Gerdsen Family Adoption 2.0

Goal:

 USD $65,000

Raised:

 USD $7,810

Campaign created by Jamie Gerdsen

Campaign funds will be received by Jamie Gerdsen

Gerdsen Family Adoption 2.0

Here we are, we are starting the adoption process again! As many of you know (or may not know) our journey with infertility has been a long one. Though we are continuing to believe for that miracle. We are moving towards another miracle adoption. On September 13, 2022 we received a call we weren’t expecting but yet hoping for. The call was from our agency director about a baby girl that was born the day before. She asked if we would be interested in being presented to the birth parents. Without hesitation, we said yes! At 9pm, we got another call saying we wouldn’t know much until the next morning. We decided to go and grab a few things because we had absolutely nothing for a baby if we were the family chosen. When we pulled into the store parking lot, we got a call from our social worker. She said, “This is the call, they chose you. How quickly can you get to the hospital?” We were in shock! We ran into the store to grab the few essentials we may need for our baby girl, then rushed to the hospital. We were so nervous. We knew she had been exposed to some pretty hard drugs and we didn’t know what her journey would look in the withdrawal period or what effects it would have on her in the future. We were so excited! Finally, a dream had come true and we were going to hold our little miracle that night. We got to the hospital and met our social worker in the parking lot to go up to the maternity ward. We got to the nurses desk and they rolled out our baby girl. We have never seen a more beautiful sight: our perfect 6lb 11oz miracle. We got to our room and I picked her up. Her little body was trembling and had the tiniest jolts due to the withdrawal. She was in our arms and whatever journey was ahead of us, we would go through it together. It’s been over a year of raising the most beautiful, smart, joyful little girl. You all are a part of her journey. Without so many of you giving, we would have never been able to bring her home. 

Now we embark on our next miracle journey and we want to invite you all once again to join us. We don’t know how long this journey will be or what it will look like, but we are here for it every step of the way. 

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Sistaaa
$ 170.00 USD
21 days ago

Yakos family
$ 200.00 USD
25 days ago

Excited for you!!!

Anonymous Giver
$ 100.00 USD
1 month ago

For my grandbaby!

Sista
$ 160.00 USD
1 month ago

Anonymous Giver
$ 170.00 USD
1 month ago

BG
$ 50.00 USD
2 months ago

Andy Hailstone
$ 100.00 USD
2 months ago

Love you all!

The Mullins Family
$ 25.00 USD
2 months ago

Trav and Lex
$ 4000.00 USD
2 months ago

Love you guys! More babies, more chickens, and your next dog needs to be a Golden.

Hilary Nelson
$ 100.00 USD
2 months ago

Praying for your family!

Anonymous Giver
$ 100.00 USD
2 months ago

We love you! Thank you for being the hands and feet of Jesus!

Anonymous Giver
$ 170.00 USD
2 months ago

Anonymous Giver
$ 100.00 USD
3 months ago

For my next grandbaby!

Anonymous Giver
$ 195.00 USD
3 months ago

Lil sis
$ 200.00 USD
3 months ago

Love you!!

Your fave sis
$ 200.00 USD
4 months ago

Fave Sis
$ 170.00 USD
4 months ago

Can’t wait to love on my new niece/nephew!!!

Anonymous Giver
$ 1000.00 USD
4 months ago

Can't wait for this little miracle. BIG FANS OF THE GERDSENS.

The Culvers
$ 150.00 USD
5 months ago

We are with you!

Bri
$ 300.00 USD
5 months ago

We love the Gerdsens and are so excited for another Baby Gerdsen!

Updates

Home Study is Finished and we are active!

November 16th, 2024

Hello Everyone!

I just want to again thank you all for your prayers and contribution to our next adoption. We are expectant in our waiting and can’t wait to see the little one the Lord brings to us. 

As of now we are actively filling out grant applications and fundraising. We are still quite far from our goal financially but this is what faith is all about. When we got matched with Braelynn we did t have all the funds but the Lord provided and we didn’t go a cent in debt and we are believing for the same for our next baby. 

What you can do:

1) Pray: for our birth mom (strength, protection, provision), our child (supernatural protection) and for us, this process isn’t easy, it takes a lot of faith and trust. 

2) Share our story!

3) Give, any amount counts!!!

Thank you for all your love and support in this process.

The Gerdsens 

(Kevin, Jamie and Braelynn)

Update Home Study is Finished and we are active! Image
Update #1

August 28th, 2024

Here we are finally! We had to delay our push for fundraising because after eight months after Braelynn's finalization date of her adoption we were informed that her birth certificate had been lost by the state. We couldn't move forward with our home study until we had her birth certificate, we didn't have a time frame as to when we would get it. Finally today we have her birth certificate in hand. This is things people don't tell you about the complexities of adoption. But, praise Jesus we have it and we can move forward with our next adoption fundraising campaign. Thank you for asking, praying and believing while we embark on our next adoption journey. 

Love,

The Gerdsens

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