And the screaming begins....

And the screaming begins......

    In the past few days a couple of very terrible situations have come to my attention. Keegan (the blue- eyed cutie above who happens to have Down Syndrome)  is just a little over a year old and is facing permanent transfer to an adult mental institution.He lives in Eastern Europe and the orphanage where he currently resides is closing down. At 15 months old this boys is facing having to spend the rest of his LIFE with the very ill people. People who are bi-polar and schizophrenic, people who's lights have slowly faded away because they themselves were delt the same hand as Keegan many years ago. The people in this institution are not only children like Keegan but ADULTS.

     Between the ages of  0-3 are when children gain most of their development. Speaking and walking are developed within the first three years.  Imagine spending the most formative years of your life with grown men who rock back and forth babbling to themselves for hours on end.Imagine  never getting to get experience the love and comfort of having of a mother. That is Keegan's fate if someone does not spring him from his home country SOON.

    He currently has $1,240 to help with the cost of his adoption. He has an issue with his eyes crossing which I suspect is easily correctable.

                                                    http://reecesrainbow.org/17943/keegan201

Keegan can be adopted by married couples. They number of children they already have in their home does not matter.

I posted about Sarah just last week. This little girl who is 6 years old is in a very desperate  situation. She is in a place where children who are 14 years old have the body size of a 1 year old. A place where the children get their diapers changed 1 time a day and where they are fed very little. Sometimes they are only fed and changed 6 days out of the week. I cannot even put into words how terrible the place she is at is.She only has a 2 weeks to find a family before her file is sent back and she cannot be adopted.

She is blind. Can you imagine being blind is a place like that? From what I hear blindness is a very managable special need and children who are blind go on to live independently and have wondeful lives. Please consider Sarah and if you cannot adopt her the least you can do is share her story

She has $287.50 in her account and once she has a committed family I am sure that there will be more assistance for her adoption.We ladies will make sure of it.

                                        http://reecesrainbow.org/34558/sarah-11-18

Sarah can be adopted by pretty much anyone singles, married couples, older parents, large families, you name it. She is also in one of the cheaper countries to adopt from.

As always if you have any question please do not hesitate to ask me. I am more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.
                                                     

Sarah's Save

This little girl has endured more heartbreak and pain then you can ever imagine.Yet she still smiles.

You think you have it bad because someone takes your parking spot, or your wearing last years

jeans,but you have a roof over your head.Food on your table.A family who loves you. You are

PRIVALGED in so many ways.This has not been Sarah's experience in life. In her past 6 years she

has suffered more rejection than most people have to deal with in a lifetime. She has been told time

and again how useless and unworthy she is .She has 2 more weeks before her file is sent back and

she is once again told that she is unworthy of being loved.I on the other hand believe the complete

opposite. I believe that she is worthy beyond words, and that God has a purpose for her beyond what

 any of us can comprehend.We may are all not the same and we each come with our own set of

challenges. Just like Sarah. I have the utmost FAITH that someone will rescue this sweet girl before

it is to late. I BELIEVE that God has big plans for her and will not leave her.  How would you feel if

 Sarah was your child? If you knew that your baby went to bed everynight unloved, laying in soiled

diapers. What if you baby had layed in a crib all day long and recieved only enough nutrients to

sustain her, not even enough to fill her up.Just think about that. Now think about how God feels

 knowing his tiny child is laying there and none of his children are caring for her.As of now she is

still waiting for a family of her very own.Please do not hesitate to contact me by leaving a comment


here of facebooking me.I will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have. I have


nothing more to say. So now I will leave you with a quote to ponder.


 Sometimes I would like to ask God why he allows poverty, famine , and injustice in the world when

 he could do something about it.....but I am afraid he will ask me the same thing- anonymous

                                                        Sarah's Reece's Rainbow link
                                                http://reecesrainbow.org/34558/sarah-11-18

SAVED AT 16

URGENT does not even begin to describe the situation that theses children are in. Each and every  single child on this page is going to age out of the ability to be adopted....that is unless YOU step up and do something about it .As of now the are all in ADULT MENTAL INSTITUTIONS. That is no place for any 15 year old child to be. Reece's Rainbow has been so blessed to recently recieve the files of lots of older kids, several who are still 15 and so dearly clinging on to hope that they will be adopted. Due to their age families need to have their homestudy approved before they make an official committment.We truely are their last chance at a family.So here it goes.

http://reecesrainbow.org/35829/stefan-9ha

Stefan has a twinkle in his eye that says I will bring more joy to your life than you ever imagined possible.He was born In September of 1996 and has more than likely spent a good deal of his life in a mental institution.Though he is in such a wretched place he has seemed to be able to keep his beautiful spirit and is described as being active.

http://reecesrainbow.org/35826/jared-9ha

Blue eyed babydoll is how I would describe Jared. He was born in October 1996 and is described as having the nature of the fun, NOT relaxing. I assume he would do wonderful in a house with siblings.

http://reecesrainbow.org/35821/trina-9ha

Trina born in October of 1996, she looks to of had a very sad life. It is time that she gets to enjoys the green grass on the other side.

