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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Russia's Orphans Are Stuck

I know this is my advocacy blog but people NEED to know what's happening to Russian orphans. 
In 2012 Russia's President Mr. Vladimir Putin signed Dima Yakovlevs bill banning Americans and some European citizens from adopting from Russia. If you don't know what this means let me briefly explain..  families will not get to bring their children home from Russia even though many of the families already met their children, spent time with their children and fell in love with them.  Based on statistics from the wonderful documentary I'm linking below 30,000 Children would have been adopted by families in the banned countries in the next ten years. That's Thirty thousand children that have lost the chance to love and be loved, to belong, and to have a family. My heart just breaks, My 15 year old brain can not fathom how those Children must feel.. Some met their families and then their families left and never came back to get them.. All because of Political games... Because some people don't value others lives, they simply don't care. In a public poll seventy percent of Russians supported the bill, only fifteen percent said they'd ever consider adoption; is that not just ridiculous?! The whole situation is messed up and hundreds and thousands of Orphans are stuck.. In orphanage, in mental institutions... This is NOT okay. 
There is this AMAZING documentary about the ban, I would highly suggest everybody watch it. I watched it and it was very informative and well put together! By the end of it I was in tears to say the least, but I would reccomend it to anyone and everyone!!  You can buy it or rent it here ; https://vimeo.com/ondemand/childrenofthestate?autoplay=1 
Please pray that a time comes in the near future that they lift this ban.. So many children are waiting and so many families are waiting to be able to bring their kids home! Also after you watch the Documentary Please share it, more people need to know the reality for Russian orphans. 

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