Today I'm listing five older children that are soon to age out, this really gets too me that there are children that don't have families in general but when there are children that are aging out of the system I find the fact that no one has come foward for them unacceptable. I, myself am around the age of some of these children, I usually advocate for littler kids, when I think about it though they all need families regardless of age. Writing this is a bit difficult for me, the thought that these kids that are around my age have grown up having no one to turn to for life guidence, help with homework, having someone take care of them when they're sick etc. The basic things children in families grow up having and often taking for granted.. That being said I really want ALL of these kids to have a home, to know what love is and be able to say that they have a family, to know how much God loves each and every one of them. Yes all five have different special needs, Before you get discouraged though know that I have a auto immune disease which is a special need wether I'd like to accept that or not. Having a child with special needs is not as hard as some think, there are times you wish you could take there pain away during doctors visits and such, (I only know that because I have three little sister all special needs) and for others it's not as easy as they think. There are ups and downs, yes it is difficult. But totally worth it. With a few doctors visits and ALOT of love I think all of these kids can thrive. I'm going to stop rambling on now, here are two of the five, the others will be in another post under this! :)
Francesca ( ALREADY AGED OUT) I keep her up here as a reminder for me and anyone else that looks on my blog to pray for her.
Girl, born February 1999
Affection of the central nervous system, spastic low paraparesis, myopia, hip dysplasia, mental delays
What a lovely young lady — she’s waited far too long for a family.
As you can see not much is said about her, I'm sure she would thrive in a family!
Boy, born December 1999
Rough mental delay, hydrocephalic syndrome
Please help find his family before he ages out (at 16)!
From someone who met him in 2012: Amos is a wonderful sweet boy! He will do anything you’ll ask. In the summer the children will play outside and the more disabled children are sitting in a big box. Everyday he carries out the carpet to put in the box and he will carry out the benches and chairs to sit on as well. When the ‘outside-time’ is over, he would carry it all back in again. He doesn’t really talk, but I’m pretty sure he would be able to. He does make sounds and he loves to ‘sing’. While singing he makes sounds that could almost be words, but as long as he’s lacking of stimulation, I think he will not talk. He likes to dance around to.
He's acts like an older brother to the younger children, picking them up when they fall. He'd make a great big brother I'm sure! More info: http://reecesrainbow.org/51605/amos
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