A couple weeks ago, there was a meeting in Russia to discus the adoption ban. Basically the outcome is Russia will not reopen anytime in the foreseeable future. This news broke the hearts of many advocates and families, including ours, and took away the last shreds of hope we were hanging onto. If you added up all the pain and heartbreak this caused, I'm sure it would kill a strong unemotional man several times over.
A few days ago, Reece's Rainbow made the painful decision to relocate the grants of the children in Russia. (Up until this point the money that was donated to this children in Russia was staying with them.) The money for each child will be relocated to the grant of another waiting child in a different country.
It's hard knowing the money you donated to that child won't be going to help bring them home, especially when you worked hard to raise it, but at the same time, you don't want it sitting there when it may never be needed, when there is so much other need. The important thing is it's still going to bring a child who needs a family home to their family.
Since both Lilly and Owen are in Russia, with heavy hearts, we wanted to update you to whom their grants are going too.
A few days ago, Reece's Rainbow made the painful decision to relocate the grants of the children in Russia. (Up until this point the money that was donated to this children in Russia was staying with them.) The money for each child will be relocated to the grant of another waiting child in a different country.
It's hard knowing the money you donated to that child won't be going to help bring them home, especially when you worked hard to raise it, but at the same time, you don't want it sitting there when it may never be needed, when there is so much other need. The important thing is it's still going to bring a child who needs a family home to their family.
Since both Lilly and Owen are in Russia, with heavy hearts, we wanted to update you to whom their grants are going too.
Owen's grant of $4,263.25 went to a sweet little boy named Victor, who also has facial deformities. He is in PRC and will be 5 years old in a couple months. He previously had $9 in his grant. [Visit his profile here.]
Lilly's grant of $10,834.25 has been given to 4 girls. (Click on each picture to visit their profile.)
And the last child her grant went to is a familiar face around here. Sweet Maria!
Yes, the Maria we are fundraising for! Her grant, which was at $10 less than a week ago, now reads $15,000. ($1,000 was from her Sevenly debut last week.) FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS! Holy cow! [Check it out here!]
Ten thousand of that came from the grant of a little girl named Celine, also in Russia, who had a $30,000 grant.
Ten thousand of that came from the grant of a little girl named Celine, also in Russia, who had a $30,000 grant.
That put her at over $11k, and enough was donated from Lilly's account to get her to $15,000!!
It's heartbreaking that there isn't enough hope left for Lilly, Owen, and the other's grants to stay with them, but special is can go to other children who need help. Bittersweet is the best way to describe it.
I threw this video together last week of some of the children who are now stuck in Russia because of the ban. Please take some time and watch it. (You may see some familiar faces!)
It's heartbreaking that there isn't enough hope left for Lilly, Owen, and the other's grants to stay with them, but special is can go to other children who need help. Bittersweet is the best way to describe it.
I threw this video together last week of some of the children who are now stuck in Russia because of the ban. Please take some time and watch it. (You may see some familiar faces!)
PLEASE PRAY FOR:
♥The children whose chances of being loved by a family are now very slim.
♥Comfort for the families and advocates whose hearts have been stabbed and cut deep with a sword that can't be pulled out without leaving a huge scar that may never heal.
♥God to work a miracle. Because that's the only option left.
Thank you friends. xoxo
♥The children whose chances of being loved by a family are now very slim.
♥Comfort for the families and advocates whose hearts have been stabbed and cut deep with a sword that can't be pulled out without leaving a huge scar that may never heal.
♥God to work a miracle. Because that's the only option left.
Thank you friends. xoxo