Thank you for taking the time to hear our story and consider partnering with us in our journey to adopt a child into our family. We hope that you take the time to watch our video below to learn more about our unique journey thus far and the latest chapter in our book, infant adoption.
We are JT and Allison and we were married in 2015, and we had our five-year-old son Jonah, in 2019. In 2021 our three-year-old daughter Claire was born. Being born with critical congenital heart defects and other complications, she has fought bravely through more than most will in a lifetime. It is through this adversity, as well as through experiencing nine miscarriages, that our family has had to endure much suffering. In this suffering, we have had the privilege of seeing the Lord reveal to us just how much he loves us, how in-control he is when all seems upside down, and have found peace that we do not understand. In unbelievable ways we have found much reason to rejoice and even be grateful for the suffering, which has allowed him to show us his strength in our weakness in ways we otherwise may not have witnessed.
Adoption began merely as a curiosity stirring in our hearts early in our journey, and over time we grew convicted that we were unexpectedly being called to this life. We have always been especially moved by the similarities to the Gospel; how we were once adopted into our Heavenly Father’s family. Over a two-year period we experienced this curiosity evolve into a deep longing to adopt an infant. While we know this too will be a challenging endeavor in ways we can’t imagine, we have seen God’s faithfulness time and again through the unexpected, and truly know he has plans for the Blassingame family to welcome a child through adoption. We are so excited for this journey, and appreciate your prayer and any financial support. Your contributions will help us towards our goals of several matching donation milestones and will make this dream a possibility for us.
To DONATE BY MAIL, please make out the check to ABBA Fund (do not write the family name on the physical check, which will invalidate the charitable aspect of your gift ... instead either print out this page to send with it or include a separate note to request that we preference your gift toward the family profiled on this page) -- then mail your check and preference request to:
ABBA Fund, PO BOX 868049, Plano, TX 75086-8049
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**AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION FROM ABBA FUND ABOUT YOUR DONATION**
Using the online form on this page automatically submits a request to preference your gift to the family profiled on this page as part of ABBA Fund’s Christian Family Adoption Grant Fund. ABBA Fund administers this fund and maintains full control and administration of all donated funds. We also strive to honor our donor’s preference requests in accordance with IRS and Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) guidelines.
The IRS allows donors to state a preference of how their contribution is used and request that the gift support a particular family — and it allows the charitable organization (ABBA Fund) to fully consider that request as long as the donor understands and acknowledges for charitably given tax-deductible gifts that the ultimate authority regarding the disposition of your gift is at the discretion of the charitable organization. By using this online form, or other method described above, you are acknowledging an understanding of those IRS guidelines.