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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!
We’re Jolene and Dan Morrison — we met when we were both in our early twenties and now four amazing kids, and one adoption later, our hearts are full — and ready to grow again.
Our youngest, adopted from Ukraine (“Cassandra” on RR), changed our world in the best ways. Ukraine will always hold a piece of our hearts, and though the war has paused our plans to return, we still hope to one day.
In the four years since bringing her home, we’ve moved clear across the country, gutted and rebuilt our home to make it fully accessible for future kiddos, started new schools and jobs, and fallen in love with our life all over again. These days, we’re soaking up life in beautiful, Nova Scotia — filled with art, music, outdoor adventures, and plenty of lazy afternoons by the pool.
Now, we’re thrilled to be in our second adoption journey, hoping to welcome two children with special needs into our fun, always loud, love-filled home!
2/11/2026 — FIRST TRIP in MARCH
The Morrison family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
The Gonzalez-Springer family lives in the Hoosier state of Indiana. Mercede and Alex met while attending college and have been married for almost ten years. They both knew early into their marriage that they would adopt those with special needs. Together, they have adopted five wonderful children from the foster care system, ranging from mental health, cognitive, to physical diagnoses. They have two nineteen-year-old children who no longer live at home. At home, they have two daughters, Nevaeh and Philosophy, as well as a son named Santiago. But to them, their kiddos are just typical kiddos and often don’t realize their diagnoses because they are just out living their best life. They love going to the local farmer’s market every Saturday, and the thought of adding more little ones to their wagon for the market brings them so much joy! They also love attending their local minor league baseball team’s games on Friday nights, and they are eager to add some extra seats!
They are so excited to embark on this journey of international adoption. They are so thankful for all the prayers and help provided along this journey!
2/4/2026 — TRIP ONE in FEBRUARY
The Gonzalez-Springer family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
The Gonzalez-Springer family has met their additional $500 match from Isaac’s Buddies!
Mark and Christina met in high school. And got married soon after. Mark joined the U.S Army, and they had three wonderful sons, Noah, Aiden, and Lukas. While Mark was serving in the military, Christina raised their three boys through multiple long deployments. Christina always wanted to adopt, having family members that are adoptees. but the timing never seemed right. Finally, after Mark retired from the Army in 2021, and with their three sons now grown they felt it was a perfect time to finally add to their family through adoption.
In late 2022, Christina saw the profile of a beautiful little boy in Eastern Europe, and they brought home Stefan in early 2024. Earlier this year, another little boy became available for adoption from Stefan’s same orphanage, and they decided that they just had to return to Eastern Europe and bring him home as well. Stefan is excited to be getting a sibling, and to see his friend again!! With two adoptions so close together, the Moore family could really use all the help they can get to bring their new child home!
2/3/2026 — TRIP ONE SCHEDULED
Josh and Emma are beyond excited to complete their family through adoption! They have been married for 20 years and have been blessed with 3 biological children – Eli, Ollie, and Nora. Adoption has been a topic of conversation for their entire marriage and specifically adopting a child with Down syndrome. Emma started volunteering with her local special needs community when she was in high school and quickly introduced Josh to the idea when they started dating. Josh instantly found his love for those with special abilities too. They love to volunteer as a family and try to get involved with any opportunity they can!
In 2022, the family took a leap of faith and started the adoption process. While it has been a long, difficult road filled with ups, downs, heartbreaks, and triumphs, Josh and Emma made the difficult decision to switch countries in August 2024 and start fresh. They have submitted their dossier and are now waiting to be matched with one of the waiting children in Armenia.
The extensive cost of international adoption has been felt throughout this process. Please consider helping the Thurgood family bring their child home. Your financial contribution is greatly appreciated!
2/24/2026 — FIRST TRIP COMPLETE; AWAITING COURT
The Thurgood Family has also received a $2000 EE4 child grant!
The Thurgood family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Anna is a single mom who has created her family through adoption. As an adoptee herself she always knew she would “pay it forward” by adopting children from around the world. Toward that goal she became a foster parent at age 25 and has adopted her two special needs children out of that system. A 10-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy. Her son has a limb difference and that is what drew her to these precious little West African girls.