                                           
                                               http://reecesrainbow.org/35818/leigh-9ha


Look at thoses EYES. She is goregous. She is the very next child to turn 16 on Reece's Rainbow.Out of all of the kids listed her need is the most urgent. She ages out of her foster  system this JUNE.She needs a paper ready family fast.

http://reecesrainbow.org/26309/laurel

Miss Laurel carries a beautiful smile despite all of the love she has lacked in her life.She has so many people advocating for her. Trying so desperately to help her find a family. She has a grant of $9,907 from her RR fund and an additional $3,000 grant. All together she has $12,907 towards her adoption. A team that met her said that she is very smart and friendly and that she WANTS A FAMILY TO CALL HER OWN.

 

http://reecesrainbow.org/1687/karen

Karen was born January 12,1996. Even though she is just  a few months past the age of 16 she can still be adopted because she has a younger sister . She and her sister Chrystyna are in seperate orphanages but both  are in the same region. For Karen to be adopted she MUST be adopted with her sister. She is healthy and smart and has no diagnosed special needs. She goes to school and has no negative behavioral issues. She is just a teen in need of a loving family!

10 AND UP

Each and every child in this post has at least one thing in common. They have all been alone.Some for 10 years, some for even longer than that. They have had no mom no dad. Very little to call their own. Minimal food and clothing. Minimal love and attention for that matter. They have experienced true lonliness in every sense of the word. All to often we sit alone at home bored out of out minds when we have nothing to do or no one to spend time with and we consider that lonely.When in all actuallity we haven't the faintest idea of what true loneliness is, but these kids no all to well the pain and heartache that being lonely brings. The consequences of what being lonely is. They have done NOTHING in their life to have been given this cruel and harsh punishment.

Heath was borth April 8th 2001. He has just recently turned 11 years old. Does he look like an 11 year old to you? Heath has been listed on Reece's Rainbow for as long as I have been "stalking" their website. I have know of this sweet little guys existance for almost 3 years.I cannot imagine what this amazingly sweet and beautiful little has endured in all of his years of existance, but that does not mean he is any less worthy or that his need for a family is any less. In fact in my eyes that makes his need evn greater. These kids don't even expect as much as you or I do. Their only really wish is to have a FAMILY. To them that is the greates gift they could ever recieve. Are you their ultimate present?Heath has been in an istitution not for days or weeks or months but for YEARS. Yep your read that right YEARS. Heath has a grant of  $6390.94.

http://reecesrainbow.org/1518/heath-47

This is Adam. Like Heath he has just recently turned 11. He is luckier than Heath because he has been able to attend a mainstream kindergarten for the last year. He has never really had anyone to advocate for him or raise funds for him but hopefully this blog and word of mouth wqill change all of that for this sweet little boy. He was clearly not in the mood to have his picture taken and he needs some help interacting with his peers,but LOVE and siblings will do absolute WONDERS for this little boy.

http://reecesrainbow.org/1138/adam-b-351

Bobby is one of if not the oldest child with Down Syndrome listed of Reece's Rainbow. He was born October 30th 1998. He is 5 years and 9 months younger that I am. He has been waiting for a family for 13 long years. He is a very old fashioned gentleman and kissed the hand of his social worker when he met her. He is a apparently a sweet young man who is obviously just aching for love and affection of someone (anyone) for that matter. Just like the rest of us he just wants somebody to love and to be loved in return.

http://reecesrainbow.org/1072/bobby



I would like to leave you with pictures of boys like those who have been listed here. They are in just as much need for a family of their own. I know that not everyone feels the call to adopt at this moment in time, but you can still make a difference big or small in any of these children's lives. Please pray and if you feel led donate these sweet boys.If they do not have a donation box please leave me a message or facebook me and I will do all that I can to have one set up for the particular child you feel led to help.
                                                             
                                                                  

                                                              Riley March 2002
                                             
                                                    http://reecesrainbow.org/32712/riley-9ha
                                             

          Victor  born May 2001, in HUGE need of a family. That sweet face just tugs at my heart.
                                  
