IN – Reece's Rainbow

COLT for the Leyse family — IN

Jon and Angie live in Indiana and have 4 daughters ranging from age 23 to 17. Over the past 30 years they have been married, they have lived and served in Indiana, Asia (India), and in the Dominican Republic. Angie is a RN and Jon is a pastor and mental health counselor. Several years ago, they began to pray and discuss what they wanted their lives to be like as their daughters begin to leave the nest. Over time, they sensed a clear calling to adopt a child with Downs Syndrome. Over 2 years ago, the couple started the process of adoption. Since then, God has led them to Colt in Asia and has confirmed his place in their family in multiple ways. Now, over 2 years later, they are excited to be close to bringing him home!

3/9/2023 — TRAVELING in MARCH; HOME IN APRIL!

February 10, 2023/by Michelle Zoromski

Compiling Dossier

2 BOYS for the Horbett family — IN

Adam and Kara have 6 children and are in process of adopting a baby boy from Eastern Europe.

We brought our daughter, Karalyne home in January 2021. Many people ask why we chose to adopt internationally. We learned from a friend who was adopting from the same country as we did that there are about 90,000 orphans living in orphanages. While some children are truly orphaned (having lost their parents), others are abandoned by their parents due to special needs or taken away due to neglect or substance abuse. Unfortunately all of these factors are very common there.

Our first adoption cost about $40,000 and took 8 months from start to finish. We expect this one to cost slightly less- about $35,000 with saving a little bit by only having to update our homestudy and not having to pay for a new Immigration application fee. However, with this savings, we will not have as much time to save and fundraise for this adoption. We are humbly so grateful for your help in bringing home our baby boys!

3/21/2022 — DOSSIER NEARLY COMPLETE

December 5, 2021/by Michelle Zoromski

Already Home - 2022

JAMES and JOHN for the Casey family — IN

Bulgaria

November 2, 2021/by Michelle Zoromski

Already Home - 2022

A GIRL for the Sofronko Family — IN

Ukraine

July 30, 2021/by Michelle Zoromski

Almost There

TREY for the Shepard family — IN

We are James and Kim Shepard. We are two passionate, goofy, and adventurous cat parents who are seeking to grow our awesome family through international adoption. We both work for the same agent as community-based therapists for individuals with disabilities and mental health dual diagnoses. We both have a huge heart for individuals with disabilities and are fervent advocates for acceptance and inclusion, which started when we were young and grew into our professional lives. We seek to continue this mission through our personal family lives and feel a huge calling to establish a home where children with disabilities are given the highest quality of life and the love that they deserve. This mission has really grown and developed as God called us towards international adoption of a child with Down Syndrome in 2021, while we were looking through all the wonderful children in need of loving homes on the Reece’s Rainbow website. We recently purchased a home in Indiana, where we care for our four cats and bearded dragon, explore our love of foods from all different cultures in our bright orange kitchen, and develop James’s growing photography business. We are so excited to welcome our future child into our wonderful and exciting lives.