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These are the families who have taken a leap of faith and committed to adopt one or more of our orphaned children most recently.
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Taiwan
We’re Jolene and Dan Morrison — we met when we were both in our early twenties and now four amazing kids, and one adoption later, our hearts are full — and ready to grow again.
Our youngest, adopted from Ukraine (“Cassandra” on RR), changed our world in the best ways. Ukraine will always hold a piece of our hearts, and though the war has paused our plans to return, we still hope to one day.
In the four years since bringing her home, we’ve moved clear across the country, gutted and rebuilt our home to make it fully accessible for future kiddos, started new schools and jobs, and fallen in love with our life all over again. These days, we’re soaking up life in beautiful, Nova Scotia — filled with art, music, outdoor adventures, and plenty of lazy afternoons by the pool.
Now, we’re thrilled to be in our second adoption journey, hoping to welcome two children with special needs into our fun, always loud, love-filled home!
9/8/2025 — DOSSIER in COUNTRY; AWAITING an OFFICIAL MATCH
The Morrison family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $5000 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
From the very beginning of their marriage, Miles and Elizabeth Adair have felt a deep desire to grow their family through adoption. In fact, the intention to adopt was discussed on their very first date!
After high school, Elizabeth spent several months volunteering in orphanages in Quito, Ecuador. There, she witnessed firsthand how children longed for families of their own—to be cherished, nurtured, and loved. She carried those experiences in her heart and promised herself that one day she would adopt.
Miles also felt this pull early in life. In high school, he was a peer tutor for students with disabilities, and later he worked as a para-educator in the special education department of an elementary school. Those experiences opened his eyes to the incredible love, joy, and light that children with disabilities bring into the world.
After nearly a decade of hoping and praying, the Adair family finally began their adoption journey in September of 2023. Elizabeth saw the instagram stories of RODS Heroes about a large number of children with Down syndrome waiting to be adopted in Armenia. They felt instantly that they had a daughter waiting for them in Armenia and signed their contract with their adoption agency the very next day.
Now, nearly two years later, the Adairs are in the final stages of their adoption and are readying themselves to welcome a beautiful toddler with Down syndrome into their family. They have been matched and have already completed their bonding trip. Together, with their four children, the Adairs are counting down each day until their precious daughter is home. They are so thankful for the support of their family, friends, and community throughout their adoption journey.
8/31/2025 — FIRST TRIP COMPLETE
The Adair Family has also received a $2000 EE4 child grant!
The Adair family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Joel and Becky have been blessed to be the parents of 8 amazing kids, and they have been actively working on squeezing one more into their fold!
Back in 2021, while they were in the process of adopting two of their kids, they saw an advocacy post for Carlton and fell head over heels for this amazing boy. At that time, the Roman family put his picture on their fridge and actively prayed for the right family to find him.
After bringing their new children home from that adoption, getting their medical care established, and settling in as a family, the Romans started seeing many similarities between one of their newly adopted daughters and Carlton. They began advocating for him, donating to prospective families, and talking to families considering him about what life might look like with this amazing kid.
But as time continued to pass, Carlton grew closer and closer to aging out. The Romans began wondering if they were Carlton’s family, after all! They were not sure if they would be too late or not, but they decided to try! So many pieces began to fall in place as the Romans began to run furiously, against the clock. God even lead them to a handicap accessible home and provided a bus that would fit all 3 wheelchairs!
You see, the Romans had long ago had their eyes opened to children with medical needs both here and internationally during their first adoptions. It changed the trajectory of their lives as they prayed for God to break their hearts for what breaks His. They have prayed that God would send them the children He wanted in their family, and His faithful providence has been clear.
As they await officially making this boy, who has waited such a terribly long time, a part of their family, they would be grateful for any prayers and support. And pray that Carlton does not lose heart as he has a family anxiously waiting to welcome him home.
8/29/2025 — DOSSIER SUBMITTED; AWAITING COURT
The Roman family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $5000 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
The Roman family has also received an Older Child Grant of $5000 for Carlton.
Jake and Autumn are incredibly overjoyed to once again be on an adventure to bring their 4th daughter home! They have been married for 17 years and live on a little farm in rural Indiana. From the start they have always dreamed of having a large family and knew their family would grow through adoption. When their oldest child was born with medical needs, they became passionate and even more determined realizing that their hearts and home were created to welcome little ones with complex medical needs.
