dreaming big to bring sergey home

have you ever dreamed big?

there are lots of reasons we might dream big. but this reason is one close to my heart. it involves a child.


meet sergey

sergey lives on the other side of the world. in an orphanage.

sergey is alone. but not for long. the farley family is dreaming of bringing sergey home.

meet the farley family here.

i love the way danielle tells us how her dream came to be. 

"We believe God is asking us to step out in faith to bring Sergey home, He has a plan so we are trusting in His provision. It's heartbreaking that it has to cost so much because truth be told these children are living on borrowed time.  If these children are not adopted between the ages of 4 and 5 they will be sent to an adult mental institution where they will be tied to cribs to live out the remainder of their lives.  Which statistically 95% of these children will die in the very first year of being in these institutions mainly due to starvation, as well as trauma from the other adult patients and just plain loss of hope.  I share this with you not to be a downer but to be a voice of hope for these children.  "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves...defend the rights of the needy."  Proverbs 31:8,9.  And because until last December I was completely ignorant to the fates of these children, so I know for some of you reading this right now it is also the first time you are hearing of this.  Just like you I sat reading a blog about a sweet little boy needing a family and my heart was broken."

i relate to her words. when i read them i thought "that could be me."

the statistics are shocking, aren't they? when i read that 95% of the children die within the first year of being institutionalized, i felt sad and then mad. those children are the ages of ben and zach. they still have so much life to live.

so... will you join me in dreaming big with this family?

$10. that is what i'm challenging you to donate. $10. what does $10 buy you anyway? lunch, two drinks at starbucks, a movie ticket? temporary gratification.  if we all donate $10 we could do something so much bigger. we could bring sergey home!

to motivate you, there are tons of big giveaways being given. and you can enter to win big for every $10 you donate. but hurry, april 25 is the deadline. go, go, go! you will be so glad you did.