Orphan Alert: Healthy children with grants and waivers

7 Children, Age 12 +, Healthy, EXCEPTIONS granted, China, up to $7000 reduced

We are looking for families for 7 healthy Children, Girls and boys, and a sibling pair, they are 12 years old and one child is 10. Exceptions may be possible, and up to $7000 in grants and reductions. There is also a boy that is deaf age 13 and a girl with post operative cleft lip and palate age 12.

Exceptions:. WACAP is willing to ask for possible exceptions for married parents that do not meet the requirements for China. Only one exception per family. We are sorry there are no exceptions granted for a history of cancer or for singles.

Financial Aid: Promise child grants from $2000-$4000 for eligible families. Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000 for some of the children. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

Please contact FamilyFinders@ wacap.org or 1-800-732-1887. WACAP (www.wacap.org) is a non-profit adoption agency. There is no obligation to request a password and see their photos on our secure web site.Please feel free to forward this to your friends. WACAP is the only agency advocating for these children.

Short descriptions of the Children:
Healthy Siblings 12 year old brother JH and 10 year old sister JX from Asia JHD.0696.16053. 01 JXL.0698.16054. 01
There is a $4000 Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption. Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

XL. Healthy 12 year old girl. Musician and Violinist XL.1296.16052. 01 There is a $2000 Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption. Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

WCL. Healthy 12 year old boy. Contest winner and artist. WCL.0897.16051. 01 There is a $4000 Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

HJL. Healthy 12 year old boy. Athlete Enjoys ping pong and basketball.HJL. 0596.16050. 01 There is a $4000 Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000 .The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

GBL. Healthy 12 year old girl. Basketball player and jogger. GB.0997.16047. 01 She has long, lovely hair. She is a very tall girl, particularly in Chinese society. When asked if she likes being tall, she said she likes it. … I do well in basketball. There is a $2000 Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000 .The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

YHL Healthy 12 year old girl. Performer, violinist, loves laughing and badminton.YHL. 0996.16048. 01 There is a $2000 Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption. Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

HG.13 year old boy. Deaf in school for the deaf and lives with foster family.HG.1295. 15550.01) There is a $4000 Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

LD.12 year old girl, Post surgery cleft lip palate. LD.0197.16104. 01 There is a $4000 Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

Longer descriptions of the same children:
Healthy Siblings 12 year old brother JH and 10 year old sister JX from Asia. He is 12 and is in sixth grade and says that he likes to go to school to "learn knowledge and make good friends." He has a sister, JX who is 10-years-old and in the fourth grade. When asked to describe his sister, he said, "She is naughty sometimes and tries to be first in line." When asked what he likes about having a sister, he said, "We can take care of each other and I can take care of her."
He likes sports; basketball, running and ping pong. When watching the Olympics, he said he liked to watch ping pong, basketball, target shooting and gymnastics. He plays in the orphanage band and would like to continue to play the trumpet after he has been adopted. He has no memory of his birthparents and says that he would like to have more brothers and sisters. When asked what he would do if he had a dream day away from the orphanage, he said he would like to visit the local Longmen Caves. When asked if he had any questions, he asked if there are tests in the U.S. and, when told there were and asked if they had tests in China, he said, "Yes, there are. I do very well on tests. I am not afraid of tests." He appears to be a very serious boy. He gave WACAP many pictures demonstrating his drawing ability that he wanted WACAP to share with interested families.

JHD.0696.16053. 01 There is a $4000* Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption.
Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

JX the sister is in the fourth grade and says that she loves dancing. When asked to describe her brother she said, "He is a nice boy. He treats me well, like a big brother." When watching the Olympics with her brother, she said that she liked watching badminton. When we shared that she looked sad in some of her photos, she said, "I was just thinking. I am an outgoing girl and have many friends." When asked how she handles disagreements, she said she apologizes. When asked about the most difficult adjustment to an adoptive family, she said, "I can't speak English." When asked what WACAP should tell an interested family about them, she said, "We wish that the family has good health and a long life. We wish that we could live with them and be a part of their family." JXL.0698.16054. 01

