The Jak Family Adventure

4,500 miles

14 days

Too many "When will we be there" comments to count

We recently had to travel to New York and Pennsylvania because my Granny was in the hospital. While it was a stressful trip, we were able to spend some time with family and make a few fun stops along the way.

There were more than a few humorous moments during the trip, so I thought I would share some of my favorites:

"Momma, I roast another strawberry on the fire?" (Zac meant marshmallow)
"Mom, it's hopeless. We are never going to get home. Lets just stop here, get an apartment and live in West Virginia!" (Christian was more than a little fed up with being in the truck)
"Uncle J I am VERY serious! Can I PLEASE trade Ana for Baby Charlotte?" (Eve apparently thought that her 8 month old cousin would be a lot more fun to have around than her 7 year old sister)
"Christian, knock it off! You cannot build weapons with pink Legos. It is against the rules!" (Ana was very serious about her Legos not being used to build anything that wasn't girly)

Our on-line auction ended last night and we were able to raise $200 with your support. Thank you to everyone who supported us by bidding! We still have a long way to go to be to our goal, but we are confident that God will continue to provide.

Prayer Requests:
Please lift up all of my brothers and sisters in the military today as we honor those who have fallen defending our country. I know I can sometimes take the freedoms we enjoy for granted, and we need to remember that those freedoms do not come without a cost!

Time is Almost Up!

Our on-line auction fundraiser ends at 10p.m. tomorrow, which means you have

just over 24 hours left to bid on your favorite item!

There are still a few items with NO BIDS so you can get yourself an amazing deal and

help us raise the final funds we need to bring A.J. home.

www.32auctions.com/BringAJHome

Thank you!

Silent Auction!!

Bring AJ Home!!

On-line silent auction to benefit the Jakubauskas Family’s adoption from Eastern Europe.

Items available include jewelry, gift cards, handmade crafts, a Coach purse, and more!

The auction starts tonight at 10PM and will run until 10PM on May 27^th.

To access the auction follow this link: www.32auctions.com/BringAJHome

We are still accepting items for the auction, so if you have something you would like to

donate please let us know.

We will be making our first trip to Eastern Europe to meet our little guy and start the court proceedings sometime in June! It is right around the corner and we would love to have your support in making this final fundraiser a huge success. Please share the information about the auction with your friends and family, and check out the items we have available.  

Bid early and bid often! J

Thank you!

Silent Auction

We had hoped to start our final fundraiser on Mother's Day, but a family emergency has come up and we will be delaying the silent auction. I will keep everyone posted on the details for the auction once we have decided on a date. We are running out of time to raise the funds we need, but it is pretty much impossible to run an on-line silent auction from a tiny town in the middle of Pennsylvania with no internet access! Hopefully we will be home soon and can get the auction action started.

We are still hoping to get a few more items for the auction, so if you have been thinking about donating something now would be a great time!! :-)

Please pray for safe travel for me and the kids over the next couple of days. We would also appreciate prayers for wisdom as the family makes decisions about Granny and the care she needs.

Small Steps

I think the waiting is getting harder the closer we get to the end of this journey! :-)

Our dossier is currently being translated and authenticated and that will be completed on May 17th. Then the dossier will be sent to the MOJ for us to be officially registered as an adoptive family. About 2 weeks after that we will have our referral and should get our travel dates soon after that. Hopefully we will be in Europe sometime in June!

God has been answering our prayers regarding our fundraising in some unexpected ways. We recently found out that the fee for visa processing went down by $130 (yay!). Then friends of ours offered to allow us to use their family travel benefits which will save us about $2,000 on our travel!

Step by step we are getting closer!