Jake loves being outdoors, reading and has recently started bee keeping. Autumn loves creating art and gardening her flowers. They have 3 little girls who they absolutely adore. River just turned 13 and is their animal loving, kindhearted artist who adores her dog, Spot and raising her baby goats and bunnies. Zephyr is 8 ½ and joined the family in 2025 from Bulgaria. She is a gentle, cuddly little one who loves music and being read to. Olive is 4 ½ and is the spunky, giggly baby of the family who loves rolling everywhere. Ollie joined the family in 2023 from Bulgaria. While all 3 girls have medical needs, they are genuinely the happiest little bunch one could meet.
Jake and Autumn felt a strong pull to Africa as they have a big family and personal connection there. They were absolutely thrilled when the most joyful, vibrant, sweet little 7 year old girl spoke to their hearts! They quickly began the process to adopt her. While this very special little girl has specific medical needs that definitely does not dampen her ability to light up the entire room!! They are so excited and 3 sissy’s can’t wait for her to come home!!!
3 back-to-back adoptions have definitely been a wild, joyful adventure. They are so grateful for all the love, encouragement and prayers and appreciate so much and with humble very hearts any assistance towards bringing their darling girl home.
9/15/2025 — AWAITING USCIS APPROVAL
The Dickens family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
The Gonzalez-Springer family lives in the Hoosier state of Indiana. Mercede and Alex met while attending college and have been married for almost ten years. They both knew early into their marriage that they would adopt those with special needs. Together, they have adopted five wonderful children from the foster care system, ranging from mental health, cognitive, to physical diagnoses. They have two nineteen-year-old children who no longer live at home. At home, they have two daughters, Nevaeh and Philosophy, as well as a son named Santiago. But to them, their kiddos are just typical kiddos and often don’t realize their diagnoses because they are just out living their best life. They love going to the local farmer’s market every Saturday, and the thought of adding more little ones to their wagon for the market brings them so much joy! They also love attending their local minor league baseball team’s games on Friday nights, and they are eager to add some extra seats!
They are so excited to embark on this journey of international adoption. They are so thankful for all the prayers and help provided along this journey!
7/29/2025 — COMPILING DOSSIER
The Gonzalez-Springer family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $5,126 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
The Gonzalez-Springer family has met their additional $500 match from Isaac’s Buddies!
Burdette and Holly Barker first felt the call to adopt a child with disabilities in October 2023, just six months after the death of their daughter, Lily, who was born with multiple disabilities and a rare disease diagnosis. Becoming parents to a child with special needs was not something that either Burdette or Holly had imagined for themselves. It was a complete shock when they found out that their daughter was born with a life-limiting disease that would take her back to her heavenly home at the tender age of 21 months. Although her life was short, Lily showed the Barker family what a beautiful gift it was to care for and raise a child with special needs. After her death, the entire family felt a huge void in their family and started to consider the possibility of adoption. Due to the extensive medical needs of their daughter, Lily, the Barkers felt confident in their ability to help another child with special needs. In October of 2023, Holly was browsing social media when she came across a post by RODS Heroes about a large number of children in Eastern Europe with Down syndrome who needed families. The entire Barker family immediately felt that they were supposed to adopt one of these children. The very next week, they were signed on with an adoption agency and were awaiting their first home study visit! Fast forward 20 months and the Barker family has been matched with a beautiful waiting child listed here on Reece’s Rainbow! They eagerly look forward to meeting her and bringing her home to her loving family!
8/29/2025 — FIRST TRIP COMPLETE
The Barker Family has also received a $2000 EE4 child grant!
The Barker family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Timothy and Lanie are the proud parents to 5 incredible image-bearing kiddos and they are gearing up to make another 2-3 year journey to bring home a little piece of Haiti! When you see orphans through the eyes of Jesus it’s so hard to look away, especially when you have the space, love, and the ability to add one final little one.
After our 2-year and 6-month journey to Haiti to bring home Jackson (Breckin) and Flantscheska (Florence) the miracles and the calling never stopped. They witnessed health that was actively declining be restored thanks to modern and better medical care. Everyone witnessed bonds formed between their children that came so naturally they just portrayed #LovingLikeJesus How could they not obey Him one final time, when that is all they have to do – the rest of this journey including the outcome falls on Jesus Christ.