XL. Violinist Healthy 12 year old girl. XL is in the sixth grade and likes to play the violin, read, listen to music, and play badminton. She likes to go to school because she likes to listen to the teachers teaching as well as play with her classmates. During the Olympics she especially liked to watch swimming and ping pong. She has many friends at the orphanage, especially the three or four who share a room with her – they are her very good friends. When she disagrees with her friends she will try to change the subject to reduce the problem.
She has no memory of her birth family. When asked what she thinks might be the most difficult thing about being adopted, she said, "I can't talk to them in the beginning." When asked what kind of family she would like to have, she said any kind. When asked if there was one message she would like to share she said, "I would like to have loving parents. Everyone says I am a happy girl, I hope I can share my happiness with a new family.XL.1296. 16052.01 There is a $2000 Promise Child adoption grant for eligible families for this adoption. Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

WCL. Contest winner and artist. Healthy 12 year old boy. He is in the sixth grade and describes himself as follows: "I am an active outgoing little boy. At school I am one of the `good youth pioneers.' I am a leader among students. I won first place reward for a contest for just using your mind for finding solutions rather than using tools. I have many times been rewarded for good behavior. My paintings and drawings have been exhibited in the school. I play the violin. I hope I can have a loving family." He says he is not sick very often. In his time off, he likes to play ping pong and basketball. During the Olympics, he watched ping pong, badminton, basketball and shooting.
He has been at the orphanage for over three years. He remembers nothing about his birth parents or where he lived before the orphanage. He said the most fun thing that he has done since he has come to the orphanage is go to school. When asked what the worst thing about living at the orphanage was, he said he could not think of anything. He says he has many, many friends and three or four of them are very close friends. When leaving, he said, "I won't forget the time I have shared with you," to the WACAP staff person. When asked about a potential adoptive family, he said, "I hope I can have a loving family. I don't care how big or small they are or what they are like, as long as they love me." There is a $4000 Promise Child Grant for this adoption for eligible families.WCL. 0897.16051. 01 Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

HL. Althlete. Healthy 12 year old boy. He is a 12-year-old boy who enjoys playing basketball and ping pong. He also plays in the orphanage band. He Jun appears to be a very shy boy and when asked about his memories before he arrived at the orphanage he said he has no memories before that time. He enjoys reading literature and listening to music. He seems outgoing and has many friends. It appears that he has a good relationship with his teacher.
He appears to be entering puberty and has the beginnings of a mustache. He is reported to be quiet helpful. He explains that he has lived in the orphanage for many years and came as a little boy. He says he very much now wants parents who love him. He has waited a long time for a family and wants a family with or without children. He has chosen "Martin" for his American name. HJL.0596.16050. 01 There is a $4000 Promise Child Grant for this adoption for eligible families Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

GBL, Basketball player and jogger. Healthy 12 year old girl.She is an 11-year-old girl in the sixth grade. She has long, lovely hair. She is a very tall girl, particularly in Chinese society. When asked if she likes being tall, she said she likes it. When asked why, she said, "There may be some jobs that only tall people can do, and I do well in basketball. My favorite sports are jogging and basketball." She has no memory of her birth family.
She says that she enjoys school because she can chat with her friends and do reading and homework. When asked what she does with her time off, she said she plays with her roommates, reads, and listens to music. She also likes history and comedy books. She'd like us to know that she was worried about coming to the U.S. if she did not do well in school because of the language barriers, what if her parents lost confidence in her. She was assured that this was not the case. When asked to describe her ideal family she said, "It doesn't matter as long as there is a mom and dad who care about me." GB.0997.16047. 01 There is a $2000 Promise Child Grant for this adoption for eligible families Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

YHL, Performer, Healthy 12 year old girl. She is in the sixth grade and likes to play the violin. She likes reading and writing. She likes reading because, she says, "I like to laugh a lot. Laughing makes me happy. I laugh when I watch TV and sometimes I laugh when I read. In my free time, I like to do reading, play badminton, and ping pong."
She describes her herself as a very outgoing girl. When asked about her favorite friends, she said, "All of my friends are my favorites." In the photos we took, she had a great deal of make-up on. When asked if she put it on herself, she said she had not, and that her friends had put it on her for the performance they were giving later that day. When asked what she had gotten in trouble for, she said she has never been in trouble. We asked her how she reacts to being angry she said she turns to her caregivers to help her out.
When asked about her birthparents, she said she does not remember anything. When asked about an adoptive family, she said that she hopes that WACAP can find her a family who is supportive of her hobbies. Her ideal family would be a "happy, cozy family," but that it does not matter if there are already children in the family or not.

