"Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act."

"Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, "Give them up!" and to the south, "Do not hold them back." Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth" Isaiah 43:5-6

"Remember those…who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering." (Hebrews 13:3)

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves…defend the rights of the needy." (Proverbs 31:8,9)


"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'" Matthew 25:40
This is our journal to rescue an orphan with Down syndrome who lives in an orphanage in Eastern Europe. Anna was left at the hospital by her parents, who refused to take her home because she was born with Down syndrome. In Anna's country people with disabilities are looked down upon and are typically hidden away in orphanages from birth and their outlook for life is not very good. Once the orphan turns 4-6 depending on the region they live in, they are then transferred from the orphanage to mental institutions or insane asylums. Our family desperately wants to make Anna our daughter before she is transferred as she is already 5 years old. We will love her and give her the family that she deserves and give her a future full of hope, despite her disability. When our family stepped out in faith and committed to adopt Anna we didn't have the money that it would take to get her here. God has worked miracles in so many aspects of our adoption. The biggest miracle is that I have had faith all alone that God would send the money we needed to adopt Anna. Through many answered prayers, God made sure we had every penny we needed to make her our daughter!

Please watch this video and see what God says about orphans and the starving children!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Please help Lera's family!

Here is sweet Lera



Isn't she beautiful?
This sweet girl is in the same country as our Anna.
Like Anna, Lera has been tranferred from the baby house to the INSTITUTION :(
Lera's family has been trying desperately to raise funds in order to rescue her  ASAP.
They still need to raise at least $20,000 in order to complete their adoption.
They are giving away some awesome prizes.  Make a donation of at least $10
and you will be entered in their prize give away drawing.
They are giving away an iPad2, mini flip video recorder and a beautiful tutu made 
by another adoptive mommy.

Little Lera has had several families commit to her over the last couple of years.....yes years.
She has had several families commit way back even before we ever considered adoption.
Lera has had to wait long enough!  Please, please if you are able to make a donation to help them bring
her home, please do so.  What's $10?  We blow that much eating a meal out or stopping by
Starbucks a couple of days.  Lera's family desperately wants to go ASAP to adopt her
and give her a family, but they cannot go until they finish raising their funds.  Please pray for them
and help them by making a donation and spreading the word about their fundraiser.
Thank you and God bless!

Please go here to read about their journey and fundraiser!







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