The louder He called the more His peace poured out beckoning them to trust, obey, and follow Him right to him…yup you heard that right, following the Son of Man to bring home their very own son!
As the Reyes prepare to embark on another long journey they know and fully believe Jesus’ hands are so deeply woven in this story, as He has ALREADY begun to show just how involved He is! As they say yes to follow Him back to Haiti to make the cutest little boy the final piece to their perfect little family on their quiet little cul-de-sac!
Never in their wildest dreams would they have believed they would be lacing up their shoes to make another 2-3 year journey but here they are! Due to how long this adoption process is they have been cleared to start so here they go taking one giant leap of faith to chip away 2,284 miles between them and their SON for the second time! One tiny little word, “yes” is fixing to change 8 lives forever!
They would greatly appreciate your prayers, your cheering and any other form of support you are willing to give! For updates and more they do have a private FB group – Following the SON
9/16/2025 — COMPILING DOSSIER
The Reyes family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Rachel, a midwestern girl from Missouri, met Andrés, a city, beach boy from Ecuador in college and bonded over music, worship, and their shared faith in Jesus Christ. Married for fourteen years, they’ve long felt called to adoption—a desire that began in conversation on their very first date.
Rachel grew up surrounded by adoption and foster care, and a few years into marriage, they became licensed foster parents. While serving in church ministry together, they walked through the pain of miscarriage, then the joy of welcoming their son, Luca, in 2018.
In 2020, their hearts turned to international adoption. They began pursuing a program in Andrés’ home country, but rising unrest closed that door. In early 2024, they felt led to adopt from Eastern Europe, where they specifically learned about children from the Roma decent. They quickly shifted to Nightlight Christian Adoptions, and have been so grateful for Nightlight’s support.
Shortly after their dossier was registered in July 2024, the Lara family came across a six-year-old girl who immediately captured their hearts. They applied for her without hesitation, deeply believing she was meant to be their daughter. But in November, they learned another family had been chosen.
In the Spring, during a time of prayer, Rachel sensed God asking her to completely surrender the adoption journey… yet again. She stopped continually searching the waiting child lists and became obedient in trusting God to lead in His timing.
Just two weeks later, she came across a post on the Reece’s Rainbow Facebook group. Adoptive mom, Kim Carter, shared that her daughter had been diagnosed with a brain tumor, forcing them to step away from a recent referral. Kim included the Reece’s Rainbow link to the little girl they had been matched with… the child they had to let go of… the same little girl the Lara’s had applied for months earlier.
Rachel immediately contacted their agency and reached out to Kim, sparking a special connection. Kim became a daily encouragement as the Lara’s resubmitted paperwork and made their desire clear to the NGO in Eastern Europe.
After 52 days of uncertainty and back-and-forth communications, the Lara’s received the news they had long prayed for: on June 30, they were officially matched with the little girl they had never stopped believing was theirs.
The journey ahead is still unfolding, but the Lara’s are confident in God’s perfect timing. They are full of gratitude, awe, and hope—believing with all their hearts that this precious girl is meant to be their daughter.
7/17/2025 — TRIP ONE in AUGUST
Mark and Christina met in high school. And got married soon after. Mark joined the U.S Army, and they had three wonderful sons, Noah, Aiden, and Lukas. While Mark was serving in the military, Christina raised their three boys through multiple long deployments. Christina always wanted to adopt, having family members that are adoptees. but the timing never seemed right. Finally, after Mark retired from the Army in 2021, and with their three sons now grown they felt it was a perfect time to finally add to their family through adoption.
In late 2022, Christina saw the profile of a beautiful little boy in Eastern Europe, and they brought home Stefan in early 2024. Earlier this year, another little boy became available for adoption from Stefan’s same orphanage, and they decided that they just had to return to Eastern Europe and bring him home as well. Stefan is excited to be getting a sibling, and to see his friend again!! With two adoptions so close together, the Moore family could really use all the help they can get to bring their new child home!
9/3/2025 — AWAITING USCIS APPROVAL
Hello again from the Braddock Bunch! We are so excited to be adding a little boy and a little girl from Bulgaria to our family. Thank you for supporting us on this journey!
