I got up this morning, fed all three boys and then got them all ready for school. Drove into town and dropped the twins off at preschool. I went and got my hair did, read my newest book "Made to Crave" on my Kindle app on my phone (that is so awesome by the way). And, oblivious to it all, living my life, I checked my yahoo email account. In a matter of seconds, I learned that the 6th Reece's Rainbow angel with Down syndrome since October 2010 had passed away. This gorgeous child, Landon--who would have been 2 years old in August--died.
How? I don't know. Why? I don't know that either. But he is GONE. He had a family/families wanting him, inquiring for him; yet, it was not enough. God called him home. These children in Eastern European countries are SURVIVING on BORROWED TIME.
Did you catch that? These children are not living, they are SURVIVING. SURVIVING despite their circumstance. God forgive me for being blind for so long, I know now how desperate their plight is. God, thank you for giving me the heart to campaign for these kids. Thank you, God, for giving me the chance to PUSH their FACES, their STORIES into the paths of people who would otherwise NEVER know the plight of the orphan born with Down syndrome.
This story hits so close to home now with our mission to bring Alexander home. My heart breaks for these children, sweet, sweet souls who just want one thing in life. They WANT TO LIVE and to know LOVE. It is heart breaking reality, many of these children will NEVER fully live life and will never, EVER know that LOVE that only a momma can give.
Do you hear me!!!!! Do you understand??????? There are some amazing statistics on the Reece's Rainbow website. If just 1%, a mere 1% of Christian families adopted these angels on loan, waiting to LIVE LIFE and be LOVED---there would be NO MORE ORPHANS. Can you imagine, no more orphans?
Can you imagine Landon, Marlena, Nikita, Dante, Anne Marie (sweet Anne Marie/Anya is the reason my son has a $7,837 grant of his own--in her passing she left him a marvelous gift), Sandra, Derek, Allison, Dasha, Alina, Angela, Woody, Alexander, Mila, Dulce, Will, Sergey, Margarita, Katerina, Shannon, Erra, and Olga all KNOWING LOVE THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN. Thirteen of those children were surviving in the Ukraine until God called them home.
You can see their faces here http://reecesrainbow.org/in-loving-memory
If you cannot adopt, can you sponsor a child, sponsor a family??? Adoption for these children truly means the difference between life and death. Carrington Burman arrived in the states just days ago...She is three years old and weighs 11 pounds. SHE WAS SURVIVING in her country; with God's good graces she will LIVE in AMERICA, thank GOD she knows LOVE already.
You can see Carrington's story here: Carrington's Courage
God bless you if you read this far, please make a difference in a child's life. Advocate, Donate, Pray, ADOPT...lives depend on it.
7 comments:
This sucks. It doesn't have to be this way. Landon's profile said he had no heart condition and neither did some of our other kids who barely made it out alive.
Our kids are NOT valued. They need out of there yesterday.
Christie...You know I am just as terrified as you. I am so terrified we wont get to Peter in time...I pray that we do. But it doesnt seem that time is on all of these children's sides. I hope it is for Peter, long enough for us to get him here. I dont know what I will do if we are too late. Thank you for blogging that. I am so sad. I have seen that little guys pic for a few weeks.
HUGS.
This breaks my heart. I pray one day all those who turn away will be enlightened. We struggle through the days surrounded by ambivilence in our family and friends not understanding our anguish over a little girl we have never met. Our willingness to say "yes" to Gods call has them all baffled. I never knew of the circumstance these precious babes "live" in. Now that my husband and I are aware, we will never be the same...we can't go back to who we were, we have to fight for them. ALL of them. Each was created by the same God who put the universe in place and within each of them He placed a mighty purpose. I am certain, not one was created for the purpose of dying inside the walls of an EE orphanage/instution, never knowing LOVE.
With many new people joining our blog each day as we push to hit our financial deadline at the end of the month, I ask permission to share this post on my blog. So many that are not a part of our Ds community or familiar with or aware of conditions will be educated just a bit on the truth these little lives exist in. Maybe just maybe, this post will break their heart just as it breaks His and they too will say "Yes" to reaching out to give abundant life to one of Gods precious children.
Diane
www.savinglera.blogspot.com
my heart is hurting so bad today too. Thank you for bravely posting, adopting, and know we are storming the gates of heaven to bring these children home. I see a movement happening. hugs
This does suck...not again. It just saddens me everytime I read another one never got to go to his/her forever family. At some point I'm thinking the church is going to be held responsible, don't you. Hugs
Christie, my heart just breaks for all of those children that you listed. It is absolutely horrible and I just want to scream "it isn't fair!". Our family is not in a position to adopt, but that doesn't mean we are not trying in our own ways to get Alexander and Peter home. I just wish I could fly over there, snatch all of those children up and bring them home. Forever praying. . .
Julie, your comment made me cry. Praying for dear Peter as well.
SO sad Christie. Heartfelt post. We will all help get these kiddos home, including your son.
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