                                           http://reecesrainbow.org/30271/victor-2h

                                                          Marlowe August 28th 2001
                                         http://reecesrainbow.org/1144/marlowe-b-390

                                                                   Dylan August 2nd 2001
                                                      http://reecesrainbow.org/1142/dylan-b-141
                                                                                   

Emmitt's time to shine

                              Get ready to have your world rocked by uncontrolable cuteness :)

                                            

                 
                                                            MEET EMMITT

He is a beautiful 13 year old little boy who's life has been left in disarray due to the circumstances

he was born into. Do me a favor, Imagine the worst day in your life! Then multiply that by 4,813.

Imagine having to relive your worst day ever 4,813. That is what this sweet boy has had to do. He is

living in a mental institution for quite some time but has still managed to stay loving and happy, and

EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT.  He has spina bifida that mostly affects his legs. He cannot walk at

this time but, he is incredibly loving towards people that he encounters.Two seperate families were

blessed with the oppertunity to meet Emmitt while  adopting children of their own and are just

 begging for Emmitt to have a family. My hope is that you will take the time to share this

 blog. I am not asking you to adopt him, or donate, or anything else (all though adopt or donating

for this sweet guy would be extra super awesome) just please spread the word about him. It only

takes  seconds to re-post this blog. You never know who Emmitt's parents may be, and by re-posting

this you just may give this little guy the life he may be dreaming of.




link to EMMITT'S  Reece's Rainbow page

http://reecesrainbow.org/1399/emmitt

A Mama for Malcolm :)

   This little guy as you probably already know is Malcolm. He is almost 5 years old and lives in R*ssia (region 15 for all of you RR lovers.) Malcolm has spastic displegic Cerebral Palsy. Here in the U.S. that seems like not such a big deal, you think ok maybe some physical therapy, occupational therapy, hard work, and poof he is out there living his life just like everybody else. Seems easy enough huh? NOT so much.

    Where Malcolm is he does not have those opportunities. His only future is a world inside of an adult mental institution. Yep, you read that right an ADULT MENTAL INSTITUTION! There he will spend the rest of his life not knowing life outside of the four walls of his room. A room where he will be warehoused with 15 maybe 20 other kids with nothing to do besides listening to the moans of the other boys and men who were given the same doomed fate as him. A room where no one will play with him or speak to him softly. A room where no one will come to him when he cries. Does that seem like the kind of live that a 5 year old little boy should have?


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   This is updated information on Malcolm From a missionary who knows him: Malcolm needs family badly. He is very emotional, sensitive and not a leader by nature and is being hurt by older and physically healthy children in the orphanage. He can hardly walk but retains sensitivity in the feet. There is a chance only in the presence of caring and loving parents Malcolm can walk independently in a future but in the orphanage environment the child is afraid of everything even walking. Malcolm has a favorite little toy: stuffed tiger, he carries it everywhere, he kisses it, puts to sleep, worries about it. Malcolm is interested in all new, he knows the names and colors, understands commands, has attachments to friends in a group, he goes on contact easily and is pleased to dialogue.


    He can stand and move his knees but he cannot currently walk. He can form healthy attachments with his friends in his group and is happy to have dialogue with other people. You are truly Malcolm’s only HOPE. He is scheduled to be transferred to a mental institution aka hell on earth THIS APRIL. Someone, I beg you please find it in your heart to save Malcolm. God will take care of the rest of the details. Additionally Malcolm has a $7114.22 grant available toward his adoption.

Malcolm may not be in Serbia, but he faces the same future:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1kbayAdlgg


Here is a link to his Reece's Rainbow photolisting:
http://reecesrainbow.org/?s=malcolm

In honor of

Welcome to World Down Syndrome Day, A great time for you to see and get to know all of these amazing kids right here in the U.S. who were blessed with an extra chromosome.This is a second installment of blogs dedicated to kids with special needs in the States, but in honor of it being World Down Syndrome day it will only feature kids with DS. So let's begin

For part one click here
http://savingthebabes2012.blogspot.com/2012/03/all-to-often.html



Meet Anthony

He is a handsome 13 year old boy wh resides in the state of Texas. He loves being around his peers and is know upbeat and sweet personality.He is very active so would probably enjoy being in a family that was quite active as well. He attends public school with the help of special eduation classses. He communicates somewhat verbally but his main for of communication is through sign language and gestures. Even though the majority of his commiuncation is not verbally one mom in particular named Amanda Unroe said that even though her daughter Julianne was non-verbal she communicated better than anyone she had ever met.So when looking at this sweet boy please remember that.

