Acts 20:35

"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Bringing Light to ACC to honor my Beautiful Girl's Birthday!

Today our daughter turns 18 years old.  This child is a miracle for all intents and purposes. Her first family was told she would not survive delivery and if she did, she would be unable to breathe or eat on her own.  No matter what, she would not survive past early childhood.  Imagine their surprise when a beautiful, blonde hair, blue eyed baby was born...breathing, eating, crying, sleeping...all the things typical babies do when they are born.  Oh yes, she did have a few things going on but those things would not stop her.

Today I want to honor her on her birthday.  I want to let people know that her diagnosis does not define her.  The words can be scary...Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum and Hydrocephalus.  What does this mean?  How will it affect a child?  The answer isn't easy and it isn't the same for everyone. 

It can be scary, especially when more diagnoses are added to one that already sounds overwhelming.  

These children have the same, or similar diagnosis as our beautiful girl.  They are just as deserving of a family as she was and I hope you take the time to consider what you can do, what you WILL do to help a family be reality for even just one of these blessings.  Will you chose one or more of these children and pray for them?  Pray for their family?  Share them on your Facebook timeline or Twitter page?  Will you donate to their adoption grant?  Will you step forward and call them your own?























All of these beautiful children live in orphanages around the world.  Most, if not all, have never known the love of a family.  Please consider giving them a chance.  The future is not bright for them if they stay where they are now.  If a family does not choose them, does not come for them, they will eventually be transferred to an adult mental institution (some as young as five years old) where they will survive as long as they can.  
Please help their families find them!





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