Adoption is something we have always talked about doing. On and off through our years of dating and marriage, we have talked about the need for people to adopt and felt like that was something we would one day do. On the Sanctity of Life Sunday, our pastor’s sermon was about the importance of life and with that, the need for people to step up and fulfill that calling. We feel that if we, as Christians, are going to say we are for life we should follow through in supporting life, any way we can. We feel that we are called to support life through adoption. We have three wonderful boys, Rhett, Bennett and Abbott, but we are so excited for to give a loving home to another child. We hope that we can hold our lives true to this statement by Dr. Cody McQueen, pastor at CCBC, “To be a witness for Christ, show and tell of his heart for life.” As Acts 1:8 says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8 “Our hearts our this alone that we can be witnesses for Jesus every day.”
We have prayerfully decided to adopt a newborn baby girl domestically. We are so excited and cannot wait to meet her when the time is right. Adoption is no easy feat finically or spiritually. We hope that you will join us in praying for discernment and peace as we go though the process. We also would appreciate any prayers and/or financial support to assist with the adoption process. We are so thankful for ABBA Fund and all they do to assist in making the adoption process a reality for so many! Would you and your family prayerfully consider coming along side us in this journey?
We could not do this without the support of all of our family and friends! From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you!
The Lyle Family
Todd, Presley, Rhett, Bennett and Abbott
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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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.