A link to learn more about Anthony

                                       http://www.adoptuskids.org/_app/child/view.aspx?id=38853

Raymear is another 13 year old boy just waiting, and waiting, and waiting for his family to find him. He lives in The Garden State, New Jersey that is. Here is what someone who personally knows Raymear had to say about him, Raymear is described as an affectionate and engaging child. He blossoms when receiving extra attention from his loving caregivers. You will often find this little boy laughing and smiling with those around him. Due to his Downs Syndrome he tends to enjoy more youthful toys that make noise especially cars and trucks. He loves swimming, music, and dancing. Raymear loves to attend church to sing along with the choir. With assistance, Raymear loves to pet the family dog and care for it. Raymear has difficulty verbalizing all of his thoughts and feelings. He has made some progress in communicating his needs in short simple sentences to others. Currently, Raymear shares a home with other children his age and they interact well together under the caregiver’s supervision.   He can complete his homework consisting of writing words and tracing letters. Raymear has also developed the abilities to meet his personal daily living needs with supervision and some assistance from his caregivers. Raymear looks forward to eating his weekly favorite meal, hamburgers with fries! An end of the day “High Five” hand shake, is enjoyed before he goes to bed each night! An adoptive family would need to be understanding, loving, and very patience with Raymear as he slowly transitions into a new home and school environment. Raymear also enjoys giving high fives before he goes to bed each night. Sounds like an awesome son if you ask me.


Learn more about Raymear here:
http://www.adoptuskids.org/_app/child/view.aspx?id=26316

Sweet Dwayne looks so scared, but from what I read he is vivacious and full of life. They just must have caught in a not so happy mood. He is 6 years old and resides in Louisiana. He has common delays associated with children who have Down Syndrome but he is going to physical and occupational therapy and making improvements. Love is the best medicene so let's get him into a family and watch him grow :)



Learn more about this loveable little guy here
http://photolisting.adoption.com/foster-adoption/children/dwayne-21644

This 5 year old cutie is Carlos, he is resisding in California. He is currently in pre school and LOVES to get one- on-one attention. Along with down syndrome he is diagnosed with an Expressive Language Disorder. Carlos is non-verbal, non-ambulatory and incontinent of both bowel and bladder.He is currently dependant on his caregivers for all of his personal needs. I'm sure with a little work and perseverace he will make strides beyond everyone's expectations.Can you even being 5 years old and worrying about not having a mommy or daddy? Carlos is a special boy with a great deal of love to give. This little fellow enjoys attention and is determined to enjoy what life can offer.

Learn more about Carlos here

http://photolisting.adoption.com/foster-adoption/children/carlos-23791

Wilandria who prefers to go by Willie is 17 years old and is at a great risk of aging out of the American foster care system, forever condemned to living her life in an institution. She is a sweet gorl from Texas who I wish I had more information about but at this time sadly I don't. PLEASE inquire about her and save her the heartbreak of never getting to experience life.

to learn more about Willie visit this link:

http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Application/TARE/Child.aspx/Profile/17516

the button in the top left cornor is where you click to lear more about this precious girl

Look at the glow this little guy has

From the lovely state of Florida

Marc is a fun-loving and energetic 11 year old boy who enjoys being busy. He loves to run and jump around at the park, watch cartoons and play with his trucks. He’ll steal your heart with his engaging personality and winning smile. He’s active, playful and entertains himself by dancing and prancing to the sounds of his beloved Gospel music.


Here is Marc's link
http://www.miamiheartgallery.org/children#3577

Pearson is friendly and active. He loves to play with toys that are stimulating to the senses, especially ones that light up and twirl. He enjoys going to the park and playing on the playground. Pearson gets along with his peers but prefers to play alone. I am not sure of Pearson's age as it was not listed, but in addition to his Down Syndrome he has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Pearson needs a family who will be gentle and patient with him, are you that family?


Pearson's link
http://homesforspecialhearts.com/bios/pearson.asp





And last but mostly certainly not least. they most adorable set of twins you will EVER see in your entire LIFE

TWINS

Moises and Victor

These little guys  are very young, I am not certain of their age but I would guess they are around 3 years old. They are from Texas(man isn't Texas lucky) the little guy in the red has Down Syndrome  while his twin brother  in the yellow has Cerebral Palsy. These two are always full of smiles and laughter.They love to play with each other as well as other children, but more than anything they love play with their toys. They are guarenteed to have a good time no matter where they are. Their social worker is seeking an active and flexible family .

TO learn more about these sweet guys

http://homesforspecialhearts.com/bios/moises-victor.asp

Last Minute Update

This girlie is Caitlin

She is 14 years old

She has made tremendous improvements since being placed in her foster family. If you would like more information on Caitlin, please email Stephanie@ndsan.org.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this blog , I hope that you enjoyed learning about all of these amazing kids and will continue to spread the word about them and what an amazing joy they truly are. Feel free to copy this to your own blog and please share as many times as possible.

HAPPY WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY,MAY YOUR LIFE BE BLESSED WITH THE TRUTH