Williams family adoption journey: We are almost there!

"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!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

We are almost there!

We leave in three days to head to Anna's country for our court appointment! Please keep our family in your prayers for safe travel, protection for us and our children and also for our court appearance! Please join in prayer that the judge will see the love that we already have for Anna and that he will grant us the permission to make her our daughter!

So many of you have donated, held fundraisers, prayed and shared our story. We thank each of you for everything that you have done. I am so excited to say that we are ALMOST there! We only have $722 left to raise to be fully funded to adopt our little girl! You all have played a part in giving this sweet little girl a family. How awesome is that? God is so good and I thank him for moving the hearts of each of you who have prayed for us and donated to help us make this dream become reality! May God richly bless each of you!
Love,
the Williams family

4 comments:

The Mac's House said...: Just a little bit to get you started, hope to help out more in the coming weeks.... :) Rejoicing that you will be getting Anna soon.

Teri; June 2, 2011 at 8:00 PM
The Annessa Family said...: So wonderful! We will be praying!

Brooke Annessa
www.theannessafamily.blogspot.com; June 2, 2011 at 10:14 PM
Carol Miller said...: $672! Have a wonderful trip! I can't wait to meet her:) Thanks again for everything!; June 3, 2011 at 9:26 PM
Reading Widely said...: So excited for you! Please be sure to join us "After the Rainbow" once you're home.

Blessings,
Rachel Whitmire
Post-Adoption Care Coordinator
Reeces Rainbow Down Syndrome Adoption Ministry
www.reecesrainbow.org; June 4, 2011 at 5:14 PM