That’s why. The orphans of Eastern Europe pretty much fit into this scripture perfectly.
In 2008, God began to whisper to my heart the needs of orphans with Down syndrome. I remember looking up orphans in general and somehow I started searching the special needs children. I was instantly drawn to children with Ds and my heart just ached for them. Some of the most precious, sweetest people I’ve ever known have Ds. During that time, Chris was in S. Korea and over the phone I shared with him that one day I would really like to pursue one of these orphans. The timing wasn’t right and so I tucked that desire away. Never in a million years would I ever believe that we would be going through with this…and yet, here we are. I am so amazed at how God changed my husband’s heart for adopting one of these children. Chris just did not feel the same calling as me. Earlier this year, a couple that we know from church, the Colemans, started the process of adopting a child with Ds from Eastern Europe. I was shocked that there was a couple that shared my same desire! So, I followed their journey and was just so happy to watch God provide a loving home for a sweet little boy, very deserving of a life and a family. So, once again, I sat down with Chris and told him my desire to adopt one of these children. I asked that he pray for me and that I would also pray for him. I needed him to pray that God would change my heart and remove the desire to adopt a child with Ds and that I would also pray for him, that God would give him the desire to adopt one of these children. A few days later, Chris started searching the Reece’s Rainbow website and inquiring about a few of them. I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE when God takes care of business!
So I thought I would answer some questions for ya! If you have any questions, please email me and I will be more than happy to answer them! Solomonadoption@hotmail.com
So why did my hubby NOT want to adopt a child with Ds? Not for the reasons you may think. My husband is a very loving guy. He loves his family like there is no tomorrow. He is so protective and will do anything for us. That applies to our son with Ds as well. By adopting one of these children, Chris knows that he will witness some heartache, bullying, and cruelty from heartless people to our child and it’s really going to be difficult to remain calm and set a good Christian example to those who need it!
Why international adoption? Chris and I have always felt that God has called us to adopt internationally. Maybe one day we will do a domestic adoption as well because we truly do want a large family… but for right now, we are being obedient to God by adopting internationally. We feel that God’s love knows no borders, that all orphans are equal and that they all deserve a chance, no matter their country. These children with Ds are listed as “children with no promise” and that just breaks my heart. They deserve a chance and a family to love them! They are perfectly capable of living a great life.
Do we know that we could possibly be taking care of this child for the rest of our lives? YUP! Trust me, we have thought about this adoption from every possible angle. It’s not something that we jumped into without thinking about the future. Our heads are not in the clouds… However, we are very excited to get this little boy home! We do know that there will be challenges as with any adopted child. There will be an adjustment phase for everyone. We will be hopeful, though, that everything will go smoothly, that he will fit into our family quickly, and we will do our best to give him a home that he deserves!
Why is international adoption so expensive (around $27,000)? I wish it wasn’t. I feel that many more families would adopt if money wasn’t a factor. It’s very stressful seeing that huge figure but we feel confident that everything will come together! Thank you so much for your donations! I’m guessing that we have about 5 months or so to gather our ransom money for our little boy. If you look under our fee breakdown tab, you can see how the fees are broken down. Our last fundraiser for Papa Joe and the “Finn”-ishers brought in over $600 which is exactly what we need to pay for Finn’s passport! Once we receive all of the pledges, we will update our thermometer to reflect that.
More questions? Email them to me! We welcome them!
Families to pray for:
1. The Colemans: This is the family that just completed their adoption that I mentioned earlier.. Their little adopted son, Mikha, is having some serious heart problems requiring surgeries in the very near future. Please pray for them! www.colemanfamilyadoption.wordpress.com
2. Bobby and Lura Jepson: It has been wonderful getting to know this couple who are doing their very best to bring children into their home through adoption. Doors open and then they close. It’s very hard doing adoptions while living overseas so please pray for them. They are going to be AWESOME parents!!! http://bobbyandlura.blogspot.com/
Thank you again for your love and support. Means so much to us!!
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