8/29/2025 — AWAITING USCIS APPROVAL
The Braddock family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
When their FSP reaches $5,067 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
The Anderson- Hansen family, Charlie, Liz and their seven children (Ethan, Savanna, Nikita, Abby, Nikolina, Emmeline and Cameron) are on a new adoption journey! They adopted their sons, Cameron from DCF in 2021 and Nikita (RR “Bert”) from Ukraine in 2021. They then brought home their daughter, Nikolina (RR “Pippy”) from Bulgaria in 2024. All three of these children have added such joy to the family that the idea of another adoption was never far from thought. Charlie and Liz are both registered nurses and enjoy the field immensely. Charlie works in the Neuro ICU and Liz does Private Duty Pediatric Nursing. Liz has always had the heart for special needs adoption and was thrilled when she met Charlie and realized that his heart also led him to adopt. After scrolling through Reece’s Rainbow for years they found their son, Nikita, and daughter, Nikolina. After getting them home and integrated into the family, they came across a little boy on Reece’s Rainbow who tugged their heartstrings! What an easy decision it was to return to Eastern Europe to make this new little one the baby of the family!
Four adoptions in four years is quite a feat and they need their village now more than ever! They are so thankful and blessed for the village that has grown around them and their children and would love to have everyone along on their next adoption journey!
8/29/2025 — AWAITING USCIS APPROVAL
The Anderson-Hansen family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $6,130 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
Hello from the Sheffer family! We are very excited to share that we are growing our family once again through adoption. After welcoming our daughter Tippi home from Bulgaria in 2022 we felt like our family was complete and focused on life as a family of five. It has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs over the last 3.5 years, but nothing compares to the privilege of being chosen as the family who gets to watch Tippi blossom and thrive. Despite feeling done growing our family, our hearts were still with the children waiting for families so we focused on advocacy instead. When we saw our little girl’s profile something shifted and we knew, just like we did with Tippi, that we were looking at our daughter. We are in awe of her resilience, strengths and abilities after a hard start to life, and are ready to give her a life full of love, opportunity, and the best medical care.
We are so grateful for your support and love, and hope you’ll follow along on our adoption journey to bring our daughter home.
xo Mandy, Thomas, Atlas, Pilot, and Tippi
10/2/2025 — USCIS APPROVED & DOSSIER COMPLETE
The Sheffer family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Hello, we are the Culbert family; our family consists of myself, my daughter Emma, and our pets Blue, Winnie, Penny and Tonks (two cats and two dogs). In 2021, God put it on my heart to adopt a little girl with Down syndrome from Bulgaria. I was blessed to have been matched with Emma, who came home in February 2023. She has been such a joy and bright light in everyone’s lives!
Recently, God called on me again to adopt, but this time it was for a waiting child who had multiple special needs and medical needs, formerly known as “Beverly#” on RR, who I lovingly nicknamed Ladybug.
Unfortunately, we suffered the heartbreaking loss of my sweet “Ladybug” who passed away before I got to bring her home to join our family. Though no one can replace my precious little Ladybug, I am back on the waiting list to be matched with a little girl in Bulgaria who has Down syndrome. I am excited to meet the little girl that God has already chosen to join our family.
As a single mama my hands and heart will be so full of love for my two girls, but with the support of our family and friends, we will make sure these girls have the fullest lives possible!
I would be forever grateful for your help in being a part of our journey to family!
9/15/2025 — DOSSIER COMPLETE
The Culbert family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $5,291 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
Bulgaria
Uganda
COLOMBIA
Hello, we are the Colgroves! We are high school sweethearts and we have been married for 7 years! Matthew is a Staff Sergeant in the Texas Air National Guard, which provides him many opportunities to serve our community and country as well as develop meaningful friendships. Krystin works as a Licensed Professional Counselor and values getting to serve others as they develop their mental health and overall well-being. In 2021 we bought our first home and we value being a part of our local church community.
We have each been passionate about adoption since we met as teenagers. We were each raised in environments that supported and encouraged adoption as a beautiful way of supporting children and creating families. We were blessed to have models of domestic and international adoption, which impacted early exposure and normalization of adoption in families.
As we grew up, dated, and eventually married, we knew that adoption would be our “plan A” for expanding our family. Our desire to adopt, particularly from Asia, has only grown stronger over the course of our relationship. We are adopting through Gladney Center for Adoption and we are thankful to be partnering with an agency which is a leader in ethical adoption both domestically and internationally.