As a volunteer on over 20 church-sponsored mission trips Anna had been able to love on children of all colors and languages and abilities. Where did she serve? South Carolina (4x), Bolivia (2x), Dominican Republic (9x) and Guatemala (5x). She wants to build on those life experiences and expand her family through international adoption.
Anna’s daughter is thrilled to bring these little girls home. Talks about them, asks about them, prays for them. She has remained so focused on these little ones that she asks for extra chores to earn money to contribute to the family adoptive fund. She just knows in her heart that these little girls are meant to be her sisters.
Through her years as a foster mother Anna has gathered community and resource people to surround her family to help raise her children to be contributing citizens and persons of faith. She is not alone in this quest.
Dear God, we praise you. We thank you. We ask you to protect all your children. Help us be your instruments of love to share with people all over the world…especially the orphaned children. May each one find their earthly family through your intercession. Your will be done in each life and in all things. In His name we pray. Amen and amen.
International adoption is a different process than domestic foster and adoption programs. The biggest difference is financial. Anna needs your prayer support and financial support. Help her bring these little girls home to her forever family.
1/20/2026 — FIRST TRIP COMPLETED FALL 2025
The Brown family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Shelby has always loved working with children. From a very early age, she knew she wanted nothing more than to be a mom. When she was a preteen, there was a little girl with special needs in her church, and every once in a while Shelby would be asked to hold her while her grandmother sang a special. That’s when she grew a special place in her heart for kids with special needs. Though that particular child did not have Down syndrome, Shelby felt a strong tug on her heart to one day adopt a child with Down syndrome from around that age.
A dear friend, who Shelby only knew via the internet, had posted the Reece’s Rainbow profile page of a little girl with Down syndrome. Once Shelby clicked the link, she knew she was brought there for a reason. Shelby could not adopt at the time, but she discovered a deep love for advocating for these children and for the families adopting them. She continued to advocate for many years, hoping that one day, she would be on that journey to bring her own child home. She nannied and worked in a PRTF, researched and reached out to families to learn from their experiences. She did anything to take steps to prepare for the child who would one day come into her home.
Gaining strength from God through an ectopic pregnancy and a messy divorce, she picked herself back up and continued to work towards that goal. On Christmas day, 2021, covid struck hard. Shelby was in the hospital being rushed to ICU to be put on a vent, and wondered if that was the end for her. God saw her through, and she truly believes she’s still here for a reason. The calling that God laid on her heart a long time ago was more pressing than ever, and she asked herself, “Why not now?” With her supportive nanny job boss/friend, she took the first baby-step, and just kept stepping away. With your help (thanks, so much, by the way), she is baby-stepping all the way to bringing her baby home. She can’t help but feel that that dear friend who shared Reece’s Rainbow with her, all those years ago, and has since passed on to be with the Lord in Heaven, would be loving watching this all unfold. If you can’t adopt, advocate…it really does make a difference.
2/3/2026 — AWAITING FINAL TRIP
The Smith family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $20,408 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
Hello from the Sheffer family! We are very excited to share that we are growing our family once again through adoption. After welcoming our daughter Tippi home from Bulgaria in 2022 we felt like our family was complete and focused on life as a family of five. It has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs over the last 3.5 years, but nothing compares to the privilege of being chosen as the family who gets to watch Tippi blossom and thrive. Despite feeling done growing our family, our hearts were still with the children waiting for families so we focused on advocacy instead. When we saw our little girl’s profile something shifted and we knew, just like we did with Tippi, that we were looking at our daughter. We are in awe of her resilience, strengths and abilities after a hard start to life, and are ready to give her a life full of love, opportunity, and the best medical care.
We are so grateful for your support and love, and hope you’ll follow along on our adoption journey to bring our daughter home.
xo Mandy, Thomas, Atlas, Pilot, and Tippi
3/30/2026 — PASSED COURT
The Sheffer family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
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Combined Locks, WI 54113
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Your questions will be directed to the appropriate team member.
