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Small Comforts…

Today i have been fighting a bug, trying to keep illness at bay. i would have like to just curl up in bed and nurse my body back to full health but there were things that needed to be done. There is a birthday next week which needs a present, the sink needs to be pumped, the chrome surfaces need cleaning. The Husband is away and the Boy needs to be fed and homework needs to be supervised. How i wish i were a little girl again and had my mummy to take care of me; to make me my comfort foods and make sure i took my meds and got enough rest, to kiss me and hug me and make me feel better.

Help Wesley grow his adoption grant. Share his story so his forever family can find him.

Then i think about Wesley – does he get to experience such small comforts as having someone love on him when he is not feeling well? Is there someone who will kiss and make it all better when he falls down? Will someone be there to help him understand when the world is cruel to him, just because of the way he looks? Does someone stand up for him when people make fun of his vision problems?

Yes, his orphanage may be one of the better ones but nothing beats having your own family, a mummy and daddy whom you can call yours and not share with a hundred other kids; parents whom you know will always be there for you and love you simply because you are you, brothers and sisters who will stand up for you and help you along.

Finding Wesley is family is the main reason for me to host the Precious One Giveaway.

Lots of funds are needed to take an adoption from beginning to end. i wish to lessen the burden of Wesley‘s future family by raising his adoption grant as much as i can.

Even though people having been reading about the Precious One Giveaway, only two contributions have been made. i was discouraged for a while but now i choose to believe that people came by and now they know about Wesley, maybe they are praying for Wesley, maybe they will share his story and somehow his forever family will hear about him and come for him.

i am comforted to have comrades in this effort and i would like to feature one of them today… Pamela from SavingHisSparrows…

She featured both Wesley and Heath on her blog as we were invited to Emmitt‘s (the child she advocates for) virtual birthday party. My favourite line from her post is:

Imagine what it would mean to him to find out that he is loved and valued for who he is…
That he will always have a home…
That his parents and siblings love to have him around…
And can’t imagine life without him in it!
He’s waiting for that love and assurance!
Waiting for a family to choose him!
Please hop over and have a read of the whole post here.
So please help Wesley grow his adoption grant, share his story so that a family might come for him. Take part in the Precious One Giveaway here.
Do continue to pray for Wesley, Heath and Emmitt. Click on their names to go to their profile pages.
syc
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An Unlikely Blessing…

That is what a special needs child can bring to a family…

Yes, a child with special needs will indeed change your life, it will change your days and how you see the rest of your life, the child’s life and it will change your perspective in life.

Change is not a bad thing. Many fear change; they are afraid of the uncertainty, they are afraid to give up their current way of living or are afraid of stepping out of their comfort zone.

Listen to how far this father has journeyed with his Down Syndrome daughter. (It’s a 15-minute video.)

ESPN airs the story of a dad who wanted to abort his Down syndrome daughter | LifeSiteNews.com.

Now take a look at Angelina.

This little angel needs a family asap. She needs medical attention.

i know that she can be such a blessing to her family. But she doesn’t have one. She could grow up and have opportunities to show off the talents which God has given her. But where she is, she will not get the chance to do so.

She has Down Syndrome and she has been cast aside. She is 4 and is now likely in an understaffed mental institution with no facilities suitable for children. She has a heart condition and needs medical care. But she will likely not get that surgery unless a family steps forward to claim her as their own.

Please help her to get the notice she deserves. Share her story so her forever family can find her. Pray for her, for her health, for her daily needs, for her family to step forward.

She is on Reece’s Rainbow Angel Tree, which means she has an Angel Tree Warrior working to raise US$1000 or more for her this holiday season so that her family can reach her faster (The costs of international adoptions are very very high.).

Visit here and here to support her fundraisers. Here’s a link to a beautiful note written by Angelina’s Christmas Warrior. Click on her picture or name to go to her profile and find out more.

Thank you.

syc

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Wesley Wednesday #02…

So this is my second post for Wesley Wednesdays…

Wesley has such a gentle spirit, even in his difficult situation. He needs a family who will help nurture that wonderful kind spirit within him.

In case, you are new to this blog or haven’t read about Wesley. Wesley is an orphan who lives in Asia. My son and i pray for him everyday; we pray for his daily needs and most importantly, we pray for a family for him. Wesley‘s family had to leave him – we don’t know why but it likely had something to do with his medical condition; Wesley has albinism and related vision problems.

Besides praying and sharing his story, we are also helping to grow his adoption grant. Wesley‘s best chances for a loving family who have the ability care for him and the heart to love him just as he is likely lies outside his home country. So that means an international adoption, which are known to be very very expensive, anywhere from US$20,000 to US$45,000. It’s crazy, isn’t it? That trying to bring an orphan into a loving family, which every child deserves, can costs so very much.

Many ask why they should contribute to Wesley‘s grant. My answer is borrowed from a couple who is on a journey to bring home a 12-year boy from Eastern Europe. (Wesley is also 12 years-old). So i quote Tania from 1,000 Loving Jack:

The magnitude of his needs are so much greater than ours.

Now some people might think that this is helping orphans business is not for me. It is not my business. But here again i quote Tania:

If we didn’t step forward and make this commitment to save him, then who was?

She and her husband are bravely stepping forward and adopting Jack. Not everyone is called to adopt. But we are all called to help the needy.

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. James 1:27

i am asking for your help here; to help Wesley to grow his adoption grant so that a lack of funds would not be the reason that his forever family can not reach him. i have a special giveaway for Wesley, running from now till December 3rd. You get a chance to be entered into a draw for some lovely items while helping a little boy who is unable to do anything to change his situation for himself. Please click here to go to the Precious One Giveaway for Wesley.

You can also click on Wesley‘s name or picture to learn more about his story.

There are other ways you can help Wesley; you can pray for him, for his daily needs, for his forever family to find him. You can also share his story far and wide so that the chances of his forever family finding him would increase. Sharing his story and my giveaway would also give you a free entry into the draw.

Thank you so much.

syc

P.S.: Please go here to follow Tania’s and her husband’s adoption journey: Q & A Session « 1,000 Loving Jack.