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.
syc
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…
i sometimes tell my son, “It’s OK. It does not matter.”. Do you say that phrase “does not matter” very often? What are you referring to? Quite often, i’m referring to an incident or maybe some spilled water or some mark on his shirt.
Have you heard “does not matter” being used to refer to people? Or maybe not those exact words but you sensed in the attitude and behaviour of people that someone mattered less? That someone’s opinion or action was not given the attention it should have? Is that OK?
What if “does not matter” was used to refer to people not because of what they said or did but they were referred to as mattering less just because they are who they are? What if “does not matter” was a label given to children who were born less than perfect? Is that really OK to say to a child, “You do not matter because you have such and such a medical condition.”?
NO! It is NOT OK. Every person matters. Especially children, who need to know that there are people they can depend on to always be on their side, people who will love them simply because they are who they are, special needs or not.
Today you can help show 2 sweet children, who have been left in orphanages likely because of their special needs, that they do matter, the same as you and i matter.
This is Brody! Love those blue eyes.This is Auggie. Such a cutie.
They are brothers by birth but they now live in separate orphanages and do not see each other at all. They both have mental delays and Brody is said to exhibit signs of autism. Auggie has partial atrophy of eye nerves, cerebral palsy and episyndrome. BUT have you noticed something else? They have smiles which would turn winter into summer instantly. They seem to have responded to some therapy so there is much hope that they will be able to thrive in a loving family environment.
Are you that loving family? If you feel the call to make them part of your family, please do contact Reece’s Rainbow for more information.
Not everyone is called to adopt but you can still show that these boys matter. You can share their story with everyone you know so that their family can be found. It could be a matter of you tell someone who tells someone else who just might be their family.
You can pray for them; pray for their daily needs, pray for their forever family to step forward as soon as possible.
You can also contribute to their adoption grant so that their forever family might have an easier journey to bring them home. Click on their names or pictures to go to their profile page and donate.
Please show that these Brody and Auggie do indeed matter, just like you and i or your own children or family members matter.
Today is Day 40 at Forty to Forever, our Last Day, and we pull together for Justin who has Down Syndrome and a list of heart conditions BUT… he is so much more; he is a boy needing a mummy and a daddy to love him and give him the care he needs. Please help him find them and help grow his adoption grant so that when they do find him, they will be able to get to him really quickly.
Today’s Lent Devotion speaks of the glorious victory Christ has won – He has risen! And we rejoice and feast! So enjoy! syc
Today is another bittersweet day as we bring our forty day long journey to an end. There were so many Russian orphans on our fundraiser that we had no choice but to cut off our donations from, if not for our prayers and our hearts. This little boy is one that the advocates for the Russian babies we had to let go, chose as a recipient in their place. Justin is our very last child this year. Isn’t he absolutely gorgeous? He is one of the most handsome baby boys I have ever seen!
We don’t know a lot about Justin, but we do know a few things. He was born in June of 2011. Justin has Down syndrome, and congenital heart disease; he is said to have a double discharge of the great vessels from right ventricle, with stenosis of pulmonary artery…
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