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Sponsor a Family's Adoption Journey

Sponsor one or more families to help with the financial burden of their adoption journey.

These are the families who have taken a leap of faith and committed to adopt our children most recently. We are thrilled to have them, and so grateful for this life-saving step to rescue our angels!

Your donations will give them the strength and courage to continue this journey!

Donations via check are welcomed!! Please include your e-mail address.

Reece's Rainbow, PO Box 4024, Gaithersburg, MD 20885

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The Shupp Family--

The Haire Family---Coosada, AL

The Handl Family--

The Ninemire Family--Kansas

Gary and Tiffany Ninemire, along with their seven children, live in rural Kansas. Their family consists of three biological and four adopted children.Their children range in age from 18 months to 18 years. The youngest two of the bunch have Down Syndrome.

Their love for those with Down Syndrome started three years ago when God called them to adopt a little girl with Down Syndrome. Maggie opened the eyes of the whole family to a world they had never before been privileged to see. PTL!!!!

Since then they have adopted Peter (PJ), a little boy also blessed with Down Syndrome, The Ninemire's thought their family was completed until God led them to this website, which in turn led them to Africa, where a beautiful little boy also blessed with Down Syndrome. The whole family can hardly wait to welcome him into their home. Although he has already been welcomed into their hearts.

Having children with Down Syndrome has opened doorways to places for the whole family. For the parents it is the unconditional support of anyone who shares their love for those with Special needs. For their children it is the desire to pursue careers that will benefit those with special needs. The whole family's future hopes and dreams start with "is this action both of Gods leading and will it benefit someone with special needs or their families?" An example of that is not only their willingness and desire to adopt Mitchell, but the family has often dreamed of turning their home into a petting zoo for many but especially those young and old with Special needs to come and enjoy.

God has called this family to step out in faith committing to Mitchell. Please prayerfully consider that you might be a way of affirming this step of faith for them. Either through your prayers which will be greatly appreciated or your financial support which is also necessary. Thank you for reading about our family new adventure and God Bless you!

12/13/08---HOME STUDY IN PROGRESS

I have $50 in my FAMILY grant fund towards the cost of my adoption!

The Wachsmann Family--

The Smallwood Family--Martinsburg, WV

Mike and Melissa have been married for eleven years and together for thirteen years. They have three sons, Jason, Jared and Matt. Jared and Matt are their biological children and are ages 12 ½ and 11. Jason is Mike’s son from a previous relationship. God brought circumstances together in 1999 (when Jason was 6) that Melissa could adopt him as her own (his biological mother’s rights were terminated due to abuse and neglect). Jason has had significant issues related to his time with his biological mother including RAD, PTSD and ODD. In addition, he has Tourette Syndrome and other special needs. This has made Melissa quite the de facto expert at advocating for a special needs child as a mom. In addition, she has worked with the MR/DD population frequently in her career, both as a case manager and in therapeutic recreation. She is currently a stay-at-home mom again, as she was before the boys went to school, due to a recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She keeps quite busy though as she owns/operates a professional organizing firm from home, sings on the worship team at church and volunteers for several different causes as time allows.

Mike is an electrician and has been since he graduated from high school and then trade school fifteen years ago. He works near the Nation’s capitol and specializes in wiring commercial fire alarm systems. He is an excellent provider for the family. When not working or commuting, he enjoys spending time playing with the boys (building tree houses, riding dirt bikes, biking on the C & O canal, etc).

The boys are active in sports and other extracurricular activities (you can learn more about our family at our family blog (www.multitaskingmama.com). They also attend youth group twice a week at our church.

Adoption has been on Melissa’s mind since she was a little girl herself. Spending time in the foster care system as a child, before going to live with her grandparents, fostered a desire in her to provide a home for a little girl someday. Yet, every time that Melissa and Mike have considered and looked into adoption in the past, God has said “not yet”. When you look back at the last ten years in their family you realize that His timing is perfect.

Down Syndrome came into their lives through Melissa’s work and the family became attached to an older gentleman with DS several years ago that lived in a nursing home. He has since moved over four hours away to an institution but maintains contact with the Smallwood’s monthly. Adopting a child with DS though had never crossed their minds before until Melissa ran across a Reece’s Rainbow button on a fellow blogger’s site. The rest is history. Working closely with Andrea to find the program that will work best with Melissa’s health and Mike’s work schedule for travel, they prayed and decided Bulgaria was the program for them. It didn’t take long to fall in love with a dark eyed little girl named Molly (who will be known as Marlee when she comes home). Molly is five and needs to come home to her new family soon, so that she can begin benefiting from having a mama, daddy and big brothers! God is good and so far has given a great big green light to this adoption and the Smallwood’s could not be more excited!

12/13/08---HOME STUDY IN PROGRESS

I have $0 in my FAMILY grant fund towards the cost of my adoption!

The Kulp Family--

I have $100 in my FAMILY grant fund towards the cost of my adoption!

The Ehlers Family--Kansas City, MO

The Ehlers met 25 years ago when they were teenagers in a youth group together. They remained good friends over the years. About 5 years ago, they came to know that they were meant to be more than friends and were married a short time later. It wasn’t long before they felt their family was incomplete. Adoption was the obvious choice to fill the void and a special needs child was a given. They started a year and a half ago getting their home study ready. They then scoured the Reece’s Rainbow site, and various other sites, looking for the children God intended them to raise.

When the found Hallie on Reece’s Rainbow, they knew she was missing from their family. The only additional thing they could have asked for was if she were to have a little brother they could also adopt. God showed them, a few weeks later, that she had a little brother, just not by birth. Michael was just listed on the Reece’s Rainbow site and his eyes spoke volumes. The Ehlers decided to adopt both children concurrently. Unfortunately, since the children are not biological siblings, most of the fees are doubled. But they knew these were their children, and God would provide.

Both of the children have limb differences and Hallie is especially vulnerable in her Eastern European orphanage due to the weakened immune system also indicative of her genetic disorder. The Ehlers ask that you take a moment to pray for their health and safety while they wait to come home. Thank you for reading their story.

12/29/08---HOME STUDY IN PROGRESS

We have $0 in our FAMILY grant fund towards the cost of our adoption!

Donations via check are welcomed!! Please include your e-mail address.

Reece's Rainbow, PO Box 2055, Dacula, GA 30019

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