We are each passionate about giving back to others, Krystin as a mental health professional and Matthew being in the military, and we look forward to continuing to honor the value of stability in our home through parenting.
We are matched to a precious little girl in Taiwan with physical, mental, and socio-emotional health needs. Any financial support would be greatly appreciated to help us pursue this calling of providing safety and nurturance to this child deserving of a loving home!
9/29/2025 — TRAVELING in LATE OCT
The Colgrove family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Jeff and Christine Kuhn first felt called to special needs adoption at the funeral for the daughter of family friends. They loved their daughter fiercely and fought for her to have every opportunity as any typical child would. Inspired by the beautiful life she had lived despite her disabilities, Jeff and Christine realized they wanted to put their faith into action and pursue a special needs adoption. Not having a clue how adoption works, they reached out to a private agency who instructed them they would need to go through foster care. Obviously, this was incorrect information but not knowing any differently, they contacted their local department of social services. After attending the information night, they decided to continue towards certification. Five years and five placements later, their family grew by two. Anthony was officially adopted in 2019 and Sarah in 2021. Sticking with the Noah’s ark theme of two-by-two, Jeff and Christine welcomed biological twins, Eleanor and Margaret, in 2022.
Once again Jeff and Christine felt called to special needs adoption began looking at the waiting children of Bulgaria on Reece’s Rainbow. One boy caught their eye. This child has been waiting for quite some time and is in deteriorating health. They are doing all they can to expedite the adoption process to get him home and healthy as soon as possible. This child does not deserve to be an orphan one more day than necessary. Many people have advocated for this child. It has been a huge blessing for the Kuhn’s to connect with people from all over the U.S. who love this boy and are rooting them on.
10/13/2025 — FINAL TRIP in OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
The Kuhn family has met their $500 matching grant!
The Neri Family is returning to Bulgaria!
Their adoption journeys have had many twists and turns but they are excited to be returning to Bulgaria for 2 amazing little boys.
Joe and Jenna live in NY and have 5 daughters ranging in ages from 6-21. The 2 youngest, Stella and Amelia, were both adopted internationally from China in 2018 and Bulgaria in 2023. They have also been in process for another little girl from China for over 4 years. This has been a heartbreaking and difficult journey with the shut down of China adoptions due to Covid. Before learning that China shut down their international adoptions permanently, Joe and Jenna had already begun to update their home study to bring home another little one from Bulgaria. They are heartbroken about their daughter in China and grieving the loss but feel that God is opening other doors for them with these 2 little boys. Both of the boys they will be bringing home are from the same orphanage as their daughter Amelia and they know that these boys need a loving home as soon as possible.
We are overjoyed to be able to be adding these children to our family. We ask for God to guide us in this journey and they continue to pray for the daughter that they will not get to bring home. We thank you for your prayers for these children from different parts of the world, and the hope that our family will be together soon.
10/13/2025 — TRIP ONE
The Neri family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $18,852 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
Hello everyone! We’re Sam & Stacie Bauer & our daughters Wynter & Talia. We have always felt drawn to adoption. After struggling with PCOS & infertility for 13 years, we were blessed to adopt our first daughter, Wynter, in 2016.
After we adopted Wynter, we knew we wanted to adopt another. So, after much research, we decided on Eastern Europe & found the profile of a little girl who stole our hearts. We got to bring her home in 2021.
We still feel our family is not yet complete. We would love a little boy to love & our girls would love a little brother. Once again, we have found the profile of a little one who has completely stolen our hearts & we would love to bring him home. We would really appreciate your help in bringing him home & giving him the loving home & family that he so deserves.
1/20/2025 — HOMESTUDY COMPLETE
Colombia
BulgariaHello Reece’s Rainbow supporters and friends! I am beyond thrilled to share that I am pursuing the adoption of a daughter with Down syndrome. My life has been layered with multiple friends with Down syndrome starting in the 4th grade, when I was paired as a buddy with another student in my elementary school. Since then I have been blessed by endless opportunities to connect with people with disabilities of all ages, including several years leading a week of camp for adults with disabilities. The first year we held the camp, my friend with Down syndrome from the 4th grade was one of our campers!
