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Why Advocate For Special Needs Orphans I Don’t Even Know?…

Because “every child with special needs has a value that matters eternally”. – quote from Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.

If you have been following my blog and are friends with me on Facebook, you will know that i have been posting a lot (at least once a week here & lots more on FB) about special needs orphans listed on Reece’s Rainbow. i started praying, advocating, donating to these orphans at the end of February and haven’t looked back since. It has been an amazing journey so far – a journey which has shown me that there are people in this world who are unselfish and have such great big loving hearts, who work so very very hard to love a child they didn’t give birth to, to care for a child they don’t know and never even met, to give up so much to bring this child home, to give said child the love and care which every child deserves, no matter how special their needs are. Most of all, i have seen how wonderfully God moves mountains and hearts. i have witnessed how lack of money, tedious paperwork and great distances are no matter when it comes to God loving one of these precious ones and bringing them home to their forever families.

The wonderful darlings listed on Reece’s Rainbow are considered by the society they are born into to be not perfect enough and for that perceived imperfection they were abandoned to institutions where there is no hope that proper care and attention can be given to them. Again i quote Archbishop Chaput:

Parents of children with special needs, special education teachers and therapists, and pediatricians who have treated children with disabilities often have a hugely life-affirming perspective. Unlike prenatal caregivers, these professionals have direct knowledge of persons with special needs. They know their potential. They’ve seen their accomplishments. They can testify to the benefits – often miraculous – of parental love and faith. Expectant parents deserve to know that a child with special needs can love, laugh, learn, work, feel hope and excitement, make friends, and create joy for others. These things are beautiful precisely because they transcend what we expect……..

The real choice in accepting or rejecting a child with special needs is never between some imaginary perfection or imperfection. None of us is perfect. No child is perfect. The real choice in accepting or rejecting a child with special needs is between love and unlove; between courage and cowardice; between trust and fear. That’s the choice we face when it happens in our personal experience. And that’s the choice we face as a society in deciding which human lives we will treat as valuable, and which we will not……..

We need to understand that if some lives are regarded as unworthy, respect for all life is at risk.

10 year old, Heather, who is a healthy little cutie and needs a family today.

These special ones will thrive with love and care from attentive parents and even affectionate siblings. (Click here to see how well 2 little boys are doing after being home with their forever family). They are worthy just because they are here on this earth with us. So please do not ignore these orphans who need your help.

11 years old Heath, who really needs his family to find him asap.

i, alone, can’t save all the orphans all at the same time. So i pray and advocate for them, one at a time, trusting that God will make straight paths for their forever families to reach. i pray for my beloved Heath and my darling Heather.

Please click on their pictures to view their profiles. Please donate to their adoption grant which will help their future families with the costs of adopting them and giving them a loving home. Please share their stories so that more can help and their lovely pictures may find their mummies and daddies. Please pray for them and their daily needs of food, warm, love and strength. Thank You.

syc

PS: if you do make a donation or share their stories, please leave a comment below so that i know and can thank you personally. Thanks.

PPS: This post was inspired by A Little Lemonade, a lady who shares my heart about these precious kids. Go over there & hear her wonderful heart shout out loud for these lovely children.

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Happy Birthday My Little Heath…

Imagine 11 years, that is 572 weeks, which translates into 4015 days, all spent alone, from the moment you entered this world till now, spent alone, in a place where no one has the time to care for you, to love you, to hug you when you are frightened, to pick you up when you fall, in a place where your environment consists of nothing but 4 bare walls, where your companions scream and cry for no reason other than boredom and hopelessness, in a place where toys and books have no place or meaning.

11 years old Heath, who really needs his family to find him asap.

That’s how my little Heath has spent his short life to date. Yesterday (8th April) was his 11th birthday – 11 birthdays without anyone noticing, or caring, 11 birthdays in which he doesn’t even know what a birthday means.

My heart aches. Not in a position to adopt here is what i do.

i pray for him daily and hope with all my heart that God lifts him up and help him hold on till his forever family come for him. i pray that the Lord himself holds Heath, hugs Heath and whispers loving words to Heath every day. i pray hearts and hands are moved to adopt Heath, to support Heath in funding and prayers.

Have you ever though of adopting? i ask you to consider Heath and the precious ones on Reece’s Rainbow. They truly need a family to shower them with love and help them fulfill their potential.

What could be stopping you from adopting? Financial?  Heath’s adoption grant from Reece’s Rainbow is sizeable. See the link below for more possible financial aid.

How Can I Afford to Adopt? – Justin Taylor.

Don’t turn away from my beloved Heath. Pray for him, love him, advocate for him, adopt him.

syc

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World Autism Day…

Today, 2nd April, is World Autism Day – its Light It Up Blue day.

Autism is a complex disorder… being on the spectrum (Autism Spectrum) means very different things for different kids diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The movie Rain Man does not do Autism justice… it did highlight Autism to the world but it did not do enough to explain the reality of Autism.

It is such a complex disorder of which i confess to know only the tip of the iceberg. So i will direct you to the experts – Autism Speaks.

i also want to point you to an interview given by Colleen Swindoll, daughter of well-known Christian writer and pastor, Charles Swindoll, and mother to three children, one of whom is on the spectrum.

These words she said during the interview hit home for me:

Tears are okay in our home; candid and honest soul work is openly talked about. I don’t force my kids to “like” life or put on some fake smiley face…Christ didn’t, He doesn’t tell us to do that today, and the lack of authenticity only complicates life.

i am guilty of this. i’m a non-confrontational person. i avoid conflict as much as i can. i keep the peace not because i agree with the other person but because i can not face the prospect of an argument. So there have been times i smile and say ok when it is not. And it does complicate life and makes me feel fake.

Having a special needs kid throws that all out the window. You can not afford to be unreal or sweep things under the carpet with special needs. It needs to be met head on.

The best people to show you that is your special needs child. i like what Colleen Swindoll says about her ASD son:

Of us all, he is the strongest as his body doesn’t cooperate with this life yet he keeps moving through each moment the best he can. It’s pretty simple, very humbling. He is a living picture of how God must love us, care for us, and desire us to fall into His arms for help and strength.

i pray daily for my little Heath and little Heather who have Down Syndrome and live in institutions which are so very poorly equipped to handle their special needs.  At the same time, i marvel at how their little bodies keep going on (they are almost 11 and 10 respectively). i can only say that the Lord has a hand in their lives which gives me hope that as i pray, because i know He is moving to bring their forever families closer to bringing them home. Would you pray with me? Would you consider advocating for them? Would you consider that maybe you are the family God has prepared for them?

If you know someone who is on the spectrum (adult or child), do consider doing something special for them this week, such as giving them an extra hug or simply spending the time to get to know them.

syc