America World Adoption News

Please join us for a special day of prayer this Good Friday

 

^{Dear America World friends and family,}

^{As we approach Easter Weekend we would like to encourage and invite you to join us in a special day of prayer and fasting on Good Friday, April 14th. The type of fast you choose is completely up to you. Our purpose is to ask you to join us in praying for the following specific requests:}

 

• ^{For more families to open their hearts to adoption}

                 ^{1 Thessalonians 5:24  “For the God who calls you is faithful, and He can be trusted to make it so.”}

• ^{For other nations to open their doors to International Adoption}

                 ^{Psalm 5:3 “In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you
                 and wait in expectation.”}

• ^{For speedier adoption processes in Ethiopia and Haiti}

                 ^{Daniel 9:18 “We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your
                 great mercy.”}

• ^{For God to open the door for our mission teams to continue serving in China}

                 ^{1 John 5:14 “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according
                 to his will, he hears us.”} 

 

^{Thank you for partnering with us to bring hope to orphans and families through the miracle of adoption.
We are thankful for you, your support, and your prayers.} 

Until they all know His love,

^{Brian Luwis} 

^{CEO America World}

^{Joe Wilson}

^{Executive Director One Orphan}

Upcoming Files from China: Meet pre-referral waiting child Maria

It continues to be an exciting time in the China waiting child program. We anticipate the arrival of many new files. We will not know the full scope of each child’s medical needs until we have the complete files and are able to fully review their paperwork including their full medical files. Families not currently in the process of adopting with America World, who are interested in adoption should fill out a quick free PRE-APPLICATION and our Intake staff will follow up with you regarding your eligibility to pursue an adoption from China.

For those interested in adopting a boy, it continues to be a good time to adopt a boy of any age from China as our wait times are lower for families open to boys with needs commonly seen in China. Families who are currently in our China waiting child program are given first priority for matching before we advocate for any children.

Today, we would like to introduce you to little Maria. She is approximately 4 years old.

If you’ve been thinking about adopting from China and have not taken the first steps, now is a great time to consider adopting
a boy or girl through our Waiting Child Program.
Any questions can be directed to our China staff at [email protected] or call our staff at 800-429-3369.
Please let us know if we can help with any questions about the adoption process.

China Letter of Acceptance!

Today was a day that one America World family will not forget, as they received a Letter of Acceptance from China! This means that the beautiful little one above is no longer an orphan, but a member of this AWAA family! They are now working with America World travel coordinators to plan their travel to China to bring this cutie home. Congratulations to all!

 

Children in China are Waiting for a Family. Learn More!

 

 

India Waiting Child: “Cyrus” Deserves a Family

“Cyrus” is an almost 5 year old boy with a slender face, and thick dark brown hair. He has bilateral cataract problems and has received operations on both eyes. He has speech and motor delays and an MRI suggestive of Joubert Syndrome. Despite his struggles to see, he is described as being very kind and gentle with all those around him.

Please share this precious boy’s story and pray with us for “Cyrus”. He needs medical help and therapies to thrive, but most of all, he needs the care, attention and love of a family.

If you would like to learn more about the process of adopting a child from India, please signup for our free informational webinar, "Adopting from India" on Tuesday April 11th from 3:00 - 3:30 pm EST.

This is a shared referral. For more information on “Cyrus” or other waiting children in India, please contact [email protected].

 

Learn More About India Adoption

 

 

 

India Waiting Child: “Clara” Needs Loving Care

“Clara” is a sweet baby girl with round cheeks, big eyes and wispy brown hair. She is described as happy and only cries when she’s hungry or tired. Her nannies note how she has a friendly babble. Born premature, “Clara” has slight developmental delays, suffers from reflux and has profound bilateral hearing loss.

There are many children like “Clara” who have varying degrees of deafness who are waiting for families. Children can learn sign language from a very young age to communicate their needs. There are also many medical procedures, schools and services available in the United States for individuals with hearing challenges.

If you would like to learn more about the process of adopting a child from India, please signup for our free informational webinar, "Adopting from India" on Tuesday, April 11th from 3:00 - 3:30 pm EST.

This is a shared referral. For more information on “Clara” or other waiting children in India, please contact [email protected].

 

Visit our India Adoption Pages!

 

 

Welcome Home, China Families!

Congratulations to this group of America World families who returned home from China last week! It is such a blessing to see God moving in the lives of so many families.  Many blessings to everyone!

 

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Weston is aging out soon and needs a forever family

Weston is a brave, sweet boy who needs a family! He will turn 14 on July 16th and after that, can no longer be adopted. We are hoping to find a family with a dossier completed or almost completed due to the short timeframe for a family to obtain the necessary approvals and finalize the adoption before his birthday.

