Author: yoongz

A Singaporean family living in Switzerland; sometimes loving, sometimes hating, always living the differences we see each day.
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Heather Has A Family!!!

i had not been on my computer much today… it was a full day so i only checked a little here and there. i only started checking and catching up on emails after my son was in bed. So many emails in just one day!

Anyhow, i finished the emails and reading some blogs and also posting on my own blog. Then i decided i need to check in on my Facebook notifications. And there they were, multiple people had tagged me, all from the Reece’s Rainbow groups.

i saw the sweetest phrase a prayer warrior for an orphan can wish to see…

“Heather on MFFM.” (My Family Found Me page on Reece’s Rainbow)

Jumping for joy – Heather’s family found her!

i teared and sighed happily, thanked the Good Lord above and proceeded to thank everyone and freak out all over the Reece’s Rainbow groups pages.

i have been praying for Heather since the end of February this year and i have been sad for her that she received so little notice and her adoption grant was really low. i prayed and prayed. The Sunday School and i, under God’s leading, did a fundraising event for both Heather and Heath. i continued to pray.

i did 4 special birthday posts for her this month, hoping and praying her family would find her. (See here, here, here and here.) (PS: i know it was not my posts which brought her family to her but it is God.)

i was disappointed when Heather didn’t get voted in to be on Angel Tree for the Christmas Warrior program. In the process of voting for all the other kids, God has been tugging at my heart to pray for more kids, in particular one little guy. But i said to God, “Let me pray these 2 home first.”.

Of course, God knows best. He already knew Heather’s family and had planned for them to come for her at this time. He is the one who is in control, always. And i Thank God He is.

Trista is getting adopted by the same family too. Heather’s sister!

Heather’s family is also adopting another little girl so she will have a sister to play with. i’m waiting to hear if i can get in touch with the family and support them in their journey to bring Heather home. i’ll let you know once i know. In the meantime, meet Heather’s sister, Trista.

Praying their journey to bring home Trista and Heather will be smooth and quick.

Thank you all for caring and praying for my lovely Heather who now has a family coming for her.

Now i’m off to bed, with a smile so big and wide, i am giving the Cheshire Cat a run for his money 😉

syc

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Supporting A Friend… A Bigger Goal…

Do you remember my post, “Supporting A Friend…“, back at the beginning of July?

My friend, Karen, fellow-blogger-mummy, is doing a 200km bike ride in aid of cancer research in Australia. Well, Karen sent an update – she has managed to raise AUS$10,000 and has since moved her target to raise AUS$15,000 for cancer research! She has a little over 3 weeks to reach her target (roughly AUS$2,800 more is needed).

So i’m getting behind her & lending her my support once again!

Have you been touched by cancer? Do you know any one who has been? i believe that everyone knows at least one person who has had a brush with cancer.

My beloved Uncle Nagel passed away quite a few years ago. He had a tumour in his brain. Our friends’ little gal had a very rare cancer and passed away after a brave fight. This was more than 3 years ago and i still have tears as i remember pictures of her smiling, with her cute bald head (bald from chemotherapy).

Karen and her husband, Andrew, who survived cancer in 2004. Photo from Karen’s fundraising page.

What Karen wrote here is so true…

“…not enough research had been done.”

More research would most definitely save lives. If you were ever wondering what worthy cause to support, here is one. Click to go to Karen’s fundraising page.

Thank you very much.

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For Jenny and Jordan…

i want to introduce you to Jenny and Jordan – they are a sister and brother pair and they are both developmentally on par. Jenny is said to be very smart. But they are missing something or i should say some persons… parents… that’s right they are orphans. And Jenny is HIV+, which is easily managed with medications.

8-year old Jenny & her 4-year old brother are waiting for a family…

Looking at her picture, you could never tell that she is an orphan. She has such a lovely smile! i wish i had a picture of her younger brother, Jordan, to show you. i’m sure he is a cutie too.

These are perfectly developmentally normal children who should not be spending their days in an orphanage. They should be going to school, having sibling rivalry and driving their parents up the walls.

Jenny is 8 years old and Jordan is 4 years old. They would benefit so much from being part of a loving family. They would be able to fulfill their dreams, whether that is having ice cream on a cold winter’s day or becoming a pilot or being the child of caring parents.

Please help them, please give them the advantage of having a family to support them through life. Please share their story so that their forever family might find them.

Please donate to their adoption grant which is extremely low at the moment. A bigger adoption grant would mean a lack of funds would not prevent them from having a family. Click on Jenny’s picture or their names to go to their profile page to donate.

Are you thinking about adding to your family? If so, would you consider adding Jenny and Jordan to your family? Contact Reece’s Rainbow to find out how you can adopt them.

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