The video below is absolutely heart-breaking. My friend Amy has been coordinating with an adoption organization called Reece's Rainbow. Amy and her small group of high schoolers choose one child from Reece's Rainbow to raise funds for and pray for. The first child they prayed for, Anna, was adopted! But many of the children with disabilities are not so fortunate. Many of them, if not adopted by a certain age (usually age 4), are sent to a mental institution. This video shows a mental institution in Serbia that is absolutely horrifying. Watch for the grown man sleeping in a crib, and the 21- and 15-year-olds who are the size of a 4-year-old and just skin and bones. Many are tied to their cribs and not let out, and their muscles have atrophied from non-use.
If you feel led to join Amy in praying for her small group's chosen child, visit her blog to read the latest. And if you feel led to donate, she has information on her blog...as of the date of this post the child they are praying for and raising funds for is named Jacob. You can see her post about Jacob here.
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