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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!
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!
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
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!
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!
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Combined Locks, WI 54113
CLICK HERE to contact us.
Your questions will be directed to the appropriate team member.
