Our local newspaper did a wonderful job of putting together an article about the Walk-a-Thon. I love our little town and our little newspaper. The reporter was very nice and did a wonderful job writing the article. We were so pleased. :)
I did want to make some minor corrections that could have been misinterpreted when we did the interview...
Grace is NOT in danger of being institutionalized in July. She is "on hold" for us and will be awaiting our arrival to the orphanage. She is so blessed to be in a good orphanage with caregivers who do their best to care for her. Many countries institutionalize children with Down Syndrome if they are not adopted before their 4th birthdays; however, we do not know what Taiwan's view is on that (this may or may not be how it works in Taiwan). All we know is that Grace's orphanage has cared wonderfully for her and is holding her for us until we can come get her. We are so blessed!! But for MANY MANY children, the clock truly IS ticking. If anyone reading this feels led to look into adopting one of these precious children, please go to www.reecesrainbow.com Also, if you will scroll down on our blog, you will see RUSLANA'S photo on the left side of the screen; she is in desperate need of her forever family stepping up to adopt her, as she is headed for institutionalization very soon. Ruslana is also available through Reece's Rainbow...she is on the page of At-Risk Girls.
For those readers who are new to our blog, welcome! You can find our adoption fund by clicking on Grace's photo in the upper left corner. You can donate online or can send in a check to Reece's Rainbow. All info is on that adoption fund page. THANK YOU to everyone who has been so supportive! And thank you to the newspaper for doing a wonderful article! :)
Our first photo of Grace
Pray for Taiwan
Family photo we sent to the orphanage
About Me
- Family Rebuilding the Wall
- We are a family of 6 following our Heavenly Father into the precious ministry of caring for orphans. Our first blog was The Road to Beautiful Grace, sharing our journey in adoption. But that was only the sweet beginning! Our second blog, A Family Rebuilding the Wall, is in answer to God leading us deeper. Just as Nehemiah led the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem with many individuals and families working on the part of the wall near their own homes, we seek to rebuild the wall of orphan ministry person-by person, family-by-family. We are a family working on our section of the wall, and we pray that many individuals and families will rise up to work alongside us on their section of the wall...often right from their own living rooms. It is a blog written by me, the Mama of our crew. It is a journaling of my daily quest to wholeheartedly serve my own family as we also reach out to serve "the least of these" as Jesus did.