My camp story is one of so many examples of how God has led me to this journey of adoption. Being surrounded by both friends with Down syndrome and stories of adoption growing up, I’ve always known my life would lead to special needs adoption one day. I cannot say how excited I am to know the day is here!
My journey to motherhood will be my life’s greatest joy, and I am honored by the support I’ve received from family and friends so far. Thank you for your prayers and kindness!
1/10/2025 — USCIS APPROVED/DOSSIER in TRANSLATION
The Thompson family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $5,703 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
Seth and Beth Lewis are adopting a sweet little girl and a spirited little boy from Eastern Europe.
Adoption was always something they felt passionately about—Beth’s dream as a child was to have an orphanage. They met during college and bonded over their enjoyment of music and education and both loved teaching kids in both classroom and private settings.
They got married in 2016, thinking they would have biological kids and adopt later on. When having biological kids became elusive, they decided they did not want to wait any longer to adopt. While sifting through adoption programs in various countries, they came across a profile of a little boy with amputations on Reece’s Rainbow.
Beth’s heart tugged for him as she helped care for her younger sister who had just undergone amputations. Beth and Seth decided to pursue adopting that little boy. While it turned out that he already had a family committed to him, Beth and Seth are grateful for how he helped them decide on a country and get the process started. A wide-eyed little girl first stole their hearts and now they are committed to a tenacious little boy as well.
10/2/2025 — COURT PASSED; FINAL TRIP in LATE OCTOBER
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Matt and Christy had talked about adoption being a part of their family from early in their dating relationship. They have been married for 26 years and have 8 (and counting) children. Three children are biological and 5 through the beautiful road of adoption. They could have never imagined how that would have encompassed the legacy of their family. International adoption was never on their radar. It was not something they had ever thought they would embark on. More than 10 years ago, they fell in love with a little boy with Down Syndrome in Ethiopia. It was the biggest and scariest “yes” that they had ever made. What they didn’t know is the adoption of their son would change the legacy of their family. They couldn’t “unsee” what they had seen. They had seen what God had done in their faithfulness.
Shortly after bringing home their son, they decided to adopt “just one more”. They fell in love with an Asian beauty with Down Syndrome on the Reece’s Rainbow page and started the journey to bring her home. During the process, they learned about another little boy with Down Syndrome at the same orphanage. In a few short months after mounds of paperwork, jumping through hoops and fundraising, they brought 2 kiddos home from China. Surely, now their family was complete….
While scrolling through the Reece’s Rainbow several years later, Christy saw a perfect baby girl with Down Syndrome that needed a forever family. She was in Bulgaria. After prayer and a bit of laughing since they thought they were “done”, they started the paper trail to bring home their Bulgarian princess. After arriving home with her, they found out that along with Down Syndrome, she was in heart failure and was profoundly deaf. She has been home 4 years now.
At this point, Matt and Christy realized this was their calling. God has given them a unique and purposeful life to live. They realized that rather than try to put a “complete” check mark on their family that they would just be AVAILABLE. Looking to the Lord for wisdom and guidance, they would in faith step forward again in adoption if and whenever He called. That availability gave way to a domestic adoption of a little boy with Down Syndrome in the last year. He needed a family to love him forever and they knew just the one!
Currently, they are in the process to adopt a boy and a girl from Haiti. These children have significant special needs and are in their teens. They have waited a long time for a family. Matt and Christy knew they would be a perfect fit within their family. Now, they are working hard to raise the funds to bring these two children home to give them a mom and dad and a house full of siblings! Every child deserves a family and they can’t wait to give these two children a life where they will love and be loved for the rest of their lives.
6/18/2025 — OFFICIALLY MATCHED
The Sellers family has a $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $9,147 they’ll receive an additional $5000!
Bulgaria
Hello! We are the Abbott Family. Our family was blessed with the addition of our 5th child, Isaac, on February 19th, 2023. Soon after his birth we learned of his diagnosis of Down Syndrome. During those early days while we were learning what Down Syndrome even was and how we could help our son, we learned of a family with a nearly identical story that was also blessed to have a son with Down Syndrome. After their son was born, they felt called by God to adopt a little boy with Down Syndrome from Ukraine. The seed for us to adopt a child with Down Syndrome was planted in our hearts and minds, even though we would have never considered it prior to Isaac being born.
