My Big Surprise for you!
Shiloh!
Let me introduce to you Shiloh (not her real name) She is Selah's older sister. Shiloh currently lives in the same country that Selah is from. She is in a "boarding school" for children with some type of special need. It is more like a regular orphanage. She does not have a diagnosis and her delays might just be from being removed from her home and placed in an orphanage at a young age. She would have been about 5 years old when the removal happened. She is now 11 years old.
Her face haunts me, she resembles Selah so much.
We are blessed to be able to get the info on her and to be able to let you know about her. I want to see her get adopted. She has no hope without a family. When she ages out, she will either be put out on the street, where 90% of girls turn to prostitution or if her delays are more severe she might be sent to an institution. Either way, her life is hopeless without a family.
Please pray for her, share my blog, share about her, and give towards her adoption fund. Grace Haven Ministries so graciously agreed to start a fund for her. This month she will be my orphan emphasis and she will remain on my blog page until she is adopted. Since she is our daughter's biological sister, it means a lot to us to see she has a family.
You can give in one of two ways, just like last month. You can give directly to Grace Haven by sending a check to them at:
PO Box
Rogers AR
72757
or pay on line at:
just write in FOR: Shiloh - Selah's Sister
they will have her picture up soon but you can already give towards her, just designate it!
Or you can mail a check to our church
Grace Church
7060 Berry Road
Zephyrhills FL 33540
attn: Orphan Ministry
and I will mail one big check at the end of June to GH. I'm committing to $200 for Shiloh! I have someone else who has committed to $200 so we are already at $400 for her! I LOVE opening envelopes with checks in them:)
Either way is tax deductible for you
Please give! She needs a family!!!
If you are interested in knowing more about her, you can contact me at theclanton5@aol.com we don't have a lot of info but I can tell you how to get started on your adoption and let you know the qualifications for their country and the process and I can pass on your info to someone who can help you more.
We want to see her in a family!!!!
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For the month of May we raised $820 for Sally/Patricia THANK YOU!!!!!!
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Last night we didn't have a nurse but Selah slept till 6am:) To be honest, I was very worried, the last time we didn't have a night nurse, I was up 3 days and nights straight. So right when the nurse left, her alarm went off....we thought "on no here we go" but it was just messed up LOL
I'm so very thankful for these antibodics she is on! They have finally made the difference for her. What a relief to her and to us!
Today I had planned on doing two new square box gardens but we went to Lowes and their wood cutting machine was not working so I couldn't do the gardens because the wood has to be cut in half. I hope to do it next weekend. I have potatoes ready to be planted. Such a pain!
Thank you all for your emails and your comments. I truly have enjoyed reading & commenting with all of you!!
I'll be praying that a family is found for her...and that they want to stay in contact with your family! To me, a 'homerun' would be that this happens so that Selah and her sister might be able to have some sort of relationship, even if it's only the occasional skype visit...
ReplyDeleteThank you for praying!!! Wouldn't it be wonderful IF they could have some sort of relationship? I would be so happy. We just feel like we need to do all we can to see that Shiloh is adopted. No one else cares about her, nor is she listed anywhere....she needs a family!
DeleteShe is so beautiful!!! Oh I will be praying she finds a family quickly!!! My son has a bio brother and sister in Ethiopia.. I believe they are still with family.. It is SO hard not knowing if they are okay..
ReplyDeleteYou have been in my thoughts all day, ever since I read this post this morning. I don't normally get absorbed like that by the blogs I read - and I'm a regular reader of your blog! I believe Shiloh belongs with you...... I guess there are roadblocks standing in your way. But oh how I feel like she is yours!
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