I just signed on to advocate for these two beautiful little girls. I realize to some they're just 2 little girls in a sea of little girls and boys who are waiting in orphanages and institutions... but now they're MY little "other angels" to pray for, fund-raise for, and share about. My hope and prayer is to help get enough money into their grant funds that a family will be encouraged to take that next step toward bringing them home for good! Please join me. PRAY for Lauren & Victoria, SHARE about them, GIVE generously! They deserve to have a LIFE, a real life, outside the walls of an institution, a chance to WALK for pete's sake! Shriners will help these girls for FREE! They both have SO MUCH potential! But they have no voice to reach out and ask for help, all they have are their smiles... which I think are pretty persuasive, don't you?? :)
To give, please click on the donate button in each girl's profile. And to learn more about how you (yes, YOU!) can adopt, visit Reece's Rainbow. Please share this with your friends on Facebook, your church, etc. God has big plans for His little daughters! :)
Lauren

Girl, Born January 22, 2002
Lauren says "HI Mama!! I'm here waiting for you!" (in this photo she is riding a rocking horse!)
Lauren is a super-sweet and active little girl. She is very social and affectionate, and will do well in a family setting.
From her medical records: achondroplasia
As with all children living in these difficult conditions, this child's cognitive development has regressed significantly since he/she was younger. It is of crucial importance that any family considering the adoption of an older child from the mental institution setting be well prepared for what to expect with regards to how the neglect and lack of adequate medical care and nourishment has affected this child. These children all have TREMENDOUS potential for improvement, and deserve to have a life outside these four walls.
These children are truly living on borrowed time, and families should be home study approved before an official commitment can be made for this child.
Girl, Born December 12, 2002
I can't wait to see Victoria with long, flowing hair!
Miss Victoria was born arthrogryposis, which only appears to affect her legs/feet. She has a glowing personality and is a caregiver favorite. Will be wonderful to see her, after surgery and therapy, walking on her own!! If she is not adopted, she will spend the rest of her life bedridden.
From her medical records: congenitalarthrogryposis, divergent squint.
From our facilitator: Victoria is happy and affectionate. She loves to play with her dolls and to pretend to be mommy. She is a very pretty girl. She is a rather smart girl, the care-givers love her. She cannot support herself and needs assistance. She does not walk but she is a very active girl. She is moving herself somehow, using mostly her hands.
As with all children living in these difficult conditions, this child's cognitive development has regressed significantly since he/she was younger. It is of crucial importance that any family considering the adoption of an older child from the mental institution setting be well prepared for what to expect with regards to how the neglect and lack of adequate medical care and nourishment has affected this child. These children all have TREMENDOUS potential for improvement, and deserve to have a life outside these four walls.
These children are truly living on borrowed time, and families should be home study approved before an official commitment can be made for this child.

Thanks so much for being Victoria's Guardian Angel! I'm glad to find out who her angel is! I'm an "unofficial" warrior for her I advocate for her and Emmitt at http://savinghissparrows.blogspot.com/
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