Valessa

Its my regret to inform you, in checking on her today it seems that Valessa is no longer available for adoption, nor is she reserved for a family, nor does it say where she is. Hopefully she's not been sent to an institution. Please remember and pray for this sweet little girl...

Meet Alan

Alan has such beautiful, dark, expressive eyes that they just seem to pull at you.

Alan is an 11 year old boy here in the USA, and is said to be very sweet but he does have moderate medical needs and has emotional needs marked as severe, which probably means he probably does not trust people will stick around and is afraid to love. Do you have the type of love to see this through for him, through thick and thin to show him that love and family can be forever?

A photo is available on another page. Please, this little boy still looks like he might dare to hope if given the chance. Are you the family he's waiting for?

I Do.

Hi All,

This is me, stepping out from behind the curtain for a moment. I am Debrah, single, early 30's - living in Arizona. For days, I've been trying to answer a question here I have been asked a few times. And that is not a bad thing at all, I am glad people have asked it.

And that question is if I plan on adopting a child myself.

I do. Funny isn't it, as that is what people say with their wedding vows. Those two binding words bring families together. My 'I do' in this case is followed by - I will. I will adopt however many and whomever God wants me to adopt. But at the moment things on this Earth are not ready for me to start that family. I am not by far living on the street but at the moment I am struggling to make ends meet for just myself.

I am already in the adoption process however with finding a place to raise kids, and I have found that place. I am sitting in what will one day be their bedroom even as I write this note. Next I have to find a way to not eat Ramen noodles and Spaghetti O's for dinner every night.

For me, the process began there - moving into a home with room for children. And I did it, that was my first step. That was a step I've worked on for the past year. I have kept quiet about it yes, it did not quite yet feel time to mention it openly or too many people yet. But the question has been asked and now at last, I can breath out, and say - yes, 'I do' want to adopt, and am already working my way forward with that goal in mind. My next is the ability to support them. I think I will have that accomplished by the end of spring or next summer - and then you might find the faces of my own red thread children on here.

I am feeling led to the US Foster System this first time, probably a six to eight year old is the feeling I am getting at this moment, minority group or with siblings. Its not really up to me as to who and when, you see. And though I don't know who or where they are God does know who and where they are. That said, I pray for my kids each day.

Thanks for asking this question. I do plan to, and I will, and am having to start at a few steps further back than some people do but, this is where my heart lies and I am working to make it happen.

In the meantime I try and advocate for kids like Valessa and Becky - Becky who is being sent into an institution this coming march. These places are horrible, they tie kids to beds, they leave them in cribs until their bones are so stiff they cannot even move and a rigor mortis like state sets in - for the rest of their lives. Once in they are in most cases no longer adoptable. And these are just a very very small handful of examples.

I am not making this up. I wish I was. You can find credible information on it all over the internet.

I don't want to leave this on that grim note. So, please join me when you read this in a prayer for all these children. About 7% of the Christian population alone can lead to no more orphans in the entire world. That's it. I read the site Over the Moon With Joy and encourage you to visit there. I have decided to join her prayers that adoption might be brought into people's hearts, that all these kids might come home.

And that is not to say only Christan's should adopt. Love is something that belongs to everyone everywhere. Its just to display a 'statistical measurement' of how few people it would really take. :)

Reece's Rainbow too, is a good place to start if you are looking for these kids. In the past two years alone they have found homes for over 120 kids with special needs and Down Syndrome.

Peace be with you this day.

Take care.

-Debrah.

[Stepping back behind the curtain now]

Little Miss Becky:

Becky will be four in a few months, and will be sent away to an institution at that time. She is quiet and shy, with what is said to be significant developmental delays, some of which may come from being in a group home? She is said to be happy and high functioning, does react well to her care givers however and the other kids in her group.

Becky is in an over-seas Orphanage. Married people only may apply. Pictures are available on another site. Name has been changed for privacy. Please, consider this sweet little blue-eyed girl today.

A Song from Your Child:

The other day I watched a very disturbing series of videos on You Tube, concerning what happens to some of the thousands and thousands of baby girls left abandoned in China. In fact, it is too disturbing to post here on this page, which is a symbol of hope for all these kids. I will say this - I cannot believe they claim there are not enough orphans to go around for all the families wanting to adopt them, I do not know. I do not know enough about China and the situation there and their adoptions to say. But I think if they looked a little deeper, they might find there are more than enough of these children to go around. And I think the One Child policy is terrible. I understand its purpose, but I do not agree with it. If they must do this then they should limit families to 2 children. In the end, I believe it will produce a lot less orphans. And on that thought, isn't the law that is made to control the population of China in itself contradictory? Abandoned or not these little girls are still adding to the population, whether in the arms of their family, in the walls of an orphanage or - worse. So this law is not limiting anything but human rights. But that is my opinion.

And so, I found this little video, please know I know that not everyone in China wants it to be this way. Not a lot of people do, I think. And so, for all those little girls -and boys- their birth parents and adoptive parents alike. Thank you so much for lighting up the life of one little angel at a time.

This song can be sung from any child, anywhere, who has needed love in their lives. If you have pulled them into your arms, or if you are going through the adoption process to do so, no matter where you are adopting from or who they are or even if they will show you ever that they do love you and do care - I would like to think they know this song in their hearts:




Goodnight.

All About Sunshine:

"The One and Only..."

Hey all looking for ideas what to take? I think this is a good one. Saw it a while back when looking for stuff for this blog and passed it by as a cereal commercial, but I thought about it again and again, so here it is: Cheerios's for Adoption. Truly ' - the one and only.'

Please Help with our Fundraisers for Mary

...there are a few options for them located in the right sidebar. More are to come soon. Thank you all.

"Orphans of God"

Little Angels Everywhere

Please, let me call your attention to this page:

www.reecesrainbow.com/atrisk.htm

If you are adopting, please consider one of these children. They have so much to give. Thank you.

National Adoption Foundation

The National Adoption Foundation offers unsecured loans through a revolving $9 million loan bank for adoptive parents. The interest and payments on loans help finance loans for other adoptive parents. This foundation also has a limited program for grants. For an application packet, contact them at:
National Adoption Foundation
100 Mill Plain Road
Danbury, CT 06811
Phone: 203-791-3811
http://www.nafadopt.org


Adorable Adoption
Adorable Adoption offers grants for qualified families who are pursuing international adoption with the Yunona adoption agency. Grants are as follows: $2,000 per one child or $4,000 for two children. You must send a letter explaining why adoption is a hardship for you. Direct inquiries to:
Adorable Adoption
Attn: Grant Request
1131 Balboa Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: 415-305-6381
Fax: 775-258-4149
E-mail: info@adorableadoption.com
http://www.adorableadoption.com/grants.htm

"...thats the beat of a heart..."

"Not flesh of my flesh, Nor bone of my bone,
But still miraculously my own.
Never forget for a single minute,
You didn't grow under my heart - but in it."

~Fleur Conkling Heylinger

Rember the Lion? Here is the Hamster...

A Family for Valessa?

Is she waiting for you? Are you her family? Singles are accepted, I think. Have you seen her sweet face with her chubby little cheeks and big brown eyes? She is four now, or five,I think. Little Valessa has some special needs that might make it harder for her to be adopted. But if you are looking for little girl, please click the label, 'Valessa' below to be taken to the original post. Please bear in mind the image there is a computer generated image and similar but not exact. I do know where there is a link to a baby picture. Thanks Everyone.

Aurell Found a Home...

...as well, it seems! Thank you, again, God.

Hope Found a Home...

...thank you, thank you, God...