YHL.0996.16048. 01 There is a $2000 Promise Child Grant for this adoption for eligible families Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

HG. 13 year old boy. Deaf Abandoned in a railway station at the age of 6, this handsome little boy is deaf. He attends a special school for the deaf and was placed in a nearby foster home three years ago. His caregivers describe him as being a kind, active and bright child that has a lot of natural curiosity and love of learning. An adoption grant of $4000 can be applied towards WACAP adoption fees for eligible families who meet WACAP's income guidelines. HG.1295.15550. 01 There is a $4000 Promise Child Grant for this adoption for eligible families .Please ask about a possible additional fee reduction of up to $3000. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

LD.12 year old girl, Post surgery cleft lip and palate. Accompanied by nannies, she was given cleft lip repair surgery on March 1998 with a successful outcome; she was given cleft palate repair surgery on March 2002 in successful outcome; she was given cleft socket ridge repair surgery in May 2006 with successful outcome. She was given speech training promptly after each of the surgeries and her speech function recovered well. She speaks articulately.
She was fostered in a loving family and she entered kindergarten for preschool education. Foster parents and sisters and little brother all love her and treat her kindly. They get along well and love each other. She is becoming a pretty, clever, quiet, sensible, gentle and cute girl.
Sent to School for primary school education. Despite three surgeries, her intellectual development is not affected. She respects teachers, bonds with her fellow students and studies hard. She is an average student. She is popular in both school and the institute. LD.0197.16104. 01 An adoption grant of $4000 can be applied towards WACAP adoption fees for eligible families who meet WACAP's income guidelines. The $500 pre approval fee has been waived. The $250 application fee has been waived.

Requirements for China adoptions:
Couples must be married a minimum of two years,and couples with prior divorces must be married at least five years.Both spouses must be 30–54 years of age (before 55th birthday must complete the adoption for families adopting children who are older or have special needs). Applicants must be "physically and mentally healthy" as defined by the CCAA. Any of the following conditions may disqualify an applicant: A body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more (seethis online BMI calculator), for either applicant. Infectious disease
still at an infective stage; Mental handicap; Blindness or severe vision impairment; Inability to hear or speak unless planning to adopt a child with the same condition, Afunction or dysfunction of limbs or trunk caused by impairment, incompleteness, numbness or deformation; severe facial deformation; severe diseases that require long-term treatment and affect life expectancy, such as cancer, lupus, kidney disease, epilepsy, etc.; A major organ transplantation less than 10 years earlier; A history of cancer; Schizophrenia; Taking
medication for mental disorders (mild or severe), including depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder, within the previous two years .• In addition to the requirement for the family's income to exceed $10,000 per family member (including the child to be adopted),the family's net worth must exceed $80,000.• Each applicant must hold a high school diploma or equivalent.• The youngest child currently in the home must be over 1 yearof age.• Applicants must have no criminal record.
WACAP (www.wacap.org) is a non-profit adoption agency with a long history of adoptions from China.Contact FamilyFinders@ wacap.org. .. or 1-800-732-1887.

Frogs again

One of my garden toads emerging from his hole in the evening.

Mr Incredible

Orphan Alert

Andrew will be six in August, was born with spina bifida, he lives in China. Andrew's physical disabilities are severe. He suffers from bowel and bladder incontinence and paralysis from about the hips down. From what
we understand, though, he is very bright with no cognitive disabilities. This is a child that can live a full,
normal life if he can just get out of the orphanage in China and into a family that he can call his own---
a family that will provide all that he needs and stand by his side through all that he will have to learn in order
to overcome his disabilities. He is reportedly already extremely motivated and ready to do his part to face these challenges. But he can't do this on his own, and he knows it. We are told that he regularly begs his caretaker at the orphanage to find him a family. It also appears that his spinal cord is tethered and needs to be released very soon in order to prevent even more damage to his body. He has no more time to lose.

Please, please pray about this child. Please ask yourself, with an open heart and mind, if you might be his family.

Look at Andrew's face in this picture. He deserves a chance to be just such a blessing to a family of his own and to the world that having a family
would open up to him. Please help us give Andrew this chance.

Rwanda: the Land of a Thousand Hills

I encourage you to read this inspiring article about the doors God has opened to bless the orphans and widows in Rwanda. All God's Children is an adoption Agency that is excited about changing lives. They are starting to do adoptions in Rwanda

Read about their work in Rwanda here

sheep

I took this picture because it makes me smile. It's a bunch of sheep seeking shade under a car in a pasture.

