Children Who Wait

July 22, 2019

Meet Samantha!

This one is very special little girl. I did not meet her face to face. As a matter of fact, I had no idea what her face looked like but I knew her. You see, a little over a year ago when we visited my daughter Lizzie’s orphanage, I caught a glimpse of her, only […]

June 24, 2019

Find My Family: Kevin

Kevin is a wonderful little boy, born in October of 2011. He likes playing on the slide, riding the wooden horse on the playground, and playing tag and other games with the other children. He has normal gross motor skills and is independent in his care- eating with a spoon, washing hands after meals, going […]

June 12, 2019

Waiting for You: Leland

Leland is a handsome little boy, born October 2011. Leland’s caretakers describe him as beautiful, smart, and adorable. They say that everyone likes him and that he is a great communicator, very fluent with his language abilities. Leland can quickly grasp the content taught by the teacher in class, but gets nervous easily as he […]

June 2, 2019

Aging Out Child: Hudson

Hudson is a great kid who is all boy. Born in October of 2006, his special need is HIV (read more about parenting a child with HIV here). He spent about two years in the local orphanage, where he was taken care of by a blind couple who worked at the orphanage before being moved […]

May 26, 2019

Meet Miles!

Miles is an adorable little guy, born in February of 2017. His caretakers describe him as cute and smiley. At one year of age, Miles could call “mom” or “grandmother” clearly. Sometimes he could speak a series of words loudly, but could not be heard clearly. He could also walk stably and liked putting on […]

May 10, 2019

Find My Family: Minnie

Minnie is an adorable little girl, born in October of 2011, who is full of joy and determination. She has been diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy, which has caused high muscular tension of her lower limbs. She also has an astigmatism. Minnie can walk on her tip toes with the support of a walker. She […]

April 25, 2019

Waiting to be Chosen: Journey

Are you ready for the cuteness that is Journey? Journey, born in January of 2013 with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect (PDA), is a beautiful little girl with a spectacular smile! Journey is not a picky eater and can feed herself, but won’t necessarily eat as much as she should so she does […]

April 19, 2019

Find My Family: Shaw

Shaw is a precious little boy born in January of 2015 with Down syndrome and congenital heart defects – ASD and PFO. In June of 2016, he underwent surgery to repair his ASD. Shaw came into care at the approximate age of one. At that time, he could stand and walk against the rails, and […]

April 11, 2019

Waiting for You: Kennedy

Kennedy is a beautiful and joyful little girl, born in September of 2012, who loves to wear dresses and skirts! One day after her foster mother bought her a new skirt, she stood in front of the mirror admiring herself and beamed happily when her foster mother said, “Kennedy is just like a fairy in […]

March 29, 2019

Meet Melody!

Melody || 6 years old || Down Syndrome

March 20, 2019

Twins! Meet Ames and Auggie

Ames and Auggie || 3 year old twins || Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

March 16, 2019

Find My Family: Johnny

Johnny || 10 years old || Likely Hemifacial Microsomia

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