Weston has a beautiful smile and loves playing games, singing songs, and reciting poems. Weston has been diagnosed with a spinal condition. In July 2010, he received surgery on his spine. He is in a rehabilitation program at the orphanage. His caretakers have stated that he is very brave and determined during the rehabilitation and he will never give up. Although he has some speech delays, he has normal physical and mental development. His left leg appears mildly weaker than his right, otherwise his strength is good. We have had Storyteller mission team members meet Weston and they loved spending time with him. A physical therapist on the team made a note that he thinks Weston’s medical condition is a tethered spinal cord that has been corrected. We have wonderful photos and videos of Weston on file.

Weston has seen many of his friends from his orphanage return to the US with their forever families and he truly wants a family of his own. His caretakers really hope to see this happen for him as well. He is a sweet, polite boy who would make an amazing son!

 

Will you please help us share Weston’s story? His file is designated as Special Focus so a family at any stage of the process is eligible to review his referral.
For more information, please contact us at [email protected] or 800.429.3369.

Upcoming Files from China: Meet pre-referral waiting child Lina

It continues to be an exciting time in the China waiting child program. We anticipate the arrival of many new files. We will not know the full scope of each child’s medical needs until we have the complete files and are able to fully review their paperwork including their full medical files. Families not currently in the process of adopting with America World, who are interested in adoption should fill out a quick free PRE-APPLICATION and our Intake staff will follow up with you regarding your eligibility to pursue an adoption from China.

For those interested in adopting a boy, it continues to be a good time to adopt a boy of any age from China as our wait times are lower for families open to boys with needs commonly seen in China. Families who are currently in our China waiting child program are given first priority for matching before we advocate for any children.

Today, we would like to introduce you to little Lina. Lina is approximately 32 months old.

If you’ve been thinking about adopting from China and have not taken the first steps, now is a great time to consider adopting
a boy or girl through our Waiting Child Program.
Any questions can be directed to our China staff at [email protected] or call our staff at 800-429-3369.
Please let us know if we can help with any questions about the adoption process.

Please help us speak up for Clovis, he is waiting for his forever family

At America World we strive to advocate for each and every child. Every child has a story that deserves to be told. Today we are sharing One Orphan team member Layla's account of Clovis. Please help us speak up for him by sharing. Clovis has been diagnosed with Kabuki syndrome, congenital heart defect and has some hand and feet malformations. 

The first time I saw Clovis I was amazed by his talents. Even though he has webbed hands, he was able to play on a small portable piano, make a perfect snail out of play dough (without any help!), and hold two little shakers in his hands to perform in an instrumental song. Throughout the performance he was amazing and a great leader for the little kids.

He is a very loving kid shown by his beautiful smile, and his kindness to all his friends. Clovis is a helpful child who will help you clean floors, windows, make the bed, and clean/set up the dinner table. He is a hard worker who does not let his hands get in the way of what he wants to accomplish. One of the most touching moments I had with Clovis was on the ride back to our hotel from the zoo. I had not hung out with Clovis until he came up to me and took ahold of my hand. He was a little shy and did not talk on the bus; instead, just looked out the window while holding my hands. At some point I realized that he had been crying, because I had taken his hands even though they were webbed.

If you have considered adoption, please consider this boy who just wants to be loved- hands and all.

For more photos and to review Clovis’ complete file, please contact [email protected] or call us at 800-429-3369. We’d love to share even more about this precious boy with you and connect you with others who have met him and have even more stories to share! A family at any stage of the process is eligible to pursue Clovis' adoption. Please join us in being an advocate for Clovis by helping to share his story with others. 

Together, we can help him find his forever family.

India Waiting Baby: 5-month-old “Robby” Needs a Family

Precious baby “Robby” is a cute 5 month old baby boy with chubby cheeks and curly dark hair. He’s described as a smiley and playful boy. He has had bacterial meningitis for which he has received treatment as well as a Pineal cyst, which is a usually benign (non-malignant) cyst in the pineal gland, a small endocrine gland in the brain.

Baby “Robby” will need monitoring for growth and development to make sure that the meningitis doesn’t reoccur and to monitor the cyst in his brain. Smaller cysts are usually asymptomatic but larger ones can cause a variety of symptoms.

If you would like to learn more about the process of adopting a child from India, please signup for our free informational webinar, "Adopting from India" on Tuesday April 11th from 3:00 - 3:30 pm EST.

This is a shared referral. For more information on “Robby” or other waiting children in India, please contact [email protected].

 

Learn About India Adoption!