Amy and the snake, a story in pictures

Orphan Alert- boy needs a home soon!

Lin Pin-Ching Needs a New Home Lin, Pin-Ching was a very happy boy....things were finally beginning to be brighter in his world! It had been a rough start in life; his birthmother relinquished her rights when she went to jail, leaving him to a series of relatives who were less than kind to him; then he was finally rescued and sent first to a foster home and then to the orphanage. There he began to settle in and learn the routine. They discovered he needed glasses, and provided them so he could see clearly. They gave him the structure in school he needed to perform his best. When he saw a child being bullied, he came to their defense. Sometimes he was the one in trouble, and he learned from his mistakes. Then they told him a family wanted to adopt him and make him their son....he was thrilled! A family of his own! But then the family found they could not continue with the adoption. Pin-Ching was no longer so happy. Another disappointment in the life of this precious boy. Pin-Ching was born on September 11, 2001 and has mild cerebral palsy, and walks with a very slight limp. He is also flat-footed. He has some difficulty with fine motor skills (holding a pencil can be hard for him), so he would benefit from OT. His glasses seem to have solved his vision problem. Pin-Ching has a positive attitude, and a great sense of humor! He is able to build relationships with others, and interacts well with his peers. Pin-Ching has waited a long time for something good to happen in his life. He is more than ready for a family to bring him home and love him. With his personality and sense of humor he is sure to be a joyful addition to one very lucky family! But please hurry...Pin-Ching is waiting! We would ideally like to have a family that already has a current home study or a home study from a previous adoption so we can send the home study ASAP. That is the ideal but contact us even if you do not have either of these and you are interested in adopting him. Just log on to http://bringinghopetochildren.org to see and learn more about Pin-Ching.

Portraits

Brent took some nice close ups of the girls- thought I'd share.

Goin' for a ride

So we were out in our hometown of Collinsville today and the town was having it's annual Hogs n' Rods show. We were actually trying to drive around all the activity and a helicopter kept making loops around the town over our heads and it was landing somewhere near Main Street. Karianne insisted that she LOVED motorcycles and always wanted to go to a motorcycle festival. Brent wanted to get closer and show the girls a helicopter close up, so we went to the "motorcycle festival".
We found the helicopter landing site pretty easy and realized they were giving rides! So Lucy and I stayed behind and Brent Karianne, Angie and Amy all went up in the helicopter and circled the town flew got to see our house.




That's our house there in the middle with the white van.

bubbles

We were outside this evening blowing bubbles. We have some bubbles from Gymboree that don't pop right away. They can land without popping and you can catch them too. Our yard was very pretty covered with bubbles.

Branson

We went to Branson earlier this week for a few days. The first thing Karianne said when we arrived in Branson was, "how do you say "hi" in Branson? Not being able to resist playing a good joke on the kids, Brent told them to say "Ooolaboola" to say hi in Branson. They were so polite in greeting everyone with "Oolaboola". We went to the Shanghai Acrobats act (fantastic! We didn't realize it is the same acrobats that perform in Shanghai that everyone wants to get tickets for when visiting Shanghai). That night we had to greet everyone with "Ni Hao". The first person Angie tried out Ni Hao on was the very non Chinese old guy taking tickets at the back of the theater. She said "Ni Hao to him several times and never got a response. The next day we went to the "Island Fire" Show that showcases different dances from the Polynesian Islands. Here we told the girls to say Aloha to the performers after the show. Amy still wanted to say "Ni Hao" to them since she is Chinese. Angie said Oolaboola AND aloha to people. Things got a little confusing.
On the way home, we stopped by the BIG Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, MO and we were very impressed with the stuffed taxidermy animals. Angie told me they were just pretend animals and we didn't have to be scared. I tried to explain to her that they were actually real animals, they were just dead and stuffed. I didn't do a good job explaining it because soon after we saw a manequin of a man fishing and she told her daddy, "him not real, him just dead and stuffed."

threes

when you have 3 kids all the same age, toys have to come in threes. Even Litebrites.

Another men's shirt upcycle. Karianne looks so cute in this if I do say so myself.

Remember

Remembering our sweet Jason who would have been 6 years old today.

Orphan Alert

These children need families and they have grants!! Madison Adoption has a camp for these children to get to know them and find families for them. Such a wonderful organization!
take a look-

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