~ "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." ~ Matthew 25:40
If not us, who will be like Jesus to the least of these?
Meet Frank. He’s 13 years old, and is curious, busy, fun happy and bright. He has a mental delay, but that doesn’t stop him from being friendly, engaging and kind. He’s also an orphan in Eastern Europe. This means he is in an institution. If he is not adopted by age 16, he will be thrown out on the street with nothing but the clothes on his back and his “disabled orphan” status. Let me tell you more about Frank.
He’s little, about the size of a 7 year old. And he’s smart. He is in a group with teenage boys ages 16-24. He does puzzles and he does his chores diligently. He is very kind to the younger children. Frank is friendly and engaging. He likes being with the boys, but is happy being alone too. He plays appropriately with toys and is “all boy”. He could very easily function in a family. Frank is curious, smart, fun and sweet. He likes to play in the dirt and jump on the trampoline. Frank is independent, a good eater, is happy and content. Frank is physically healthy. He walks, runs, feeds himself, speaks, does puzzles and interacts with others well. He's a sweet boy who seems rather unaffected by his surroundings. He has no future where he's at, and without help, he's never getting out.Institutions are a one way ticket to nowhere.And this little boy deserves a future. This little boy will be a blessing to any family.
The Baker family has committed to adopt Frank and another boy, Emmitt. But international adoption is pretty expensive. The adoption would cost about $30,000. Reece’s Rainbow is an organization that helps with this cost. They set up grants for children in 25 countries around the world, and any money that is donated to these funds is given to the families to help with adoption fees. With Reece's Rainbow's help, the Baker family only needs about $10,000 to bring home both boys!
Monday, October 11, 2010
10 Days
10 days untill Sullivan's 5th birthday. And I really want him to be home by his 6th. That's only 375 days! On another note, this blog has had over 300 views! That's awesome! Keep sharing this please!
Oh what a beautiful little boy! I would love to snatch him up in a heartbeat!! We have 2 sets of twins, ages almost 5 and almost 8. 3 out of the 4 kiddos have Chiari and all 3 have a been decompressed. It is a horrible condition! Someone left a comment on my blog Coletwins.blogspot.com about him and wanted to know more about Chiari. I would love to talk to anyone who would wnat to know more. please email me at ladybug_wi@yahoo.com
Oh what a beautiful little boy! I would love to snatch him up in a heartbeat!! We have 2 sets of twins, ages almost 5 and almost 8. 3 out of the 4 kiddos have Chiari and all 3 have a been decompressed. It is a horrible condition!
ReplyDeleteSomeone left a comment on my blog Coletwins.blogspot.com about him and wanted to know more about Chiari. I would love to talk to anyone who would wnat to know more. please email me at ladybug_wi@yahoo.com
We will certainly keep Sullivan in our prayers!