Category: Reece’s Rainbow

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7000 Miles for 2 Boys Giveaway…

We are running another giveaway! This time to help bring Jack and Jensen home.

banner_jjIf you have been following my ‘All from Asia’ posts, you would be familiar with Jack and Jensen who are being adopted by Jon and Angela. i have done an interview with them here (this was before they added Jensen).

They are in a big race against time! They have to get Jack home as fast as they possibly can so that he can receive treatment for the possible cancerous spots on his currently unprotected skin. They added Jensen to their family just a few weeks ago and are also racing to bring him home before he ages out in August. They have to get there before his birthday. Their paperwork on the US side is all done and now their dossier is on its way to the boys’ country, which means they are just a few weeks away from receiving a travel date and then they literally have to hop on a plane and go.

NOW… the funding looks to be the only thing that could delay their going to get these boys home. They need about US$30,000 more because they have almost double the fees with adopting 2. They have worked so very very hard and have had little success with fundraising but they are not giving up. They will continue to work to get every cent they need.

This is your chance to help them. Take part in this wonderful giveaway! Help them to cross the ocean to bring their boys home. Here’s how:

  • You will be gifted a spot in the giveaway of 21 fabulous giveaway items in gratitude for your support and help in helping to bring Jack and Jensen home.
  • There will be 3 drawings.
  • In each drawing, 7 items (out of the possible 21) will be chosen by a random number generator. These will be announced 24 hours before the drawing of recipients is done.
  • For every US$10 you give in support of Jack and Jensen, you will be gifted a spot in the drawing. Once a drawing is completed, all names for that drawing will be voided.
  • Each drawing will occur when $250 is raised or 5 days have passed from the start of the drawing.
  • To take part, you will need to contribute towards Angela and Jon’s FSP (Jack and Jensen’s adoption grant) ( http://reecesrainbow.org/49527/sponsorjack ) and send a copy of your receipt to sandra_chia@hotmail.com to have your contribution recorded for that particular drawing. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO DO!
  • Prizes will be mailed to the winners within 3-5 days of the end of each drawing once the winner’s address is received by Sandra.
  • All results are final.

Simple, right?

There is also another way to show your support and help bring Jack and Jensen home. You can share this post with everyone you know so that more people can help. As we all know, many hands make light work. Plus, every share gets you a chance at one of the 21 fabulous gifts. Please comment below with where and when you have shared (FB, Blog, Twitter etc) along with your email to get your share recorded for a drawing.

Here’s the list of gifts:

  • 12 amazing bracelets, some gold-toned, some silver-toned, all beautifully decorated with clear crystals and diamelles. Others are ornate with colourful beads and still others are simple and elegant.
  • 1 “Sentimental One Kiss” by Cindy Crawford diamond pendant on a silver chain.
  • 1 Heavy, gold tone pin with amber colored crystal
  • 1 Visa Gift Card worth US$100
  • 1 Visa Gift Card worth US$50
  • 1 Amazon Gift Card worth US$50
  • 2 Restaurant Gift Cards worth US$100 each
  • 1 Pair of Handmade Kanzashi Flower Hairclips
  • 1 Everyone is Someone T-shirt from Storenvy.com

See photos here. Do Like our Facebook page so that you are kept informed of the different drawings and the gifts for that particular drawing.

If you do some simple maths, you will realise that we are only taking 25 US$10 contributions per drawing, which is for 7 items. Which means you have about a 25% (including share chances) chance of walking away with a Thank-You gift and what wonderful gifts they are!

So join us in helping Jon and Angela to bring Jack and Jensen home. And you could walk away with a lovely gift.

Please do remember to share this giveaway with all you know.

Thank you very much.

syc

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Adopting a Special Needs Child? What Might Happen?

Today i want you to meet a sweetheart named Justine.

Look at that radiant smile!

Isn’t she pretty? i bet you that she would be even prettier if she has lovely long hair with a pretty bow in it. But her hair has been chopped off as it always is for special needs orphans who have been sent to live in an institute, most likely an adult mental institution.

Justine has congenital microcephaly and autism but she is fully mobile and active. However, there are these cautionary notes in her file: “As with all children living in these difficult conditions, this child’s cognitive development has regressed significantly since he/she was younger. It is of crucial importance that any family considering the adoption of an older child from the mental institution setting be well prepared for what to expect with regards to how the neglect and lack of adequate medical care and nourishment has affected this child.”

Sounds a little shocking, maybe even frightening?

But it goes on to say: “These children all have TREMENDOUS potential for improvement, and deserve to have a life outside these four walls.”

And indeed they do have amazing potential… i have read about the amazing improvements these precious ones have made with the aid of a loving family, many times over, in my year advocating for these orphans.

i recently read a most wonderful post from a wonderful mummy who just came home a few months ago with her beautiful daughter from Eastern Europe. Her daughter has many needs and they have a long journey in helping her recover from the lack of medical care in the institution she was at. And yes some of her issues will be long-term and some can sound quite scary but she is now loved with all the love a family can give and that has made all the difference.

Listen to what this wonderful mummy says might happen to you if you adopted a special needs child:

It might make you keenly aware of how fragile the human body is, and how amazing the human spirit is, and how quickly things can change – every. single. day. And you might come to realize what a good thing this daily reminder is. It is not a curse or a burden, it is a BLESSING. Because you begin to understand that so many things you worry about are frivolous and insignificant. When you begin to realize this, you start to loosen your grip on those things and turn more of your attention to the things (ie. people) that do matter. You might go out and enjoy watching your kids play in the backyard today because you know that you could be at the hospital with a child who has broken a hip or needs neurosurgery tomorrow.

Yes you read that correctly… “it is a BLESSING.”

So do you think Justine is that blessing which has been missing from your family? If so, please contact Reece’s Rainbow for more details.

Even if you are not Justine‘s forever family, you can help her in her journey to having a caring family. You can share her story so that others may come to know about her and share about her and who knows, you might just be that link to her forever family.

You can also pray for Justine‘s daily needs and for her forever family to come for her as soon as possible.

You can make her forever family’s journey to her that much easier by contributing to her adoption grant. International adoptions are ridiculously expensive. Please help by clicking on her name or picture to go to her profile page to donate.

Thank you.

syc

Please go here to read the whole post i quoted from.

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The Results Are In…

The Forty to Forever Campaign has finished and the results are in! We raised US$10,000 for all our families and children. Please head over there to see if you have won.
We would like to Thank Everyone who took part, whether in giving, praying or sharing… it was a wonderful Lent journey with you.
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***Please take our quick survey and let us know how we can improve for next year.  Thank you!***

So sorry it has taken me so long!  We have had some family emergencies and medical issues this week.  (Glad they waited until after the campaign!)  But it has kept me from posting our FINAL results!!  I have been so excited not only to draw winners for the giveaway, but also to tell you the amazing results of all our hard work fundraising.  It was a great year and I am so glad that all of you took part in it.  Thank you so much to everyone who prayed, participated and donated to make this a success!

We raised $10,000 for our children, families and for Reece’s Rainbow!  Not only that, but one precious little boy found his family because of our campaign!  Praising God for His great blessing on this journey…

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