different codes to give to get through, automatic doors that have to be opened from the inside. But everyone is cheerful. People were very kind to us. The NICU is on the second floor. We had to go through a Covid checkpoint at the hospital entrance but it was super easy. Our caseworker was with us. We then rode the elevator up to the second floor. We walked through a long hallway to the NICU. On the walls are lots of pictures of NICU babies who were born early and have now grown up. Each one is a picture of the little tiny baby and the grown up child at 10 years old or 15 years old. They call it the wall of hope. I tried to imagine how small the little ba...

“His compassions fail not. They are new every morning.” (Lam 3:22-23) God’s grace is constant and steady. Every day holds a lot of common and ordinary graces that everyone shares: breath, life, food, clothes, sleep, work, and laughter. And then some days God offers us a large dose and it reminds us of how surprising all his gifts are. We don’t own any of our days or any of our breathes. They are all gifts and they all come unbidden. God is superabundant and he just gives. Kate and I have been waiting and praying for our adoption for over three years. It was a long wait. Life was busy and God was very kind to us, providing us with friends to pray for us and also giving us the funds for the adoption itself. We were very thankful for those things. Very regularly we would have people ask about our adoption and tell us they were praying for us. Those quick conversations were encouraging little reminders from God. It was a whirlwind when God matched us with Pilgrim. We found out about the ba...

February 2022 We have been matched! Read More Here Our current need is donations for travel and legal fees. The baby boy is about 6 hours away and so Jesse is travelling every weekend to see Kate and the baby. The baby is in the NICU and he will be there until about middle of April. So Jesse will be travelling about 10 times over the next few months. Helping cover the travel fees would be a great blessing to us. We estimate travel fees to be $1000. To finalize the adoption we will need to hire a lawyer to set up all the paperwork for the court. This will happen in about 10-12 months. We are estimating that legal fees will be about $2000. We are very thankful for all the support we have received. Thanks to all the many donations! Ways to Donate: GoFundMe page PayPal: paypal.me/jessesumpter Cash App: $JesseSumpter Check: Use Contact Form at bottom for Mailing Info Ronald McDonald House Kate Sumpter #203, 139 East Warm Springs Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83712

Feb 8 2022 We are pleased to introduce our son Pilgrim Richard Gardner Sumpter. God is good. Pilgrim was born January 19 at 8:33pm. He was born at 27 weeks. He was 2lbs 4oz and 14inches. He is now at 30 weeks or 3 weeks from birth. He is doing very well for being a premie. He has regained his birth weight and is going strong. We have been working with our adoption agency for a little over three years. We met our son on Feb 4. Our caseworker told us that we had submitted our profile books to the agency on that very same day three years ago. It has been a long journey. We decided on the name Pilgrim because our son has a journey in front of him still. We have all been on a journey and we now get to share our journey together. Our son's full name means a wandering noble gardener. To wander as a pilgrim around in God's world is a blessing. We don't always know where God is leading us but He is a good father and He has prepared the journey and the destination for us. Bunyan'...

It has been several months since we posted an update for our adoption plans. Currently we are still on the waiting list with our agency to be matched. About a week ago we completed the yearly renewal process on our home study. It's a general update to the paperwork we've previously completed (fingerprints, home inspection, etc). We enjoyed visiting with our caseworker, and our agency in Boise has been very helpful. God continues to bless us with a smooth process. We are thankful for where we are. We have been on the waiting list a little over a year, but we know our agency is working to get us matched. We are notified when our profile book is shown to birth mothers. Our book was shown about twenty times over the last 12 months. We have all the required adoption funds in place so we are all ready for when we are matched. We would appreciate prayers that we are matched soon. But we know that God has a perfect time for us. Thank you, Jesse and Kate