It all started in the summer of 2000, when Tabatha and I stood before our closest friends and recited our vows to one another. We knew a few things for certain back then: We loved God, we loved each other and we loved the idea of a big family. With these three pilllars in place, we began our journey together.
Soon after starting to bring biological children together, we started to discuss the idea of adopting as well. We came to the conclusion that this was something that they wanted to do, "someday." Fast forward to 2014 and you would find us experiencing the most traumatic event of our lives. This is when we lost our little girl, Faith to still birth. This loss had a profound effect on us and drastically changed us both. One of the questions that we found ourselves asking was, "did she know that we loved her?" This question is what really set us on this path.
We started to realize that there are millions of medically fragile children out there who have no family showing them love. We started to really talk and pray about adopting a medically fragile child so that we can bring them home and know that they know and feel the love of a family. We have faith that God will bless our family for taking in one of these orphans and caring for and loving them. We hardly think that we're perfect parents, but we've got some experience with kids and even have some time with a special needs kiddo under our belts now.
We believe that we can be the perfect family for one of these kids in need. Any support that you can put to this cause, whether it be financial support, prayers or words of encouragement will be met with thankfulness. We have a lot of love to give and we think it's time to multiply that love just a little further.
There are several ways that you can support us in this endevor and any of these ways will be appreciated more than we can ever put into words:
1. Give financially
You can give to our GoFundMe campaign or directly to Paypal account. Adopting from overseas is a very expensive process, (up to about $35,000,) but it is well worth it.
2. Help us fundraise
We have several fundraising ideas in motion already (Updates to follow,) and several more for the future. Several people have also started their own fundraisers to help support us and several have offered to help in the future. You can contact us by email timmrees@gmail.com on Facebook Timm or Tabatha Rees or on twitter @timmrees
3. Support us through prayer.
We need as much of this as we can get. We have never felt more tested by God than we have through this process. If you will commit to praying for us for at least the next 6 to 9 months, we will be eternal grateful for the petitions to God. (Please shoot us a message to let us know you are supporting us through prayer. You might not know how encouraging this is.)
4. Support us through uplifting and supportive words.
You might be surprised by how many negative comments a family gets through this process. If you are willing to send us a private or public message with an uplifting message, it just might be what it takes to get us through the next day.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our blog and thank you in advance for any and all support that you might give. We love you and God bless you!
~Timm Rees
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. -James 1:27
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