cute little girl

This sweet girl is one-year-old Josie. She has her whole life ahead of her, probably including those beautiful milestones like walking and talking....

Down Syndrome is a condition that affects many families. People with Down Syndrome go to school, make friends, fall in love, work, live in the same world we do. Their lives are worthwhile. God created them.

Was he thinking of your family when He created Josie?

three brothers

Bradley, Brooks, and Bryant are three brothers from the country we hope to adopt from who just were listed on Reece's Rainbow. They are 6, 5, and 4 years old. The oldest boy is deaf but is expected to be able to hear with cochlear implants. They sound like they'd be great additions to a family!

Another little girl who needs a family

God loves Mirabelle so much. She is two years old, but he has been planning for her a long time. You see, before the world began, he was thinking about her. When he created Adam and Eve, he gave them all the genetic material Mirabelle would need--he planned her dark hair, her calm demeanor, and even her extra chromosome. He mapped out the generations that would lead to this one little girl. And because He knew that Adam and Eve would fall into sin, He made a plan for Mirabelle's salvation. He sent his only begotten son from Heaven to Hell to save Mirabelle's eternal soul. The price of her redemption far outweighs the price that her parents will pay to adopt her. God has a plan for her life, and I trust His plan because He is good. I trust that He will touch the hearts of a very special family and tell them, "This is My daughter, whom I love; go and bring her home, give her clothes and food and drink and love and family in My Name. Be My Arms, My Feet, and My Voice to this sweet, tiny girl. Teach her to follow Me. I promise you, it will be a blessing like none you have ever received. You can't come to me sitting there and holding that oar. If you fall I will be here to lift you up. I want you to have her, because she is important to Me. Take good care of her."

It is a hard thing to step out and adopt a little one, even if you did get such a plain, literal calling. But He will be beside you every step of the way, and He loves you and He loves that child and He wants what is best for each of you. Not always what's easy, but what is best.

a four-year-old boy

Thad is four years old. He has Down Syndrome. And he could not be any cuter. That boy is just full of cute!

Joy

This little boy looks so full of joy, doesn't he? Can't you just imagine the joy he'd bring into your life? He needs a mommy and daddy! He is four years old. RR calls him Ralph. Do you want to call him "son"?

Precious little boy

Nicholas is a precious gift of God. He was a gift to his parents, but they did not choose to keep him--I don't know why.



Nicholas loves music and loves to dance. He also loves to play with adults. He turns 6 this month and thus is probably in danger of transfer. His grant is at nearly $4000. Sometimes he cries in his sleep.

How can this little boy not melt your heart?

Big brown eyes

This sweet boy is Denis. Look at those big brown eyes... please consider bringing him home and meeting his biggest need: for a family who loves him. He has a lot of needs--I recognize epilepsy and cerebral palsy (spastic tetraparesis) and reflux, and there's other stuff that I don't know what it means (but might be related to the others).

Sometimes I worry that this little girl we want to commit to will have needs we won't be able to handle. Sometimes I wonder why there's anything we are willing to say no to. God didn't look at me and say He couldn't handle my needs. My husband didn't either (and I'll tell you, he has to handle a lot....) And if she is my daughter, nothing else matters. But it's not quite like pregnancy, where you know that baby is a real person who is in your womb because God chose to put her there. She is a real person, she does need a family, but there is the possibility our family isn't the one; nothing is sure in her country until we bring her home.

Denis has a lot of needs, but with good medical care, good therapy, and a family, he may be able to overcome some of that. Or he may not. His family will need to accept him where he is and love him as he is while working towards all he can be. Like Jesus does for us.

(I am adding the tag M. for my little girl. This is not her real initial. I will not use her real initial for privacy reasons; I will not use her RR initials because we aren't officially "committed" yet; but this is the initial for the middle name I would give her.)