Posts

,

A BOY for the Johnson-Manning family — PA

The Johnson-Manning family has spent the last several years navigating the ups and downs of adoption and settling in together as a family.  While in the process of adopting and raising Elspeth, they were also quietly following the story of a now 12-year-old boy who they call Benny.  Now that Elspeth is home, safe, and thriving, they finally have the opportunity to bring Benny home too.

Benny has spent all 12 years of his life in an institution.  Like his future sister, Benny is blind and nonverbal.  He also has cerebral palsy and several medical needs that simply cannot be met where he is now.  They are determined to give him a life surrounded by love, stability, safety, nourishment, and access to the medical care, therapies, and educational resources he deserves.

Benny has waited a very long time for a family. With your help, they can finally bring him home.

This time around, the financial strain is especially real for the family, as their recent move to a new state (so that Elspeth, and ultimately Benny, can attend a remarkable school for blind children) came with major and ongoing expenses.  It was the right move for their family, but it also stretched them thin.  Delaying Benny’s homecoming wasn’t an option; he needs a family now.  And that means they need their village more than ever.

Your gift doesn’t just help the Johnson-Manning family adopt Benny.  It gives Benny the chance to grow, to heal, and to be cherished, and to finally belong.

Josh, Al, and Elspeth thank you from the bottom of their hearts for helping bring Benny home!

12/26/2025 — HOMESTUDY in PROCESS

The Johnson-Manning family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!  

$11,828.74 has been donated towards the cost of our adoption!

Make the most of your gift, consider sending a check! Online donations to children with committed families incur a 3% PayPal transaction fee.

RAYA for the Brokaw Family — PA

The Brokaw family is growing again! Emily, a single mom, and her son, Micah, are returning to Eastern Europe!

Emily has known she wanted to adopt since she was 7. Through a series of events in her life, including welcoming a cousin through adoption, undergoing major surgery as a 22-year-old, and assisting her parents with caregiving for her grandmother for her final 5 years, God only solidified her call to adopt. Emily has always had a heart for serving other people and her career as a speech-language pathologist has enabled her to help both children and adults reach their goals. Her career only further ignited her desire to adopt children with special needs.

In early 2021, Emily initially began pursuing a waiting child in China. Sadly, that program closed. While she grieves for the girl she had hoped was her daughter, she is grateful for the way that child led her to her son, Micah.

Micah has Down syndrome and was adopted from Bulgaria in April 2024. Emily has been honored to watch Micah thrive since coming home. Being Micah’s Baboo (his word for “mommy”) is her favorite role. He is a social butterfly and has entwined his way into the hearts of many in their amazing community.

In September 2025, exactly 2 years after receiving Micah’s referral, Emily saw a beautiful older girl with Down syndrome on the waiting photo listings. Emily applied and received a soft match just 2.5 weeks later. She feels incredibly honored to be entrusted with loving this sweet girl forever.

Emily and Micah are racing to bring her home as soon as possible so that she can receive needed medical care and be surrounded by the love of a mama, brother, nana, pap, and a village of family and friends. Emily and Micah are so humbled and thankful for your love, prayers, and financial support. Thank you for being the hands and feet of Jesus in this tangible way.

3/9/2026 — HOMESTUDY COMPLETE

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

$10,671.78 has been donated towards the cost of our adoption!

Make the most of your gift, consider sending a check! Online donations to children with committed families incur a 3% PayPal transaction fee.

ALDEN for the Anderson-Hansen family — PA

The Anderson- Hansen family, Charlie, Liz and their seven children (Ethan, Savanna, Nikita, Abby, Nikolina, Emmeline and Cameron) are on a new adoption journey! They adopted their sons, Cameron from DCF in 2021 and Nikita (RR “Bert”) from Ukraine in 2021. They then brought home their daughter, Nikolina (RR “Pippy”) from Bulgaria in 2024. All three of these children have added such joy to the family that the idea of another adoption was never far from thought. Charlie and Liz are both registered nurses and enjoy the field immensely. Charlie works in the Neuro ICU and Liz does Private Duty Pediatric Nursing. Liz has always had the heart for special needs adoption and was thrilled when she met Charlie and realized that his heart also led him to adopt. After scrolling through Reece’s Rainbow for years they found their son, Nikita, and daughter, Nikolina. After getting them home and integrated into the family, they came across a little boy on Reece’s Rainbow who tugged their heartstrings! What an easy decision it was to return to Eastern Europe to make this new little one the baby of the family!

Four adoptions in four years is quite a feat and they need their village now more than ever! They are so thankful and blessed for the village that has grown around them and their children and would love to have everyone along on their next adoption journey!

4/16/2026 — FIRST TRIP in MAY!

The Anderson-Hansen family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!  

$13,765.97 has been donated towards the cost of our adoption!

Make the most of your gift, consider sending a check! Online donations to children with committed families incur a 3% PayPal transaction fee.

ROMEO — PA

ulanova-julian2013RUSSIA

 

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

 

KATE & DASHA for the Doyle family — PA

UKRAINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dasha 2013

Dasha 2013

JACOB for the Mann Family — PA

themannfamilyHONG KONG

 We had an absolutely awesome time in Hong Kong.

Our social worker was an excellent tour guide and we saw many of the sights and learned about the history of the city.  It was a once in a lifetime experience for all of us, and that does not include the most wonderful part of the journey!!!!   Jacob took to our family immediately, he must have felt the love that we have had for him for so long.  The orphanage staff was wonderful to us and our family.  There was a very tearful goodbye when we took Jacob home.

The staff could not grieve for very long, because they had other children to care for that are still waiting for their forever families.  I do not think that I will ever have the right words to express how we all felt, all I can say is that he is the most precious gift our family has ever received.  He is funny and engaging and is already flirting with Emily and Erika’s friends.