December 4 Update and GoFundMe Page

As we began the process in September, we were planning to pay for the first few steps (homestudy and waiting list) and then raise the rest of the funds while we waited on the waiting list. That is how we did it on the last adoption. However, the agency would like us to have all the money in hand before our homestudy can be approved. This way we are ready with all of the funds as soon as we are matched with an infant. This means we are not on the waiting list yet and we won't be able to be on it until we have all the funds.

Given this requirement, we have started a Gofundme page. We currently have $11,000 saved for the adoption. The Gofundme amount is set at $12,000 which covers the rest of the needed funds (that is, 10,000 for placement fee and 2,000 for travel/legal fees). We decided to do an online fundraiser to let others outside of our community know about our plans and so people know how to pray for us as we pursue this adoption.

Emily Wells, Kate's sister, is hosting the page here.

We would also ask that you pray for us as we seek to raise the rest of the funds. We are still hoping we can be on the waiting list by January 2019. Please pray that God would smooth the way for us. We are thankful for what the Lord has done for us thus far and we are excited to see where He takes us next.

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Getting Started

This past Summer we decided to begin the adoption process. We got in touch with A New Beginning Adoption Agency and applied and were accepted! We are so glad to be working with this agency again. We worked with A New Beginning with our first adoption and at that time we choose them because they were locally based and had a caseworker in our area. We also had friends from church who adopted through them; one was a domestic infant adoption and another was through the foster program. Both friends had great things to say about the support of the agency and the guidance they gave throughout the whole process. After our application was approved, we went to the infant adoption training in early September. We drove 6 hours to get there and enjoyed the time in the car to talk. The training was fabulous! We attended sessions all day on Friday and then a half day on Saturday. We were fed meals and snacks and had plenty of time to get to know some of the other adoptive families a...

Explaining Adoption Costs

An adoption in Idaho can vary in cost depending on the type (foster, etc) but with the agency we are using, the average cost is about $21,000 to $24,000. These funds go to our agency to cover their important work in the process. Here are the costs for our current adoption with descriptions for each part. Registration Fee ($250): This covers the paperwork to sign up. Training ($500): This covers the two days of training(~12 hours) that we received at the agency in Boise. Home study ($600): We are assigned a local case worker who comes and inspects our home to ensure that everything is safe: baby proofed, smoke alarms, etc. The caseworker also helps us compile all the documents the agency needs to approve our home study. The paperwork is about the size of a small book (~100 pages). The caseworker reads through and checks everything for us. Infant Waiting list ($4000): This is for the waiting list and for help compiling our profile book. The profile book is a description of...

Help Support Our Adoption

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

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