Forever family

I am so happy to announce that Lauren's forever family has found her. I am so thankful that she will be raised by a loving christian family who loves and serves the Lord. Please continue to pray and financially support her adoption. This family needs your help so they can bring Lauren home as soon as possible.

Where it started

 This is an entry in my journal from January 14, 2011.

A few days ago I came across a blog where a woman was raising funds for a baby boy with Down Syndrome to be adopted. The boy was from a website called Reece's Rainbow. A woman who lives in Maryland started this site to help children with special needs around the world find adoptive loving parents. You can make donations to each child towards their adoption. The first little guy that tugged on my heart was Noah, he has problems with his heart and aorta. The second was a beautiful little girl Sophia, who bless her heart has the worst case of cleft lip I have ever seen. I don't know where she is from or how she is being taken care of. I don't know if she is receiving the surgeries she needs to correct this problem. She also has FAS fetal alcohol syndrome. Her mother was drinking and doing drugs while pregnant. How awful that this child has to live with the repercussions of her mother's mindless actions. It just breaks my heart. I was up until 1am reading story after story and looking at these precious faces. It tore at my heart. I could not keep back the tears. I longed to hold each one of them, to comfort them and let them know that someone cares for them and loves them. They have no hope where they are at. Many of the children with problems are just put away in a "laying room". They are kept in cribs all day long only to be taken out to be fed or changed. They are given heavy sedation drugs to be given "best sleep" they call it. Parents of children about to be adopted who go to meet their children and spend time getting to know them are not permitted to pick up any of the other children. Heart wrenching. I can not imagine not being able to show a child love right in front of me, holding out their arms to be picked up. It rips my heart right out. A lot of these children need surgeries and therapy. They are becoming more delayed because of where they are kept. Even more horrible than the current situation they are in is where they are going once they turn 4 or 5 years old. Many are transferred to an adult mental institution where they are likely to die at a very young age. I don't understand why these children have to go through such difficulties, but the Lord knows. He is still in charge of all things great and small. We don't always see things the way that he does. His plan is greater than ours. He knows exactly what is going on, but he is looking to us. We are his hands and feet here on earth. We were placed here for him by him to do greater works than we could ever imagine. He will equip us if we are called. He said he would never give us more than we could handle.  If we have a burden I believe it is given by the Lord. He is waiting to see who will act, who will go, who will help.

Sweet Lauren

Today as I was driving home I was thinking about sweet Lauren. You must know my heart just aches for her. In her picture she seems happy maybe a little shy. I love that she has her lip sucked in because that is what my baby girl does and it makes me smile. I can only picture her that way because that is the only picture I have of her. But I wonder when she cries who is there? Who is holding her telling her everything will be alright? Does she sit alone with no one because maybe there are too many other children in her orphanage that need something and there is not enough care to go around? I hope and pray that she is loved on and appreciated. I pray she can go home soon to a loving family that will give her all that she deserves. She deserves to be loved in the best way, she deserves to be appreciated for the beautiful little girl that she is, she deserves to know that she is safe and secure, but most of all she deserves to know Jesus.

Orphan Ministry

 My name is Kasi. I am starting this blog to advocate for some pretty awesome children. I came across the website reecesrainbow.com over a month ago by reading someones blog. It is an international down syndrome orphan ministry for children with downs, hiv, and other special needs. I have such a huge burden for these children. I am a prayer warrior for four children, Sophia, Lauren, Nicholas, and Sutton. They are the sweetest little angels. I have posted their buttons on the side bar so if you feel led to donate please do so, simply click their picture. Donations are tax deductible. We are all called to help the orphans and widows. James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." There is something that we can all do. Prayer is free and very effective. Become a prayer warrior for a child. Give a donation toward the adoption cost for a child. Many people have the heart to adopt but money is what stands in the way. Adoption, if you are called is a huge blessing and the Lord will supply. Follow your heart and please do what you can to help these children.

Below is a video link. Please watch it. It is very powerful.
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