Over the last several years, Betsy and I have been captivated by Psalm 127:3-5 which says “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!”. When Team Maldonado was established in May 2017, we embarked on our marriage with a vision for the future that included a large, rambunctious family. Later that year we were pregnant Luke who entered the picture in August of 2018. Shortly after Luke turned one, we started planning for our next child not knowing we would begin a 3½ year infertility journey with two painful and unsuccessful IVF treatments. Walking that road together was a rollercoaster (that we don’t wish on any family) marked with frequent disappointment, grief, and tears only God could count. Yet, God was with us and we sensed He wasn’t finished expanding our family.
After our last unsuccessful IVF treatment, we sensed God directing us to adoption. He has confirmed that road in our hearts and through circumstances. Betsy and I have seen firsthand how powerful and important families are in enabling the flourishing of a child. We know adoption has always been dear to the heart of God as it is the way he made us his sons and daughters. Our hope is that adoption will be God’s way of continuing his flourishing in our family, for our future child, and for the momma who blesses us with the gift of parenting another.
As many of you know, the costs associated with private adoption are significant. As we budget for all expenses to bring home a child, we estimate our total cost will be approximately $65,000. The majority of the expenses include agency fees, home study fees, and attorney fees. Our plan is to allocate $35,000 of our personal assets and employer reimbursement benefits to cover expenses and fundraise the remaining $30,000. We would love for you, our friends, to consider joining our family first, in prayer, and second, by supporting us financially by making a tax-deductible gift. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any additional questions. We are eternally grateful for your friendship and honored to have you in our corner as part of this adoption story.
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you…”-Philippians 1:3
Love,
Jon and Betsy Maldonado
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.