Before and After - to the point

BEFORE - V is in the middle holding onto the chaperone.  This shaky photo was taken by another dad who tearfully sent his child back to the orphanage while she waited too.  She is now home with her family forever!  Look closely at V's face and the faces of the others leaving America after being loved by families for a little more than a month.  Many are asked to join the families in adoption later, but can't be told yet.  Horrible moments captured here - but the stories aren't over!

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AFTER - Adoption complete and the "new normal" has begun.  Look closely at the face again.  What do you see?  There is a difference of about a year in time, but age alone can't bring these changes about.

So, the point is - I keep advocating for kids who are not yet to the "after"stage.  They are orphans who are over the most usually adopted age.  Their chances without being hosted first are minimal - rarely adopted and rarely survive in a happy and productive way if not adopted.

Some of the kids I've pictured for winter hosting have families now!!!  Yippee!!!  But, not Kristine :(  And there are way too many more for me to think about.  So, I will keep praying and posting.  Maybe someone, somewhere, will see and respond.  Maybe someday her before and after pictures will grace my screen.  She has a lovely smile already.  Imagine what she'd radiate with a family surrounding her....

 Contact me or www.newhorizonsforchildren.org to get more info on Kristine or the others.