Jonathan
and David are twin brothers from a small Eastern European country and have
lived all of their lives in an orphanage without the love of a mother and
father. Both brothers have cerebral palsy and some learning delays, most of
which were effects of living in institutional care. The boys are four years old, and each weigh only nineteen pounds. Nineteen
pounds! All their lives, they've belonged to no one have never known the warmth of a mother’s smile or
the pride in a father’s eyes. They are all alone in the world.
But
now, after so long, a family has called them their own. Jonathan and David now
have parents and siblings who desperately want to bring them into their family.
The only things that stand between them are that giant stretch of Atlantic Ocean
and the plane tickets across it.
The
Hebbe family is stepping out in faith to adopt David and Jonathan, but they
need help. And help is something you can give.
This
is an invitation to join a movement—a movement to BRING THE BOYS HOME. The sooner they make it home, the sooner they
can thrive and be the boys that God planned for them to be—and you can bring
them one step closer.
How? Well, like many adoptions, we’re selling
T-shirts as a means to raise money (see details
below). In addition to simply buying a shirt, you can choose to wear the t-shirt every day for
a month, and seek sponsors to pledge an amount for each day the shirt is worn. Here’s
how it would work: after you join,
you gather sponsors for the month. When “T-month” starts, you start wearing the
shirt during the day. Every day of the month that you wear it, the sponsors
will give a set amount. This means that by the end of the month, not only will
you have raised money by buying a shirt, you’ll have added to that by sharing
with others the story of Jonathan and David and raising support through wearing
a t-shirt.
If, on
the other hand, you want to sponsor someone wearing the shirt, or just donate,
follow the link below to the Hebbe family’s blog where you can pledge money for
their adoption.
So, to recap the ways you can help--
- Buy a t-shirt for $15
- Wear the t-shirt for the month and get people to sponsor you
- Sponsor someone who wears the t-shirt for the month
- Donate directly to the Hebbe family
Get ready to eliminate all but one T-shirt in
your wardrobe for the fine month of February so Jonathan and David can come
home, and welcome to the movement! If you could, just send an email to the
address below and tell us a little about yourself. After the month’s started,
we’ll be making an honorary post for each wearer we get. We’ll also open up the blog to participants to
share stories and pictures about their t-shirt wearing.
Welcome
to T-month! Let’s bring the boys home!
- To donate directly: http://dwellinginhistent.blogspot.com/
- To pre-order shirts: email jen.michaletz@gmail.com Please specify sizes (S,M,L,XL,2XL), quantity, and color (gray or black)
