Since we’ve been home I find myself watching the kids from “our” orphanage. No (Renee & Carrie) not because I want to go back (although I will admit if things were different, I would!) but because I’ve been there. I saw them, I watched them, I feel protective of them in a way because of this connection. I want to watch their stories unfold, and follow their families journeys to bring them home, and see them grow and bloom the way orphans do when they are loved and fed and taken care of. I pray for them and the families that will be theirs someday.
The other group of children that has a large part of my heart are the “lost” ones. The ones that have already been transferred. Taken from the warmth, and care of the baby house and moved to the cold, dark, nothingness of the institutions. There are no toys, nothing to stimulate their minds, or their bodies, bare beds with no fuzzy blankets or soft pillows, just nothing... Elizabeth, Brady, Heath, Tori, Alexander, Tristan, Jason, Perry, Lionel, Yuri, Andrew, Glenn, Alex, Leo, Silas, Harrison, Tray, Evan, Stefan, Bobby, Dakota, Colin, Natalia, Victoria, Lauren, Anastasia, Kiersten, Justine, Alisha, and so many more who are just moments(literally) away from being snatched out of the only life they have ever known and dumped into an institution where they are just another mouth to feed.
There are so many of my RR friends who are advocating for these precious “lost” souls. In recent weeks, we have seen so many of them whose families have been found… today, two of the ones I have specifically been praying for have been added to the “My Familiy Found Me” group! Gavin & Brady will be coming home soon!! God is taking care of “the least of these”.
Even now, after finally being home, I find myself holding Timothy, or getting his cup of milk or juice, or folding his little clothes and I think “Wow, he is here” or I’ll think about what could have been… he was next… if anyone would have needed to be transferred to make room, he would have been the one. He is so alive, and so smart, and so sweet (ok, yeah, he throws things sometimes or yells, or pinches but, we’re working on that! hehe)… he’s so little, and so trusting, and so hungry for attention… he wouldn’t have survived being sent to an institution… I thank God everyday for giving us our little light.
Please pray for the “lost” children. The ones that have already been transferred, or are in danger of it. Pray for their families. If you have a chance… take a peek at www.reecesrainbow.org … check out the Older Angels. Could one of them be your child or children?
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| Not the ideal bedroom for a little one, but for baby house(orphanage) it's not too bad... |
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| The "living room" of the groupa. They eat, play, and spend most of their time here...it is bright, and warm, and "nice"... |
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| From the "nice" baby house rooms to this... NO child should EVER be treated this way... EVER... |
OMG! This is horrible! How could they do this to children? Isn't that in humane....but over there,there is probably no such thing. I wish in a million years we could afford to go and get one of them.I would adopt again in a heart beat....I am going to really consider and pray about all this! If it is God's will we adopt then he will provide the rest and we know that.We have been down that road before.I just don't understand it....why are they naked? Something needs to be done about this....If you don't mind me asking....How old are some of the kids in the above photos and have they been their since toddlers?This is just terrible and my heart goes out to each and everyone of them.Also why don't teir parent's keep them? I just don't understand how someone could ever treat children this way. And why do they make adoption so dang expensive and hard....I know you don't have the answer to that,but geesh this is ridiculous! Hope your doing well....hope Timothy is adjusting well and enjoy him! He is precious!
ReplyDeleteYou probably deserved that pinch :) Oh and I forgot to ask you if you read the really fine print on the bottom of the committment papers for Timothy. It says every family must go back and adopt between 2 to 14 more orphans. Looks like you'll be going back after all :)
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Renee
it just breaks my heart, literally :( praying for these "lost" ones
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