Brother and Sister

Can't believe its been a year but Sean & Lia were able to attend summer camp again this year.  This video came from the director of their camp which run by his family in conjunction with many local and support people.  Sean and Lia already look like brother and sister.

We are on the count down now as our dossier has been in submitted and we are waiting.  December/January (with a little luck.)

While your here.  Check out Brady who also went to camp at a different site (so no video, sorry) but who is just as wonderful as any of these kids.

Craig

Hello from Sean & Lia

Sean & Lia say hello.



and how about a song with their friends.

Lia and Sean's vacation!

Last summer Lia & Sean were able to go to a camp sponsored by a group called Bring Me Hope. The vacation was for a day on the beach. They had a great time. The family who ran the camp just happened to get a glimps of Lia on their summary video and a photo of Sean. Lia is the little girl who is pushing the wheelchair. As you ca tell they had a great time. The video includes many other children who are waiting for families. Many of them have no family waiting for them yet.

Hello Sean

This is Sean. He is a one of a kind little 6-year old. He is gentle but fun loving, sweat and busy. He lives in the same orphanage as Lia and they are good friends. His best buddy is Brady. They do everything together. In future posts, I'll include multiple videos of the 2 together. We are hoping Brady will be adopted soon as well and that he will live close by!

Sean has lived in the orphanage most of his life and does not even know what it is like to have a family. As we have seen in our other children, Sean longs to be held and told that he is good. He wants to know that Mom & Dad, brother and sister are there for him and that he is safe. He longs to trust and be trusted. He wants to be a child and we want to be his family.

Meet Lia

This is Lia. She is a beautiful young lady with a beautiful smile. She is like a mother to her friends in her orphanage. Her smile is contagious and her stamina is amazing. She can do anything she wants to. She has been in the orphanage for only about a year. She is dearly loved by all who meet her. Nothing can stop her.

We recently received preapproval for her adoption and are working to get our dossier complete. The home study is about half way complete and documents are starting to fly again. We anticipate traveling sometime in the first half of next year.

Some may think that Lia is unadoptable because she is an older child with a major disability. But we have learned that all children have disabilities and that all children bring blessings. It is true that some require different amounts of efforts and different types of effort to address their needs, but it is also true that children like Lia always bring wonderful lessons of overcoming challenges, finding joy in the face of danger and love in the face of adversity. As you go with us through this journey maybe you will understand why these blessings are so important to us.

A visitor came to the orphanage to help arrange for adoptions of some of the children. She met Lia and fell in love with her. When it came time for the visitor to leave, Lia tugged at her shirt and  quietly asked, "Please come back. Don't forget me."