Jack is 11.
He still needs and wants a family. The fact that he wants a family could make a huge difference in how he adjusts to a new family. It's not "easy" to adopt an 11-year-old, but lots of these kids grow up dreaming of families... families that will never come.
Here's what Jack asked one visitor to his orphanage:
"Do you know anyone who would like to take a boy like me. I would really like for a visitor at least, because I am all alone and I have no one."
All his life he has watched mommies and daddies come... for younger children. Crying, he asked one adoptive family:
"What do I need to do for a Mom to come? Do you know where she is? Is she looking for me?"
Are you looking to adopt an older child? This boy needs you. HIV is a very manageable need (comment if you want to know more). He IS NOT likely to die young or pass the infection to other family members.
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