He is aging out on the 1st of January 2015 – which is a matter of weeks away… his hope for a family is that we share his need far and wide and pray for the Lord to move hearts and hands and bring him a family asap. It is not too late for a family with ready paperwork to add him on. Plus he does have a large adoption grant which will help with the expense of adding another child.
If you have done so, please comment below with your initials and email so that i can put in the draw and be in touch with you should you be one of the recipient of the lovely art-pieces. Click here for details of how the giveaway works.
i would also like to Thank You if you have given monies to grow JASPER’s adoption grant. You can also take part in this giveaway. Simply comment below with your initials, amount given and email.
Here’s another look at one of the pieces of art available in this giveaway. There is another one of a girl doll and there are 2 sets of cards with similar artwork up for grabs. Click on picture to see other pieces of art in this giveaway.
Jasper needs his forever family to step forward ASAP – he ages out on 1st Jan 2015.
This is the second fundraiser for JASPER during Angel Tree 2014. Details of the first and ongoing fundraiser is here.
Months ago, in preparation for Angel Tree, i had some art work commissioned. The artist is Lemady who is British and lives in Switzerland.
And now it’s time to show the world these wonderful pieces of art!
This is a set of three cards, professionally printed on 270gsm Accent Antique Textured Silk, trimmed, folded and finished by hand. The pictures are from original artwork of Little Red Riding Hood, Humpty Dumpty and Little Bo Peep. They have been left blank inside so are suitable for a variety of occasions. Each card comes with a brown kraft ribbed envelope and is sealed to protect it in an acetate sleeve. The three cards are 127mm x 178mm and all have a white border around the picture. 2 SETS to be given away!An original painting of Hey Diddle Diddle. The painting is 30cm x 30cm and is ready to hang. The depth of the picture is 4cm and the picture wraps around the edges of the frame so the design looks nice from all angles.An original painting of a cute and colourful little doll wearing a lovely patterned dress with spots and flowers and red bows in her hair. The painting is 30cm x 30cm and is ready to hang. The depth of the picture is 4cm and the picture wraps around the edges of the frame so the design looks nice from all angles.This shows what the back of each painting looks like.
Now in the title of this post it says Giveaway and here’s how the art pieces will be given away.
Angel Tree is all about fundraising for a specific orphan – BUT because JASPER is desperately running out of time, he ages out 1st January 2015 – in just 58 days! i’m going to shift the focus slightly and go all out with SHARING JASPER‘s NEED for a forever FAMILY.
For every Share of JASPER‘s profile page (via any form of social media), you will receive 3 entries into the Art Giveaway. You have to comment below with the link to your sharing and please also state your email so i can contact you, should you be the recipient of one of the art pieces.
For every US$5 you give towards growing JASPER‘s adoption grant, you will receive 1 entry into the Giveaway. Click on JASPER‘s name or picture to go to his profile page to donate. Please then come back here, comment below with the amount you have given and state your email as well.
Every entry will be numbered. At the end of the Giveaway; 19th November 2014, 10pm CET (EST 4pm, PST 1pm), i will use a random number generator to pick the 4 recipients of these Thank-you-gifts.
Please do not think that your sharing will not be effective – every share is a sign that another person cares for this sweet boy. And you never know who would see your post about JASPER and they might just be his family.
Please do not think that your tiny bit will not make a difference to his grant – every dollar counts. And with a bigger adoption grant, it will help his forever family reach him faster (time is of the essence here!) with less worry about added expenses of an expedited international adoption.
So SHARE away and encourage your family and friends to do the same! Give generous too!
Yep, that’s a very long title for a post – but i wanted to be sure to let you know that i’m talking about two things today.
First of all, it is the 1st of November!! Which means the start of Reece’s Rainbow’s Angel Tree 2014! For the next 2 months, up till New Year’s Eve, advocates of these precious children will be fundraising BIG TIME for their chosen child.
The whole aim of this big event is to raise US$1000 for each of these orphan’s adoption grants and of course to give a huge push in building awareness of their needs, especially their need for a loving forever family.
My Angel Tree Child is also the boy my son and i have been praying for since the beginning of this year – it is JASPER!
Jasper needs his forever family to step forward ASAP – he ages out in 2 MONTHS!
This is our last shot at helping JASPER to find a forever FAMILY and to grow his adoption grant.
Why? Because Jasper will be AGING OUT of his country’s adoption system in 2 MONTHS, that’s just 61 DAYS! After which he will be “unadoptable”. 😦
So we are going to give it our all and shout out loud for JASPER to have a family and grow his grant.
Why grow his grant? Because he is unlikely to be adopted domestically as he is a boy, older and has special needs which many in his home country deem to be a curse. His hope lies in international adoption which includes tons of expensive paperwork and travel expenses.
Is there still enough time for a family to reach him in time? YES! i have seen high-speed international adoptions done and i believe in miracles. Also, if a family is already adopting from his country and is approved for 2 kids but only bringing home 1, they can very quickly add him to their current paperwork and bring both kids home.
What if (i do not even want to think about this) he does not get adopted? Then he would face a hard life; forever an orphan, having to struggle to make a living with little to no skills or education, and being looked down upon and taken advantage of for the rest of his life because of his special needs.
What happens to his adoption grant if it is not used? It will channeled to another child. Reece’s Rainbow has very kindly said they would consult me and that i could consult you, my donors and supporters, as to which other child in their long list would benefit.
BUT let’s not get ahead of ourselves – let’s focus on the POSITIVE and WORK to help JASPER find a family and grow his grant.
Also SHARE his story through as many channels as you can and with as many people as you can because somewhere out there is his forever family and they may just see him because you shared.
OH… if you feel led to simply give towards JASPER‘s adoption grant (without purchase from Angel Crafts Shop), see the link on the right which says ‘Click to Donate‘, simply click on that to give directly to JASPER‘s grant.
Thank you so much for your support and prayers.
Do stay tuned for more exciting and interesting fundraisers through out November and December! Next one would be up and running on the 5th of November!
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