Ghana - Be a Piece of the Puzzle

Karleigh is 2 weeks away from being fourteen years old.  Jarett and I talked about offering Karleigh her first mission trip to Ghana.  At the time, we were expecting our tax refund to pay for her trip.  Well, the IRS has decided to "hold on" to our refund until we send in copies of receipts from our 2008 adoption of the twins.  This didn't only happen to us, but to many families in this adoption world.  Luckily, we have the receipts, but once we send in the copies, the IRS has 45 days to review the receipts and decide to give us our adoption refund (from back in 2008).  With the time line of the IRS and when Deborah "should" be able to come home, we won't have the money for Karleigh to go.  We will barley have the money for me to go and bring Deborah home.  We gave Karleigh the challenge of raising $1,000.  If she can do it, then she will be able to go.

So............................. 

Karleigh is holding her own fund raiser called "Ghana - Be a Piece of the Puzzle".  She has the opportunity to go to Ghana with me to bring Deborah home in hopefully late May.  She is also planning on going to visit other foster homes of children who are in need of families, either due to poverty stricken of the parent(s) or death of one or both parents.  She has talked about adopting children from Africa when she gets older.  So this would be the perfect trip for her to see first hand the place where her sisters have come from. 

She has a 100 piece puzzle of a giraffe (she LOVES giraffes).  She is looking for sponsors to buy 1, 2, 3, or as many as you would like for $10 each.  She will be writing the names of the people/families who sponsor her.  You can even buy a piece or more in honor of someone.  There is no limit.  :) When her puzzle is fully completed, she will be gluing all the pieces together so she can display it on her bedroom wall.

This is a huge opportunity for her to travel to Africa and witness a place that is close to her heart.  She now has 3 sisters from there and as a family we will continue to do work and serve in Ghana.  I strongly believe this is God planting a seed for her to blossom even more. 

If you would like to help her, you can use the "chip-in" button on the right.  It will direct you to PayPal.  In the comments, please write the name/family name you would like on the puzzle piece(s).  Thank you in advance for your support (either through prayers or buying puzzle pieces).  It is definitely appreciated!

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