How To Donate

 
Please consider supporting us financially by donating to our account with Lifesong for Orphans. Lifesong will match your contribution dollar-for-dollar. 100% of all funds raised go directly to cover our adoption costs—nothing will be taken out for Lifesong administrative costs.

The deadline to make contributions is November 26, 2009. Your gift is tax deductible and you will receive a tax-deductible receipt.

Simply write your check to: Lifesong for Orphans and specify “Pacheco #998 adoption” in the memo section of your check. Mail to:

Lifesong for Orphans
PO Box 40 / 202 N. Ford St
Gridley, IL 61744

or

You can contribute online at: Lifesong for Orphans. Press the “Make a Donation” button that is towards the bottom of the page. Please note that when contributing online, you must specify “Pacheco #998 adoption” in the description section as shown below:

Take a moment to read our support letter from Lifesong.

Thank you so much for your help. Blessings!
Lilypie

Timeline

  • -Thinking about adoption (3/1998-4/2009)
  • -Decision to adopt (4/11/2009)
  • -Submitted Application to Agency (4/23/2009)
  • -Began paperwork!
  • -First homestudy visit (5/11/2009)
  • -Identified a waiting sibling pair (5/22/2009)
  • -Second homestudy visit, 4.5 hours! (5/30/2009)
  • -Third homestudy visit (6/6/2009)
  • -First adoption training class in Denver (6/13/2009)
  • -Signed completed homestudy (6/17/2009)
  • -Homestudy is approved by State of Colorado (6/29/2009)
  • -USCIS (Immigration) completed (7/6/2009)
  • -Biometric fingerprinting done (7/7/2009)
  • -Complete package of paperwork sent to WA DC (7/13/09)
  • -Paperwork on its way to Ethiopia
  • -Officially referred!!! WooHoo! (7/16/09)
  • -Waiting, waiting, waiting!
  • -We have a court date set for Oct 19! YES! (8/19/09)
  • -WE PASSED COURT! Our family has grown! (10/19/09)
  • -Flew to Ethiopia (11/28/09)
  • -Met Yemi and Abe! GOD IS GOOD! (11/30/09)
  • -Arrived home, our family is whole (12/5/09)

Ethiopia

 

Flag of Ethiopia

Time in Addis Ababa

 

Sele Enat on Google Earth

 

SeleEnat Orphanage
Main Ethiopia Guest House
New Ethiopia Guest House