Family Friday {Taiwan Matches!!}

We are so excited to celebrate two little boys and their families today! Both Dylan, age 2 ½, and Damien, almost 3, have officially been matched to their forever families!

Damien

Dylan

We wish these families a smooth and speedy court process!

Gladney's Waiting Children Video!

A little fun for you today! Take a peek at Gladney's waiting children! All of these are children we have met and whose paperwork is completed or at a point that we know it will be completed soon. Please ask us for more information about a specific child by sending an email to superkids@gladney.org and making sure to mention the child's advocacy name. As is stated in the video, families already working with Gladney always have priority in matching.

Helena

Watch Heena's video and please share it! We need to find this sweet girl's family! She is 7 years old and has CHD for which she has already received some treatment in China!

Max {Taiwan}

Max turned 5 years old in December. We met this sweet boy during our trip last May and are hoping to see him again during our next trip. Max is a gentle boy with a very cute smile that lights up his whole face. He was pretty shy when we met him but warmed up the longer he was with us. 

He came to meet us with his foster mother. She told us that he loves playing and helping to take care of younger children. We witnessed this ourselves when some younger children came into the room – he wanted to play with them and was even using our phones to take pictures of them!

Max loves music! His foster mother told us he loves to dance whenever he hears music. He also likes to imitate what others are doing, especially other children.

Max has epilepsy, renal and ureter dysplasia, and delays. He attends school and also attends early intervention. Could Max be your son? We have lots of information on this cutie! Please contact Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.

Family Friday!

Happy, happy Friday! We are winding down the week with the best type of news! We have matches to announce!!

Harmony

Our beautiful little Harmony has a family and we are so excited for them and for her! She will be home soon, getting all the love and care she needs!

We also have another match to announce. We have an expat family fostering a little boy in China. We were able to get the file of the little boy for them and they now have approval to adopt him! Working with expat families is a growing and exciting part of our program! And just look at this cuteness!!!

Congratulations to all! We could not be more excited for you!

All You Need Is Love {Leonard}

Leonard is a handsome 5 year old boy who likes to play with cars and trucks. He like to build things with blocks. He likes the things you would expect a 5 year old to like.

Leonard has cerebral palsy and is a hepatitis B carrier. His file also lists developmental delays. That sounds like quite a few needs for one little 5 year old boy, but he has another need that overshadows all of those needs. He needs love, he needs a family.

When it comes right down to it, his needs are the same as yours and mine. He needs love.

Leonard walks using a walker and crawls. He is in therapy and wears braces on his legs. He writes and draws and colors. He even drew a cute little stick person with a huge smile!

He is a quiet, observant little boy. He watches what is happening around him and it is fun to watch his expression change as he quietly observes the room.

Could Leonard be your son? Please contact us at superkids@gladney.org for more information.

All You Need Is Love {Marlene - Taiwan}

Meet 7 year old Marlene! She was a little shy at first but soon warmed up and became very personable. After a few rounds of questions she exclaimed “I’m out of my wits!” because of all the questions!

Let me tell you about Marlene’s favorite thing in the whole world – her baby doll! She loves playing mommy and taking care of her baby doll! She told us all about how her baby has a fever and how she has to take care of her. When I asked what other toys she likes to play with she told me she only likes playing with her baby!

Marlene is in a special education class at school and her foster mother told us that she does well. She gets along with the other students in the class and generally can play well with other children. She can be a little stubborn at times, but usually she has a mild, gentle personality.

Marlene has Prader-Willi syndrome and developmental delays. We have a ton of information that can be shared, including videos! For more information on Marlene, please be in touch with Taiwan program caseworker Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org.