Pure Charity & Shopping Online

As I shared in our announcement this adoption is definitely going to cost us a pretty penny. It would be easier to not adopt. Easier to ignore the needs of children for a forever family. Easier to not think about and question where thousands of dollars are going to come from.

One of the biggest things the Lord has been working on me about over the last year is giving others the chance to get behind you, to get behind caring for orphans, to be love.

That said, we are looking into some creative more 'less direct' ways we can gather funds. This is the SIMPLEST one ever!

Pure Charity is amazingly brilliant! Most of you probably shop online. I also imagine most of you are going to be doing quite a bit of it in the days leading up to Christmas. A small percentage of those purchases at retailers you are already buying from can be used to back a charity you choose!! You can provide water for people in Africa, school supplies for students in China, OR 'coming home' funds for our kiddos! 

There are HUNDREDS of retailers participating (Target, AT&T, Walmart, Kohls, Apple, Groupon, Priceline Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, Southwest)!

So, when you want to buy a book, pay your monthly phone bill/internet/cable bill, snatch a Groupon deal, stock up on vitamins or toiletries, or surprise your special someone with a new TV or gadget you can also be helping us (or another charity of your choice) bring our children home. HOW COOL IS THAT?! I have been in love with this model for months, and now I am incredibly thankful it can be an answer for helping to fund our adoption!

The easy how-to:
1) Sign up for an account.
2) Install the Pure Charity Plug-In.  (Or shop on their site and search for your choice store)
3) Click to add each retailer in the top toolbar, and SHOP! A percentage will be given to the charity/project of your choice! We'd love for you to back us! (Keep track of our progress right here on the right of this blog.) Funds will go directly to our 5013(C) agency, not us.
4) Share this with your family and friends! Post on Facebook, Twitter, or send an email! Your sharing and giving can help us get them home!

I'm not asking for you to shop and fund our adoption because it is about us. I'm asking for it because it is about children, our children, we haven't met yet, desperately needing a forever family. It's about God's glory!