Fundraiser November 17 to Help Bring Twins Home

Thank you so much to our great friends, Stephanie, Colleen, James, Dale, Sara, Gretchen, Todd, and everyone else putting this fundraiser together to help 2 little girls to no longer be orphans! We hope you can bring your friends and family to eat dinner and play trivia! If you can donate a silent auction item or put together a basket, or want to do anything else to help with the event, please let us know. Thank you on behalf of Annaliese Lingli and Aliza Lingyi McGowan!

Annaliese Lingli and Aliza Lingyi

We have received the Letter of Acceptance from China (LOA) and are hoping that the documents to adopt Annaliese Lingli and Aliza Lingyi will be rushed through quickly because of Annie's severe malnutrition. The twins turned 2 in September and we found out last week that Annie weighs only 17 pounds. Please pray that we can get the girls home very soon so that Annie can get the help she needs. Aliza, on the other hand, is 28 pounds!

Our biggest challenge is coming up with the money to adopt our little girls. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to help bring our twins home, checks can be made out to Lifesong for Orphans and mailed to us at:

Marshall and Michelle McGowan
3015 Leach Road
Rochester, IL 62563

Thank you for considering making a donation to get two precious orphans into a forever family!

Doubly Blessed

Millions of orphans around the world wait for parents of their own, but most will never know the love of a family. Our hearts break for the boys and girls who will never know what it is like to belong to someone who loves them dearly.

As you may know, we adopted Victoria Elyse nearly 4 years ago. She was born with the heart problems Tetralogy of Fallot and Pulminary Attresia. Ever since open heart surgery, Victoria has done great and we are so thankful that she is our daughter! We went into the adoption to make a difference in a child's life and to give her the love of a family. While this has happened, Victoria has changed our lives as well and she is an incredible gift from God.

Once again God is calling us to adopt. He has led us to be open to significant special needs and to consider adopting someone who would have a much harder time of finding a family.

We are excited to announce that 2 little girls in China won't have to wait much longer for a mommy and daddy! Our beautiful twins have been living in an orphanage since birth and we can hardly wait to bring them home. The girls are almost 2 years years old and their cribs are next to each other in the orphanage.

Lingli has cerebral palsy and cannot sit up. She can hold her head up while lying on her tummy and look around. We do not know what Lingli will be able to do, but we do know that her life in a family will be far better than the life she would have in an orphanage. Her twin, Lingyi, is healthy and active.