Fast forward over a year, we feel God has pressed His will on our hearts to adopt. Our family of 7 is incomplete. We believe we have a son in Armenia with Down Syndrome that is meant to join our family. We want to see God work through him to be able to shine a light so bright to the world around us. We can’t wait to see the miracle that is thousands of miles apart from us right now. We are ready to bring him home! We don’t know the specifics yet, but we are trusting God through this, and we know that He will continue to make each step known to us. God bless!
10/24/2025 — FINAL TRIP in NOVEMBER
The Abbott Family has also received a $2000 EE4 child grant!
The Abbott family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Anna is a single mom who has created her family through adoption. As an adoptee herself she always knew she would “pay it forward” by adopting children from around the world. Toward that goal she became a foster parent at age 25 and has adopted her two special needs children out of that system. A 10-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy. Her son has a limb difference and that is what drew her to these precious little West African girls.
As a volunteer on over 20 church-sponsored mission trips Anna had been able to love on children of all colors and languages and abilities. Where did she serve? South Carolina (4x), Bolivia (2x), Dominican Republic (9x) and Guatemala (5x). She wants to build on those life experiences and expand her family through international adoption.
Anna’s daughter is thrilled to bring these little girls home. Talks about them, asks about them, prays for them. She has remained so focused on these little ones that she asks for extra chores to earn money to contribute to the family adoptive fund. She just knows in her heart that these little girls are meant to be her sisters.
Through her years as a foster mother Anna has gathered community and resource people to surround her family to help raise her children to be contributing citizens and persons of faith. She is not alone in this quest.
Dear God, we praise you. We thank you. We ask you to protect all your children. Help us be your instruments of love to share with people all over the world…especially the orphaned children. May each one find their earthly family through your intercession. Your will be done in each life and in all things. In His name we pray. Amen and amen.
International adoption is a different process than domestic foster and adoption programs. The biggest difference is financial. Anna needs your prayer support and financial support. Help her bring these little girls home to her forever family.
8/30/2025 — FIRST TRIP in FALL 2025
The Brown family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Michelle and Steven are beyond excited to complete their family through adoption! They have been married for two years. Michelle was a single mother for over 25 years. She has four adult biological children, four children that God gifted her through adoption and eight grandchildren. She adopted two special needs children from US Foster Care in 2012 prior to her international adoptions. She adopted a little boy from China in 2014 and a pre-teen girl from China in 2016 with Cerebral Palsy. Both China adoptions were with the amazing help of Reece’s Rainbow as a single mom.
Michelle and Steven met later in life. He immediately fell in love with the children. He fell in love with the big family and how close knit and family oriented they were. He became an instant dad and granddad. They married and shortly after began the process to adopt from Bulgaria! They were matched with the most perfect little boy with the biggest chubby cheeks there ever was. They brought him home with the help of Reece’s Rainbow again in September of 2023. They are now in process for their last adoption! They chose Bulgaria again because they fell in love with the culture, architecture and the country while there.
Michelle is able to stay home and school the children. Family is very important to everyone in the family. Brittany is married with five children. Chase is growing his family through a relationship. Chelsea is married with three children. Andrew is growing his family through adoption also (YAY!!!!). Tynsleigh (adopted from China) is now a young adult working on her studies. Trevor (16 yrs old) is working toward being a sports commentator. Arianna (15 yrs old) is working toward being a veterinarian and plans to attend University of Florida. She has participated in Pennsylvania Miss Amazing Pre-Teen Queen for 2022 (pageant for girls/women with disabilities) and is working toward opening her own non-profit to help others with disabilities heal with the power of animals. Brennan (adopted from China) (12 yrs old) participates in dog shows across the upper East coast. He is a top 10 junior for 2023 show season over hundreds of youth. Miles (5 yrs old) is learning his alphabet, colors and shapes.
They are so incredibly grateful and honored to have Reece’s Rainbow on this journey as they grow their family one last time.
Our prayer is that hearts would be moved to help us bring our last little one home. “Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” Hebrews 10:23.
8/8/2025 — FIRST TRIP in LATE AUGUST
The Clark family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
On their second date, Katie told Aaron that she was in the process to adopt one of two children from India. She told him that she had a passion for adoption and for individuals with disabilities, so much that she was pursuing adoption as a single woman.
