Beyond Frustrated

 

I have just spent hours and hours in the last few weeks looking at adoption loans, grants, etc.  Before I get on my soap box of frustration, let me update you on our progress:

 

 

Things are rolling forward with our home study adoption and paperwork everything should be in and moving forward as of February 1st.  The paperwork is exhasting, it is not something you can do all in one setting.  The questions in the autobiograpy are hard to answer and very thought provoking.  I would say the autobiogrpahies alone took in total 36 hours of time each to fill out.  That is only the begining.  For the home study alone, this is what needs to be gathered:

 

•  Photocopies of your birth certificates and marriage certificate.
•  Photocopies of your picture I.D. and your social security cards.
•  Photocopies of your most recent savings, checking account, and retirement account statements.
•  Proof of health insurance.
•  Proof of life insurance.
•  A photocopy of your most recent 1040 tax forms.
•  A statement from your employer verifying the length of employment and annual salary.
• Three letters of reference from non-relatives, and one from a relative.
• A statement from your physician verifying that you are in good physical and mental health.
• A police letter from your local police office verifying you have no criminal history.
• Certificates of completion for the five adoption preparation courses (10 hours ).
• Completed Parent Resource Worksheet .
• Guardianship form completed by the people you've selected to be guardians for your children.
• Completed autobiographies for both husband and wife.

 

We have a few more adoption classes to complete but can move forward with the home study with what we have so things will start moving forward then.
 
I have been searching the internet looking for ways to help us with the enromous cost of the adoption.  grants, no interests loans, etc.  Here is what I have found out:  Because we are members of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints, we are not eligable for 95% of the options out there.  They are only availiable to Evangelical Christians, period. 
 
Presidents of these funds and foundations have abruptly and rudely informed us that because of our beliefs, or what they think, assume, or have been told of our beliefs, we cannot participate, with a backhand bite reference that we are not Christians. 

Wow. 
 
They do not know and have not been told that we revere and worship Jesus as our Savior and redeemer. We believe that He died so that we might live again. Jesus Christ is the center of our religion, our church would not be bear His name if this was not so. He is my personal Savior and I love and serve Him in all that I do.  I guess this testimony is null and void to Evangelical Christians.  I wonder how they would feel if they were told they were not Christian becuase of diferences in theology.  They would be beyond insulted. All I have to say is "By your fruits, ye shall know them."

 

 

Please continue to pray for us.