Heal Her Heart!

I had a different post in mind for sharing Sunday...

But  then I saw this sweet girl...

And her sad story...

And I just had to tell you about her!

This is beautiful Carissa...

Because of her premature birth she had vision problems...

She and her twin sister were placed in an orphanage together when they were newborns...

They stayed there for some time...

Then their aunt took them to live with her.

Unfortunately Carissa did not receive necessary medical care and lost what vision she had. 

After staying with their aunt for 3 years the girls were placed in an orphanage again (when they were 6 years old).

At some point the girls were separated...

Because Carissa is blind she had to go to a different orphanage than her sister ...

Her sister has since been adopted....

Poor Carissa was so lonely....

She lost the one person who had been with her her whole life...

She was in shock at the drastic changes in her life and regressed significantly...

The internat staff thought she was unable to talk or move...

From her profile...

"Before going to the internat she was walking by the hand, reacted to outside world and recognised people.   Not only did she talk, but she was singing! Now she had no motivation to sing, to move, to talk.  The girl refused food.  During four months in internat she literally become a skeleton."

From a happy, singing girl to a SKELETON!

Too heartbroken and depressed to eat!

Poor, poor child!

Carissa has since been taken to a city for medical help and has improved to the point of sitting up and eating some... 

But she cannot walk because of weakness...

Sweet Carissa...

Desperately needs a family to love her...

To make her their own...

To heal her broken heart...

And restore her joy...

So she will have the heart to sing again!


Please pray for Carissa and share her story!

You can read more about Carissa HERE!

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Update!

New picture of Carissa!



Doesn't she look lonely?

She is now able to have her own grant fund at Reece's Rainbow!

So far it has $24 in it...

Can you help it grow?

This post is part of a Sharing Sunday blog link-up hosted by Jane!

Do check it out and consider linking up a post of your own!

You can read this Sunday's post here!

How do you know?

How do you know when you are growing up?

What lets you know you are maturing?

Is it the birthdays coming year by year...

Or is it...

Learning to ride a bike...

The first day of school...

or learning to read?

Is it when Mom lets you stay up an hour longer with the grown-ups when the little ones have to go to bed?

Is it that first after school job of raking the neighbor's leaves...

or graduating from 8th grade...

or the first day of high school?

The milestones met one by one...

Should make you feel more and more grown up!

But what would happen if you were deprived of the opportunity to meet these common milestones?

What would happen if you sat in a crib day after day...

Long after you had outgrown it?

What if you had no opportunity to even start school...

[Because your LEGS (not your mind) didn't work right!]

When you should be finishing 8th grade...

Or starting high school?

Would you feel that same sense of "growing up?"

If your birthdays were unnoticed...

Each day passing with monotony and sameness...

With nothing to occupy your mind or engage your curiosity...

No new responsibilities to challenge you and make you feel grown up...

What would that be like?

Instead of looking forward to your 16th birthday in a couple years...

When you could get your driver's license...

Your16th  birthday would be a day to look forward to with dread...

It would be the end of hope for you...

No more chance or opportunity to have a family...

To get an education...

Or a job when you grew up?

Can you imagine?

I can't...

Sweet, intelligent Emmitt is in this situation!

Today is his Birthday...

He's 14 today!

He's been waiting far too long...

I don't know what learning opportunities he may have had as a young child in a baby house...

But he has now been in a mental institution (because his LEGS don't work well!) for many years...

Deprived of a loving family...

Deprived of education...

Deprived of therapy...

Deprived of the opportunity to meet those milestones...

That would make him feel grown up!

At 14 years old...

He should be looking forward to starting high school soon...

But instead he sits in a baby's bed...

Waiting for someone to see his potential...

And get him out of there!

And give him the opportunity to grow into a man...

Is there any way you could be his Mom or Dad?

If not, could you share his story...

Pray for him...

And add even a few dollars to his grant fund?

In two years dear Emmitt will be too old to be adopted...

Without hope of release from the institution...

Without hope of a life of opportunity...

In bed for the rest of his life...

Let's not let that happen!

To read more about Emmitt or donate to his grant fund click Here!

This post is a part of the Forget Me Not Friday Linkup organized by Jane!

Please check it out here! And consider linking up a post of your own!

Her post this week can be found  Here !

Bethany - Waiting Again :( (Update - found again March 2012!!!)

When I was looking for sweet Tina's picture for my last post...

I came across dear Bethany...

I rejoiced when this sweet girl appeared on the My Family Found Me page not so long ago...

But now she is no longer there...

She's waiting again :(

Bethany is a super intelligent girl...

She will make her family proud...

She has a lot of charm and love to give!

She even has a large grant fund...

$12,339.60

Her profile has lots of great information about her!

You can read about her here!

There is even a video about her...

(The link to the video is in her profile...)

It's in Russian, but you can still see her cuteness!

Please consider sweet Bethany!

And pray her family finds her soon!

