Be a PIECE of the Kennington's Adoption!

Dear family and friends... thank you for your interest in our adoption! Okay, I think we need to clarify this some... we have set up an account for donations at YWAM Adoption Ministry. The total cost for our adoption is estimated at $30,000. We are hoping to raise $15K of the funds by making a Kennington Adoption puzzle with 500 pieces. If you contribute a $30 gift (tax deductible through YWAM) we will write your name on the back of one of the puzzle pieces. When all is said and done the front will be a big framable family photo  including our new daughter. The back will be the names of all the people that helped bring her into our family!

YWAM charges about 2% for most donations made through their website (credit cards or PayPal), but you can also send in a check directly to them and no charge is made for checks. If you choose to send your donation by mail please make checks payable to YWAM Adoption Ministry and send it to:

YWAM Adoption Ministry
PO Box 512
Puyallup, WA 98371

Be sure not to write our name ANYWHERE on the actual check for the gift to be tax deductible! 

YWAM will send out tax deductible gift receipts to you and we will get your names from the list of donors provided by YWAM.

We invite you to journey with us and pray for our family, including little miss "T" in Ethiopia. We will keep you posted here no the blog, which is also accessible from our Kennington Adoption Facebook page.

Thank you so much for helping us change the life of another precious little girl!

We love you! Then Kenningtons

PS - please pass this on!! 

Home Study Approved!

This week our home study was approved and sent on to Children's House International and to the Assistant Stork in Washington DC to be taken to the Ethiopian Embassy. This was a major milestone in our adoption process, and one which we have waited for the past couple of months. The next step is expected to take another 6-8 weeks. After that we will likely get our court date and start making plans to go to Ethiopia to meet our daughter. Please pray for God's hand and timing in all of this! Thank you so much! We love you, Jim & Jaci

Surprise! One more daughter from Ethiopia!

We have been so blessed by our daughter, Bethlehem, whom we adopted in 2010. She is a bright, funny, engaging daughter who loves God! She has adapted to our family and is making friends at school and church. We love the fact that God's plan included Bethlehem in our family.

In mid-September some friends, Brian & Jan Rodenbeck, mentioned another little girl (she is 7) who is at the same orphanage and is waiting for a family.  We had some interest right away in the possibility and began praying. After talking to YWAM Adoption Ministry of Ethiopia and talking and praying as a family, we believed God was leading us to ask to adopt her.

So, here we are, leaning on the Everlasting Arms! We are really excited to welcome this dear child into our lives and home. We are presently awaiting a formal referral from YWAM & CHI. We covet your prayer support that God will open the doors as He wills. 

After a formal referral is made to us to adopt her, we will be setting up an account with YWAM Adoption Ministry to help us fund the adoption. You can also keep up with our adoption on the Kennington Adoption page on Facebook.

Thank you for your prayers!

Jim, Jaci, & Bethlehem Kennington

YWAM Ethiopia Adoption Ministry