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More Angels…

That’s right… there are more angels; more precious children who need our help to tell the world that they exist, they are orphans, they are waiting for their forever families… so today i’m going to introduce you to 3 of them.

Meet Tallulah.

This sweetheart needs your help to find a forever family.

She is a 4-year-old sweetie who is described as adorable, spunky and adventurous. She has been at the orphanage since she was 5 months old and has Down Syndrome with a heart condition that is reported as fixed. She is in need of a family to love her for the wonderful little gal she is and to help her live life to the fullest.

Her Angel Tree Warrior blogs at Jennie’s Angels.

Now meet Sloan.

This active boy needs a family to care for him.

He is a 5-year-old who is very curious, expressive and loves to play ball. Doesn’t he sound like such a fun-loving boy? He is also in need of a forever family to love him and show him that life has so much more to offer him if he is given opportunities.

His Angel Tree Warrior blogs at Wyatt’s Warriors.

And meet Velia.

This 13-year-old needs to be loved for who she is.

She has a very sad story. She is in an institution where she receives almost no attention and the care is questionable at best. She has Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy. She is in desperate need of a caring family who will love on her, show her that she is so much more than a burden, give her the medical attention she needs. She is already 13 years old.

Her Angel Tree Warrior blogs at What Loves Dare Attempt.

What can you do to help these orphans?

1) You can pray for them. Pray that their daily needs are met. Pray that a forever family will step forward for them.

2) You can also share their stories so more people can help to spread the word about them and their needs.

3) You can give to their adoption grants on Reece’s Rainbow. Simply click on their names to go to their profile page to donate. Remember, during this holiday period, if you give US$35, you will receive a lovely Christmas Ornament for your tree as a thank you. In case, you want to know why would they need a large grant, here’s why: these children are considered of no value in the societies they are born into. At best, they are considered a burden or sub-normal, a normal life isn’t possible for them in their countries. So a very expensive international adoption is their best option. Let’s not let money or lack of stand in the way of their families coming for them.

Thank you.

syc

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Join In…

i have joined up with a bunch of advocates and we have put up a huge online auction for our Christmas Angel Tree kiddos. My child is Jasper (Asia) – remember i introduced him about 10 days ago? Read here.

So what’s this auction about? It all about raising funds for these precious special needs orphans and about telling the world that they all need a loving family to care for them and help them through life.

Every advocate has posted items for the auction. Each item benefits a specific child. Participants simply have to bid on the items they would like to have and at the end (24th November) the highest bid gets the item and that amount goes to that specific kid’s adoption grant.

So i have posted 10 items on Adoption Auction’s Christmas Around the World album. i’m going to re-post those 10 items here so you will know at once which items will benefit my sweet Jasper. Of course, you can bid for any other items too. They all benefit a child in need so it’s all win-win.

Please hop over to this page and make a bid.

If you don’t have FB and would still like to make a bid, let me know (comment below) and i’ll ask the organisers if it is possible for me to place a bid on your behalf with your email address.

Or if you would like to simply contribute directly to Jasper‘s adoption grant, please click on his name and use the donate button on his profile page on Reece’s Rainbow. Remember if you give US$35, you get a lovely Christmas ornament with Jasper’s picture on it as a thank you.

So bid away! And do share this post with your friends. Thanks.

syc

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Goodbye, Dear Puddles…

Yesterday our dear Gerbil, Puddles, passed away.

She was more than 3 years old and was considered to have lived a good long life. We had her for more than 2 years and have enjoyed every moment of it.

We noticed something was wrong with her on Thursday. It went beyond her usual old age problems, such as that morning i saw her fall over while trying to reach her water, which has been happening for a few months now. Then later in the evening, i noticed both her eyes were sealed shut with some reddish thing. And she seemed unable to do anything but sit in a corner, a corner which she rarely stays at for long. She also seemed weak. Just before i went to bed, i noticed she had a rather wet looking chin like she had uncontrollable drool. We thought it was time. But we were not sure and hoped with all our heart that it was not so.

i called the vet as soon as i knew they were opened the next morning (yesterday). They had to shuffle some appointments around to fit us in at the end of the day, they were very nice and, in fact, called us in the afternoon to say an even earlier appointment opened up. So we went in at 5pm for them to see her.

By then, i knew that the chances of Puddles coming home from the vet was very slim because by that time, she was bleeding around her mouth and the few times i tried to feed her water and mashed up liquid food through a syringe did not help.

The vet took a look at her and said she was in bad shape and i said to the vet, “Yes, i know.” So she gently placed Puddles back in her half-opened carrier and gave her a narcotic and after a few minutes, at about 5.15pm, she administered the final dose. They gave us a few minutes alone with Puddles.

We have buried her next to Nox, by the bush in front of our apartment block. We imagine both of them having a good reunion in gerbil heaven.

We had taken to calling her girlie and grand old lady in recent months.
We had taken to calling her girlie and grand old lady in recent months.

We will miss Puddles and we are still missing Nox.

syc