Additional child

Look at this adorable guy... Artem T. is 3. He needs a mommy and daddy... a big brother... and at least one cheek-squeezing great aunt. He is an additional child... but most importantly, he's a child.

sparrows

Valery is an additional child.

But our God says no sparrow falls from the sky without his notice. And he feeds the birds.
Valery is worth far more than a bird.

Somewhere, he has a family planned for Valery. And he will provide for her family. He may not make it easy, but she will make it worthwhile.

Valery is about 3, and "calm."

Her hope

This is a bad, fuzzy picture of a "calm" little girl who is now 3. Not only is she an additional child, she has an out-of-date picture that doesn't show her best.

But she has a beautiful name: Hope.
(This may or may not be a translation of her real name.)
Hope has hope because she is listed at all, and thus probably available.
Hope has Hope because God loves her--and he is the Hope of the hopeless.
She lives in a country where people with intellectual disabilities are not valued, where their parents are encouraged to give them up at birth (not too different from our own country a few decades ago). She doesn't have parents or grandparents who take care of her. But our mighty God has a plan for her... and He wants her to know a family so that she can know Him.

God will provide a way if He tells you to get her

Svetlana is turning 3. She is "moderately excitable." There must be a family for whom this little girl is perfect.

And here's an adorable baby picture:


If you are interested in Svetlana, Reece's Rainbow has more photos available.
Many families are able to fully fund their adoption with RR's help. Grants can help with adopting special needs children too. God blesses those who step out in faith to do His will... if He says you are Svetlana's mommy, he can make a way.

I will give $10 to each family who commits to a little one from "Region 23"'s additional children... yeah, it's not a lot, but that's what I can promise.

precious

Veronica turns two this month and needs a family.

Isn't she precious? She is considered calm.

Blessing

Just 3 years old, Alexandra looks like everything an adoptive parent is supposedly looking for: Blonde hair. Blue eyes. Just 3 years old. Such a beautiful girl.
(Alexandra's description says her eyes are brown, but they sure look blue to me... could be a photo mix up.)

Except she has Down Syndrome.

She's a blessing anyway, a treasure hidden on a list of treasures. She deserves a home and a family. She deserves to be a daughter, not just an "additional child."

I believe there is a family for Artem.

I can't save them all.
I can't even really advocate or pray for them all individually--there are just so many.
But we can do a little bit.

Maybe you are actually in a position to adopt right now... and Artem is your son...

Probably you aren't. Or if you are, and you are reading this blog, you are already in process.

But maybe, just maybe, someone will stumble across this post and realize sweet Artem is their son.

And I believe God wants these little ones in families... which means He can and will call Artem's parents to adoption. Even though he's an additional child. Even though he lives in a country where having Down Syndrome means life in an institution. Even though adopting Artem will cost over $30,000 and his medical history isn't available... God is bigger than all of that. This boy was born 3 years ago to be a son, and God chose him for a family who did not see what a gift they'd been given. But He's not giving up yet. Somewhere out there are a mommy and daddy who are called to bring Artem home.