Why must it be so expensive to save a life? This little girl touches my heart. But, I would need 25 more thousand dollars to adopt her. That is half of what I make all year. This journey seems impossible financially. Still, I believe that God has placed these strong feelings in me to adopt a child that I will not give up...ever, until I bring hope home.
I wish it were in time for her. She has Down Syndrome.
Soon, she will be sent to an institution in Russia. Life there is unimaginable. It is not what any child should ever have to endure. This is how one person described the places where Russian orphans with special needs often end up when they age out for adoption:
In most orphanages, children are bathed together with no hot water available. They dine on porridge and bits of chicken with no fresh fruits, vegetables or red meat available. They sleep in wards of typically 12 children on old mattresses with ragged blankets. Many of these facilities are under heated and toys or other tools to stimulate a child's mind are scarce. Many of these orphans suffer from weakened immune systems and, thus, all manner of illness. Their mental, emotional and physical development often seriously stunted.
God keep you and save you sweet little Lera.
Update!!! Lera has a family!!!! She is being adopted!!!
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