Yesterday, I posted a story about a family attempting to adopt Kirill, a toddler with down syndrome. This morning, another family went to court in an attempt to adopt a toddler girl with down syndrome. This family had to appear before the same judge who ruled Kirill medically unfit to have a family. It goes without saying that they were extremely nervous and anxious about their court hearing. No child with down syndrome has ever been adopted from this country. The officials of this country believe that children with down syndrome should be institutionalized for their entire lives. It blows my mind to think how ignorant some people must be. Anyway, the prayers of so many people were answered by the Lord as Eva Noel, the little girl, was accepted to be adopted by the Hook family. Clark and Angie Hook wrote on their blog,
"Today we became a family of six!!! At noon Russian time, the judge accepted our application to adopt Evan!!!! Our excitement cannot be explained or described!!! We hope that today's victory of one less orphan will open the floodgates to this region so that other children with special needs will be able to go home to their forever mommies and daddies."
Let's join them in this prayer.
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