Five and a half years have passed since that conversation. Aaron and Katie have now been married for just over two years and their daughter, Chitti, has been home for just over three. The Kueckers have seen how joyful and powerful adoption can be for both parent and child. In fact, it is so powerful that they are pursuing a second adoption from India for a child who has similar needs and disabilities as Chitti. “We feel we are uniquely qualified for taking care of a child with more involved disabilities because we have cared for Chitti over the past few years”, remarks Aaron. He says, “We know exactly which doctors to call and how to navigate our state’s Medicaid system. We already own a wheelchair van, and it’s probably easy to put a second chair in there!”
Meanwhile, Katie is smiling as she remembers telling Aaron about adopting on their second date. It took more years than she planned, but God has sovereignly brought them together to chase this dream of adoption together.
8/29/2025 — COURT PASSED; TRAVEL in LATE SEPTEMBER
Bulgaria
Colombia
Colombia
HAITI
Bulgaria
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Josh and Emma are beyond excited to complete their family through adoption! They have been married for 20 years and have been blessed with 3 biological children – Eli, Ollie, and Nora. Adoption has been a topic of conversation for their entire marriage and specifically adopting a child with Down syndrome. Emma started volunteering with her local special needs community when she was in high school and quickly introduced Josh to the idea when they started dating. Josh instantly found his love for those with special abilities too. They love to volunteer as a family and try to get involved with any opportunity they can!
In 2022, the family took a leap of faith and started the adoption process. While it has been a long, difficult road filled with ups, downs, heartbreaks, and triumphs, Josh and Emma made the difficult decision to switch countries in August 2024 and start fresh. They have submitted their dossier and are now waiting to be matched with one of the waiting children in Armenia.
The extensive cost of international adoption has been felt throughout this process. Please consider helping the Thurgood family bring their child home. Your financial contribution is greatly appreciated!
8/29/2025 — DOSSIER SUBMITTED; AWAITING OFFICIAL MATCH
The Thurgood family has met their $5000 Matching Grant from Reece’s Rainbow!
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Republic of Georgia
Bulgaria
To read more about the Mitchell family, please visit this Reece’s Rainbow Report featuring their family.
Bulgaria
Shelby has always loved working with children. From a very early age, she knew she wanted nothing more than to be a mom. When she was a preteen, there was a little girl with special needs in her church, and every once in a while Shelby would be asked to hold her while her grandmother sang a special. That’s when she grew a special place in her heart for kids with special needs. Though that particular child did not have Down syndrome, Shelby felt a strong tug on her heart to one day adopt a child with Down syndrome from around that age.
A dear friend, who Shelby only knew via the internet, had posted the Reece’s Rainbow profile page of a little girl with Down syndrome. Once Shelby clicked the link, she knew she was brought there for a reason. Shelby could not adopt at the time, but she discovered a deep love for advocating for these children and for the families adopting them. She continued to advocate for many years, hoping that one day, she would be on that journey to bring her own child home. She nannied and worked in a PRTF, researched and reached out to families to learn from their experiences. She did anything to take steps to prepare for the child who would one day come into her home.
Gaining strength from God through an ectopic pregnancy and a messy divorce, she picked herself back up and continued to work towards that goal. On Christmas day, 2021, covid struck hard. Shelby was in the hospital being rushed to ICU to be put on a vent, and wondered if that was the end for her. God saw her through, and she truly believes she’s still here for a reason. The calling that God laid on her heart a long time ago was more pressing than ever, and she asked herself, “Why not now?” With her supportive nanny job boss/friend, she took the first baby-step, and just kept stepping away. With your help (thanks, so much, by the way), she is baby-stepping all the way to bringing her baby home. She can’t help but feel that that dear friend who shared Reece’s Rainbow with her, all those years ago, and has since passed on to be with the Lord in Heaven, would be loving watching this all unfold. If you can’t adopt, advocate…it really does make a difference.
6/3/2025 — DOSSIER SUBMITTED
Vietnam
Bulgaria
Colombia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Haiti
India
India
Bulgaria
Poland
Lithuania
Bulgaria
Uganda
Bulgaria
“Pearl”
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POLAND
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Combined Locks, WI 54113
CLICK HERE to contact us.
Your questions will be directed to the appropriate team member.