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Update!!!! (March 2012)

Bethany has been found again!!!

She is on the My Family Found Me page!

This post is a part of the Forget Me Not Friday Linkup organized by Jane!

Please check it out here! And consider linking up a post of your own!

Here post this week can be found here !

Sad Little Faces

I've seen this face before...

And even used it in some of my posts that featured multiple children...

The sweet little one with the sad eyes...

Saying, "Will they ever come for me?"

Then recently these sad words from her profile caught my eye...

"Regrettably, this orphanage is one of the poorer ones, with very little outside aid and very little hope.  All of the children are tiny and undernourished.  These children are immediately transferred at 4, and have little chance of survival where they are sent  All of our waiting children need families, but these have a critical need.  Please consider one of these children soon!!"

LITTLE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL!

What terrible words!

Dear little Tina does not have a bright or long future to look forward to...

UNLESS someone sees her value and gives her a new future...

A family of her own...

Enough good food to eat...

Love and tender care...

Please consider sharing Tina's story!

Maybe you or one of your friends could be her Mama!

If you don't know her Mama...

Maybe you can help her get one by adding a dollar or two (or more!) to her grant fund...

So far she has $2,010...

A nice start - but more will be needed!

If her fund grows maybe someone will have courage to choose her!

Thanks for helping Tina in whatever way you are able!

Your prayers are the best gift of all!



And let me add one more sweetie to this post...

Little Giselle...



Is in the same orphanage as Tina...

She has many challenges...

One of which is severe malnutrition...

She surely will not survive long once she is transferred...

...and her transfer is EMINENT!

She has only $24.50 in her grant fund...

Please pray for Giselle...

She needs a Mama desperately!

You can read more about Giselle or donate to her fund here!

This post is a part of the Forget Me Not Friday Linkup organized by Jane!

Please check it out here! And consider linking up a post of your own!

Here post this week can be found here !

New Pictures!!!

Today I'm going to share a couple of "my" kids with you!

Thanks to Sarah I have additional pictures of them!

(Thanks Sarah!)

This...

Is dear sweet Janna!

Waiting for a Mamma to come get her out of bed!

Where is her family?

Who will step out and bring her home where she belongs?

Janna has only $11 in her grant fund...

Can you help it grow?

Darling Silas...

Though he is now in an institution...

Little Silas has some fans who want to change is life by increasing his adoption grant fund!

A giveaway fundraiser is coming for him soon!

Stay tuned for more details!

Silas only has $11 in his grant fund at this time...

Sarah is challenging her readers to get his fun up to $50 before the giveaway starts...

Can you help?

This post is a part of the Forget Me Not Friday Linkup organized by Jane!

Please check it out here! And consider linking up a post of your own!

Here post this week can be found here !

Heartwarming Story!

I found an amazing and heartwarming video while reading Carrington's blog!

It is the beautiful story of 8 year old Conner doing triathlons...

His little brother has Cerebral Palsy...

But Conner won't leave him behind...

So they race together!

Conner would rather skip the race himself than leave his brother behind...

Such a beautiful story!

I hope you have time to watch!

(Sorry, there's a very short ad at the beginning of the video - the story is worth the wait!)

Silas has Cerebral Palsy too...

I wish he had a brother like that!

A brother who would stick up for him...

And love him...

No matter what!

You can help Silas find a family by praying for him...

Donating to his adoption fund...

And sharing his story!

This post is part of a Sharing Sunday blog link-up hosted by Jane!

Do check it out and consider linking up a post of your own!

Her post this week is here!

Special Day - Special Girl!

I'm not sure exactly when...

I'm not sure exactly which day...

But one day this month...

Dear Janna has (or had) a Birthday!

Seven years old!

What a big girl!

If she lived in a family she might be in first or second grade...

Learning to read...

Playing dolls with a friend...

Listening to grandpa tell stories...

Her life could be happy and bright...

But she lives in an orphanage...

I wonder if she ever gets out of that bed?

Does any one ever smile at her or tell her she is important and special?

This sweet seven year old girl was born with a congenital anomaly of the brain...

What a scary sounding problem!

A problem that in her country sentenced her to an orphanage...

With the probability of transfer to an institution...

Where she will likely spend the rest of her life IN BED!

But if she only had love, encouragement, therapy, and opportunity...

She just might surprise you with what she can do and learn and be!

Who will give her a chance?

Dear Janna,

Happy Birthday sweet girl!

Know that you are special!

I pray that your Mama and Papa will see you soon!

That your sweet smile will capture their hearts...

That they will see beyond your bed and diagnosis...

That they will see your potential...

And give you the chance to show them what you can do...

And give you the love you've been waiting for so long!

Click here to read Janna's profile or donate to her adoption grant fund!

Click here to find out adoption requirements and see if you qualify!

Could you be her Mom or Dad?

This post is a part of the Forget Me Not Friday Linkup organized by Jane!

Please check it out here! And consider linking up a post of your own!

Here post this week can be found here!