Dear Friends & Family,
Tom & I began
our adoption journey this week. I can’t wait to bring home a baby brother or
sister for Hudson (he definitely needs some help in the sharing department).
Before I give more details I wanted to share Tom & I’s story.
Tom & I were
married in the summer of 2009. We couldn’t wait to get married, but even more
so I couldn’t wait to start a family with the love of my life. After a couple
of years of trying to start a family on our own, we visited a specialist in
Columbia, MO. It was here that we were met with heartache. The doctor’s found
that apart from a miracle, we would not be able to have children naturally. We
were devastated. I had been “planning” my future for years & this was not
in my plans. “God has a plan for everything” is easy to recite, but in that
moment I had to decide if I really believed it. Tom & I, even with tears, decided
that we would trust God for our family; we knew God’s love never fails. That
same week, we received a call from a lady asking us to adopt her baby. She was
4 months pregnant at the time. In October of 2011, we brought home our baby
boy, Hudson. We trusted God even when we didn’t understand & He proved
again to be more than faithful.
We know that God has
a plan for everything that happens & we have to trust there is a reason why
we can’t get pregnant. Tom & I feel that God has called us to expand our
family through adoption. We’ve spent so much time tossing around the idea of
adoption, but the cost has always stopped us. But the more we thought about it,
the more we came to the conclusion that it is a command from God to take care
of orphans & He will provide.
So with that being
said, we began our journey. We started this process committing to a 3-5 year
wait for a baby, but God has brought a new plan to our doorstep. Much of what I
wrote about above I also posted in my blog. No more than 24 hours after I
posted the blog, a woman contacted us asking us to adopt her baby! Wow! Isn’t
God amazing! Now the only stipulation is we need to raise roughly $10,000 by
August.
We are writing this
letter to include you in this exciting adventure for our family, but also ask
you to prayerfully consider helping us reach our goal with any donation being
greatly appreciated. If you feel led to donate please make checks payable to:
Tom & Jenny Dombrowski. You can also send a check to Heartland Community
Church and memo it “Dombrowski Adoption Fund” and it is considered a charitable
donation that can be used towards your taxes. Our church has also made available
their EGiving systems were you can make a donation online. Just enter the link
below in your web browser or scan the QR Code below with any Android or Apple
device and you will be taken to our donation page. However, if you are not able
to donate financially, we ask that you please keep our family in your prayers.
We would also like
to invite you to follow our journey by finding us on Facebook (under Jenny
Dombrowski) or following my blog at dombrowskiadoption.blogspot.com.
Thank you for your love & support,
Tom, Jenny, and Hudson
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