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A GIRL for the Harrison family — OH

Taylor and Austin Harrison have been married since 2017 and have built a life rooted in love, faith, and family. Together, they are proud parents of six (soon to be seven!) children who fill their days with joy, noise, and endless adventure. In 2024, their family grew in the most beautiful way when they brought home their sixth child through their first international adoption from Bulgaria. Their son came home with various complex medical needs, and walking beside him through procedures, therapies, and milestones has deepened their family’s strength and perspective in profound ways.

Through it all, the Harrisons have been overwhelmed with gratitude for the love, prayers, and support that have surrounded them from family, friends, and their community. That encouragement has been a constant source of strength and hope, reminding them that they are never walking this journey alone. Now, with hearts still wide open, Taylor and Austin are thrilled to be adopting from Bulgaria once again, trusting that, once more, love will lead them exactly where they are meant to be. Their soon-to-be daughter is a precious little girl in Bulgaria with complex medical needs that require urgent care and stability.

Every day that passes reminds the Harrisons just how important it is to bring her home as soon as possible, where she can receive the medical attention, love, and security she deserves. The whole family’s hearts are already deeply connected to her, and they eagerly await the day she is finally in their arms. They are profoundly grateful for the incredible generosity, prayers, and encouragement from those who have rallied around them once again. Each act of kindness brings them one step closer to their daughter, and one step closer to giving her the chance to thrive in a home full of love.

4/12/2026 — AWAITING USCIS APPROVAL

The Harrison family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!  

$14,523.07 has been donated towards the cost of our adoption!

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CALLIE and OLEN — OH

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PAULA, NICHOLAS, AHNJA, ANJELINA & KEITH for the Unroe family – OH

     

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Follow the Unroe family’s adoption journey on their blog at godsrainbowsinourlives.blogspot.com

 

     

DANIIL for the Stolz Family — OH

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We began our adoption journey to Joey back in 2004 when we decided we wanted to adopt one or two, up to three children, from Ukraine. Through prayer, we decided we wanted an older girl (age range 10-14) with a younger brother (age range 5-9), preferably for the younger brother to have Down syndrome. We have 5 bio children, the youngest of whom has Down syndrome and autism. We felt we could handle another child with Down syndrome, since we knew what we were in for, and figured that probably not many other people were standing in line waiting for them.

We found, through another family who had adopted just a few months previously, a wonderful brother and sister pair who fit our “wish list” perfectly, except the little boy did not have Down syndrome. He had some other correctable medical problems, and in April 2004, James and Catie joined our family. Their adjustment was smooth, and we were enjoying them so much, but still felt that God could possibly be calling us to adopt another child with Down syndrome.

We heard about Daniil, saw a couple of pictures, and I was smitten. Jim was not quite as anxious as I was, since Daniil was much younger than we had originally planned, so we waited and prayed for guidance. Life goes on, but every few months I was drawn back to those pictures, then every few weeks, and soon, I was  studying them daily, and felt sure God was calling us to Daniil. Through the fall and early winter of 2006 we prayed for guidance, and that if it were not God’s will for us to have Daniil, that He provide another family for him. Through a series of events in February 2006, we came to be sure it was us, and we began our paperwork in earnest, finishing it just in time for the NAC to close down, as it was being turned into the SDA!

Updating paperwork as needed, and anxiously awaiting for the SDA to reopen, we finally got paperwork submitted in February, and got a May 2007 appointment. On June 11, 2007, Daniil became Alexander Joseph Stolz, (“Joey”) and came home with us at the end of June. He was 6 years 10 months old, and such a joy. He now has 3 brothers and 4 sisters, and a mom and dad, and lots of extended family who love him.