It's plain and simple folks.....These precious brothers NEED A HOME!! So, I'm here tonight standing in the gap, ready to beg, plead, encourage, and pray these boys to their forever family!! You see...I met these boys!! And, you know the scripture, "Once our eyes are opened God holds us accountable....." Well, my eyes ARE open and I'm going to do all I can to find these boys a HOME...a real home with a Mommy and Daddy to kiss them goodnight...A home with brothers or sisters...A home where they can go to school and have dinner cooked for them....a HOME is all they need!!!
These brothers (here is the older one playing at Hannah's Hope orphanage in June with one of his friends) have been at the orphanage WAY too long!! They are watching children and babies and friends ALL LEAVING with their new parents and are left wondering, "What is wrong with us? When will our turn come?"
I just can't bare it any longer...I must do my part by spreading the word about these completely healthy, vibrant, on track, playful, lovable little boys!! The older brother, above, is thought to be around 8...They called him 7 when I was at HH picking up Lucy Lane in June and recently he was said to be called 9....so 7, 8 or 9 should be about right :)
The younger brother, below, is said to be 4!! He was the shyer of the two and the older brother has finally gotten used to NOT parenting him and is enjoying his childhood again...They have adjusted to the schedule very well at HH and the director describes them as sweet boys that would be PERFECT for the right family!!!!
While I was at HH in June picking up Lucy Lane, my sister Kelly snapped all these pics...She said these boys were cooperative and fun loving...They were very close to one another and showed lots of love for each other. We nicknamed them "The Curly Headed Brothers!" My sister and I were so struck by their beauty and sweet dispositions that we thought they'd be snatched up in a MINUTE!!! But today they are still there...3 1/2 MORE months have gone by and they still don't have a family on their way to get them!!!
One of the things that struck me while at HH was the fact that the older children would come up and ask, "What state is Martha (LL)?" I quickly figured out what they were talking about and I answered, "Oh, Martha is Tennessee!!" And, they'd get so excited and they'd all begin sharing their states with who ever would listen...They'd point to a child and say, "He is Texas"..."She is California", etc. These older children then pulled TWO children over and said, "They are nothing...can you help them!" Well, it broke my heart...Two waiting children were just pulled over that had not been referred yet!!! I'm happy to say that ONE of those children is now TENNESSEE!! I know one family here locally that picked up one of the waiting children...but NOW the brothers are still waiting, and it breaks my heart!!! I want them to have a state to brag about.....So, I'm asking this tonight:
*Can you make room?? Will you make room?? Are these boys your children??
* Will you join me in praying for these precious brothers?? My prayer is that God will connect the dots like HE always does and someone will read this and their heart will explode with LOVE for these boys!!
* Please pass this along to anyone that may have ever mentioned they might be interested in adoption....You never know "what" people are praying for and thinking about!!
*Finally, if you were with AGCI and met these brothers over the past months as you picked up your children...please comment so someone with a stirred heart will see HOW real they are and JUST how much they need someone to step forward and become their Mommy and Daddy!!
That's it folks!!! I refuse to go on with my comfy adorable life with my completely easy, wonderfully adopted baby and NOT do something about the children that were left behind!! God knows I SAW them and He knows 'I know' that they are STILL WAITING!!! So I must do my part to bring these boys to their forever family!!!!
To be able to see their pictures and to inquire about adopting these children contact
Mindy Anderson. Her email is manderson@allgodschildren.org or her # is 971.244.1474 to talk to her directly about them.
Isaiah 54:2 (New International Version)
2 "Enlarge the place of your tent,
stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
strengthen your stakes.
Proverbs 31:8 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.
***Thank you for your prayers, thank you for passing this along, thank you for taking a part in finding these boys a home!! Happy Tuesday to you all, kj
ps...i think this video is a great visual for the need in Ethiopia.....You might want to pause my music at the bottom of this page...I can see my Lucy Lane Martha's face in every child in the video...precious!!!
Ethiopian Orphans from Simon Scionka on Vimeo.
