It is our true belief that there is a “forever family” for each of our waiting orphans with special needs.

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Samson #

Boy, Age: 4

Region: Eastern Europe

Primary Diagnosis: Global developmental delays, Hydrocephalus, Spina bifida

hydrocephalus, spina bifida in the lumbosacral area –condition following implantation of a VP shunt and closing of the spinal defect; lower flaccid paraplegia; pelvic reservoir incontinence; delayed psychomotor development; delayed psychological development.

Listed: Aug 2024

2025 MACC, 25 for 2025, Available to Large Families, Available to Older Parents, Available to Single Fathers, Available to Single Mothers

Sizable Grants $5,000+

Update Nov 2024: Samson was recently moved from a large orphanage to a small group home for children with disabilities. He loves attention and responds with joy with staff interacts with him. He is described as a calm and radiant child.

Samson sits independently and can stay in this position for extended period of time. He reaches for distant toys by directing his hands and turning his torso towards the desired direction and after that he pulls the toy. He prefers toys with buttons, which make sounds, light or melody, as well as toys with movable elements, which he can spin. He initiates interactions with adults, whom he likes and with children. Samson enjoys being praised and reacts with discontent when something is being denied or forbidden to him. He is fed via baby bottle and spoon.

Goliath

Boy, Age: 7

Country Code: LA-4: Due to the in-country crisis, government offices and courts that process adoptions may be closed or delayed.

Region: Latin America

Primary Diagnosis: Blind / VI, Cerebral palsy, Epilepsy/ seizure disorder

Microcephaly, CP, epilepsy, blind

Listed: Dec 2023

2025 MACC, Available to Single Mothers

Sizable Grants $5,000+

Goliath is the cutest, most chill baby ever! He loves cuddles, being bounced on the trampoline, swimming, going for bike rides, being held, and chocolate. He would do great either in a big family with lots of siblings or being the only one to soak up all the attention!

He is a great eater with either blended or soft foods, but not great at drinking liquids. He has a lot of small seizures throughout the day, but is on the max amount of seizure medication that can be found consistently in his country.

In school and therapy he does a lot of sensory activities and is working on using his arms for purposeful movement. He has a stander that he likes to use while playing his toy piano. He doesn’t have an advanced way to communicate yet as he is blind and doesn’t have much purposeful movement but he does let us know when he is happy, mad, or would like something. He mostly only gets fussy sometimes at night time when he wants to be rocked to sleep, when he has to take baths, or when he thinks his food is too spicy.

Update July 2026:
Goliath is growing big and strong while he waits for his forever family. He is getting happier and more interactive in little ways unique to him all the time. Forever the baby of his house, he still loves all of the things mentioned in his previous update- with his all time favorites still being cuddles and jumping on the trampoline. He loves being included in everything and would thrive in a big or small family- around lots of chaos or enjoying soaking up all the cuddles by himself.

Goliath now has a g-tube but still eats small amounts by mouth for fun! Chocolate is his favorite. He is sleeping through the night more, and is very easily comforted when he is fussy.

At school, he is working on increasing his engagement with sensory activities and using his arms more purposefully during play and learning. He especially enjoys when his teachers help him paint or explore sensory materials such as shaving cream. His primary form of purposeful movement is kicking his legs when he knows someone is sitting beside him on the couch. He is quite strong and either manages to move himself a little bit when doing this or at least make the person sitting by him pay him lots of attention :).

He needs access to better medical care for his seizures as he is on the max amount of medication his country has available but still has many small (2-5 second) seizures per day.

Ryan

Boy, Age: 9

Country Code: LA-4: Due to the in-country crisis, government offices and courts that process adoptions may be closed or delayed.

Region: Latin America

Primary Diagnosis: Arthrogryposis

Congenital zika, Microcephaly, Arthrogryposis, Club Foot

Listed: Mar 2023

Available to Single Mothers

Sizable Grants $5,000+

Ryan is a cute boy, very nice and calm. He can’t see well which makes him very attentive to noise and he has developed a great ability to identify all the sounds he hears.

He likes music, likes to hear the sound of other children playing near him and it makes him smile. He likes to be cradled, and to have his head stroked. He doesn’t like to cry very much, he only cries when he is sick, or when he needs a little attention.

In therapy, he works on range of motion and stretching to prevent further contractures of his limbs, to turn his head to the right, since he tends to lean his head to the left, and to improve functional use of his arms and hands. At school, he uses sensory material and adapted activities to help him develop his academic abilities.

Molly May #

Girl, Age: 10

Region: Eastern Europe

Primary Diagnosis: Genetic Condition (non-DS)

Trisomy 7; cleft lip & palate; Cerebral Palsy

Listed: May 2019

2025 MACC, Available to Large Families, Available to Older Parents, Available to Single Mothers

Sizable Grants $5,000+

Molly May has made progress in her development during recent months. She is able to sit unassisted, get up on her knees and has begun to start trying to move around in a walker. She is becoming more physically active. She makes eye contact, looks around for families adults and smiles when someone looks at her. She will laugh out loud when an adult plays with her. She watches children’s cartoons and movies on the TV and will get excited and point to the screen when the TV is turned on. She picks up toys and attempts to play with them. She still needs instructions in how to appropriately play with toys. She makes vocalizations in an effort to communicate. She eats soft foods from a spoon.

Molly May has undergone multiple surgeries to repair her cleft lip & palate. She is under the continued care of the doctor who is performing these procedures. She is also under the regular care of a neurologist, who diagnosed her with CP in 2018. She had suffered from “constant shaking” resulting in uncontrollable movements up until a few months ago. The social worker reports that this has greatly improved and that Molly May’s movement are now more calm and she also sleeps calmly too. Videos taken in April 2019 show her interacting with toys.

Photos and videos are available through the agency.