Kathy Mills
Our friends, Tom and Mary Goerling, are in the middle of an incredible adoption in the Ukraine. They are adopting a sibling set of 3, the oldest has aged out and the younger two are nearing being aged out. [facts on aging out: After 16, Eastern European orphans are deemed ineligible for adoption unless they are adopted with a younger sibling. Statistically, 60% of the girls who are aged out go into prostitution or human trafficking while 70% of the boys end up in jail or on the streets, 15% will commit suicide]. A few years ago, they went to the Ukraine to adopt a little girl with special needs and they came home with 2 beautiful children, both with special needs and their hearts just broke for the children in the orphanages in the Ukraine. They decided they would do more specifically for the ones who are nearing the age out timeframe and God has opened that door again for them. On top of this, they have 7 of their own children, with a baby due in November. Mary is in the Ukraine on her own as Tom had to come back to the states due to work (Army). Would you please pray for this incredible family, for their safety as they are apart from one another, for a clear path for the adoption, and for them to be able to raise the funds they need to cover the remaining fees? http://reecesrainbow.org/?s=Goerling