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These are the families who have taken a leap of faith and committed to adopt one or more of our orphaned children most recently.
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Andy and Jennifer have been married since 2014 and have built a relationship based on love, faith and service to others. Over the course of their marriage, they have fostered 17 children and have been supports for countless others. They were drawn to international adoption in 2020 by a close family friend who was also an adoptive mother to 5 boys with Down Syndrome. They began the work to bring home two boys from Ukraine but sadly when the war broke out that adoption stopped. In October 2022 they welcomed a 4 month old baby boy to their family who had significate medical needs. Jameson was a precious little boy who was born with severe Spina Bifida. Due to this diagnosis, he suffered many medical issues that ultimately took his life at the age of 10 months in March 2023. This path was one of the hardest they have ever walked down but they did it together. Over time their desire to grow their family only deepened and they felt that it was the time to pursue an adoption from Bulgaria. In November 2023 they were matched with a 4 year old little boy in Bulgaria and in November 2024 their son, Noah came home! Today Noah is 6 and he inspires his parents every day. It is through his determination and perseverance to overcome the medical challenges he faces that only confirms their desire to add to their family. They know that every day a child spends waiting is a day the go without the adequate health care they so desperately need. Andy and Jennifer later discovered that one of the little boys they had hoped to adopt from Ukraine had passed away in early 2023 due to a lack of adequate health care. They feel deeply that no child should ever live or die without the love of a family.
Andy and Jennifer are stepping out on faith again to bring another child into their lives. They have been matched with a precious little boy from Eastern Europe who has similar diagnosis as their adopted son. Andy, Jennifer and Noah are excited to welcome this child into their family!
3/25/2026 — HOMESTUDY in PROCESS
The Allen family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $5,000 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
Joseph and Medea began talking about adoption before they were married and shared a desire to grow their family through adoption. Medea had always felt a deep compassion for children. As a kindergarten teacher, she often found herself wishing she could give every child a safe and loving home. Joseph’s heart for adoption was shaped early as well—his cousin Edwin was adopted from Panama, and watching his family welcome Edwin left a lasting impression.
After five years of marriage, Joseph and Medea began pursuing adoption. They quickly learned that the process can be complex and unpredictable as programs close, timelines shift, and costs grow. But their perseverance paid off when they saw a photo and short description of a little boy in a RainbowKids email. In 2012, their son Maddox came home from South Korea. The following year, he underwent open-heart surgery to repair a large hole in his heart. Today, Maddox is a healthy and thriving 16-year-old.
Two years later, their daughter Mia joined the family through adoption from India. Though she is three months older than Maddox, the two have been inseparable since the day she arrived home.
In 2018, the family faced an unimaginable trial when their home was destroyed by Hurricane Michael. The aftermath brought tremendous loss, but through it all Joseph and Medea remained committed to the belief that every child deserves a family.
In 2022, that belief led them to pursue adoption again. They were matched with their youngest son Marley’s birth mother, Hannah, and Marley joined their family at just two days old. He has truly been a rainbow after the storm.
Joseph, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and Medea continue to advocate for adoption and for vulnerable children. Medea also co-hosts the Adopting Empathy Podcast, where she and Hannah share their open adoption stories that encourage compassion and understanding in the adoption community.
Their commitment to adoption extends beyond their own family. Through their nonprofit, Oath Fund, they have helped provide adoption grants to other families. Since December 2020, they have raised and given more than $70,000, helping over 40 families bring children home.
Recently, one of those grant families shared about a little girl in West Africa who urgently needs a family. She is seven years old, blind, and significantly underweight. When Joseph and Medea first saw her story, they began praying for her. Over time, the sense that she belonged in their family continued to grow stronger. They believe this sweet, beautiful girl will complete their family.
Their children are already excited to welcome her home—especially Mia, who looks forward to helping her sister learn to navigate the world as someone who is blind.
Joseph and Medea are now stepping out in faith once again to bring their daughter home. The adoption process will cost approximately $49,000, and they are grateful for the community that has walked alongside them through every chapter of their family’s story.
They believe deeply that every child deserves the love, stability, and belonging of a family—and they cannot wait for the day their daughter is finally home.
3/9/2026 — HOMESTUDY in PROGRESS
The Abrego family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $5,000 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
Two Christmases ago, in 2023, Lucas and Ginny Soto’s family decided to participate in Reece’s Rainbow MACC campaign. They chose a sibling pair from the list of eligible children on the website and then spent the time leading up to Christmas talking, thinking about, and trying to advocate for the pair. After the Christmas MACC campaign ended the Soto family continued thinking and talking about their MACC siblings and finally concluded that they were just the right fit to be added to the Soto sibling group that currently includes Lucy (15), Alex (12), and Maria (10). The Sotos made an inquiry about the pair but were told that they were already in the process of being adopted. Fast forward 8 months, and Ginny saw that the little boy was back up on RR as a single child. The pair had been separated and the sister adopted by a family in their home country. The Sotos were disappointed and sad about the pair having been separated, but now more determined to try to bring the little boy into their family. Their adoption application was approved around Christmas time 2024. They have spent 2025 working through the home study process and paying the initial upfront adoption costs required. They are now so happy to have a completed home study and are in the process of waiting on their I-800A application approval and preparing their dossier to send to their little boy’s home country. They are hopeful that by next Christmas he will be part of their family.
12/31/2025 — COMPILING DOSSIER
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!
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Combined Locks, WI 54113
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PO Box 146
Combined Locks, WI 54113
CLICK HERE to contact us.
Your questions will be directed to the appropriate team member.
