His Hands And Feet...

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful"

There has not been a movement yet in the church. The radical type of movement where people just come together and profoundly change the course of the future. Don't get me wrong, it happens with individuals within the church or even as small groups...but, as a whole, as a body...it isn't there. 

There are so many hearts open to adopting children with special needs, so many hearts that are called. Yet, these eager hearts quickly turn to fear because of the financial obligation. It's a costly burden, no doubt.

"This is how we know what love is. Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters." I John 3:16

Compassion on earth. Compassion of the world. To be His hands and feet. He no longer walks this earth...we do. We are His eyes to the world. Ours are the hearts that hold on...the bodies that can do His will. 

And something stops us from doing it. We need unity, as a body, to help our people bring these children home. Think about all the lives that could be saved if we acted together.

Please consider doing something for a waiting child...

Isabelle

Marlowe

Brett

Dawn

God's Hand...

I have started this over and over…trying to think of the right words. The ones that would express the thankfulness that we feel. The words aren’t coming and I’m not doing such a good job.

Instead, let me just try pouring out my heart. It’s been a rough few days. We’ve been struggling with the up and down roller coaster of our youngest son’s health issues. Yesterday…felt hopeless.

“The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him” Lamentations 3:25

By God’s grace and mercy…our FSP shot up. While we were out…while we were in the midst of our deepest of despair…HE was moving.

He provides. And He has assured us that when the road gets rough, He will carry us.

He will bring our daughter home.

I cannot see who donated to our FSP…so I pray you are reading. We treasure each and every donation. Every time it moves up it 

feels like God whispering “closer”. This blessing...this timing...meant everything. It gave us the hope we so desperately needed...

For God to lay our Shannon on someone’s heart means the world to us. She has never known the love of being part of a family. Do you know what you are going to be a part of? The hugeness of it all? A little girl will be carried to the United States, away from the four walls of a mental institution. Out of a life of despair into a life of love. We are waiting…may grace and mercy set her free…

Thank You…

Why Not Me?

He’s won my children’s hearts and they desperately want to bring him home. However, he is in a different part of the country than Shannon, so we cannot. What we can do is pray. And advocate for him. 

Roland is 3 and is simply the most precious little guy. Roland has Dwarfism. He is learning to walk and talk. And he needs...deserves...a family. Will you consider this sweet boy? 

Doug, is already transferred and in the institution with our Shannon. If we didn't have 4 boys, we would bring him home. Look at his beautiful face! He is so handsome. Little Doug lived with his biological family until he was 16 months old. He needs a home.

 

Princess Annie is in an orphanage where the children are in dire need. They are very small and malnourished. She is desperate for a family. 

Little Diane has a disorder often called "Babydoll Syndrome". Isn't she adorable? Is this your daughter? Do you hear God calling?

Sandra is waiting. This little one has Arthogryposis. And is she determined? She can sit up and walk with a walker. She is described as a leader and very talkative! Is this the one? 

Don't leave them wondering "why not me?"....

What It Will Take...

"For nothing is impossible with God"

Luke 1:37

He has brought us this far. He has paved the way. 

Our I-800 is mailed. We have everything compiled for our dossier, as soon as we get approval, we can submit. 

But, we are thousands, yes, thousands, of dollars short. 

What will it take? Hands coming together...building a bridge to bring Shannon home. 

The further we delve into this, the more urgent the need for a "rescue mission". We can never get to the point where we are unable to move because of funding.  

Shannon has lost her biological family and her original committed family. We cannot let her lose another. 

I know, I know...money is tight. We feel it every day, in every way. And we sacrifice. Each one of us is committed to sacrificing in order to bring Shannon home.

I'm telling you....$5 is not too little. Every dollar adds up.

Even better, when you donate to our FSP on the right hand side…it is tax deductable. Or donate via Chip In on the top left hand side of the page. For every $10 donation right now we will send you an orphan bracelet as a thank you.

If you don’t like doing online payments, you can also send a check to Reece’s Rainbow by mail. Just make sure you specify Shannon’s name- for the Shpak Family on the check.

Mail to: 

Reece's Rainbow
PO Box 4024
Gaithersburg, MD 20885

Pray...please pray that He will provide. That the worry of funding will not be one that lays heavy on our hearts. That He will provide exactly what we need in His timing.

Bring Her Home...

This is the mental institution…the place Shannon calls “home”…

There doesn’t seem to be much hope, does there?

Imagine if your child was here…you would do anything to break her free, wouldn’t you?

I cherish these little glimpses into the life of our sweet girl. Bits and pieces of a distant land…so foreign from our own…

But, her face, so familiar to me…

"Bring her home" we fervently whisper to God...

We plead with God to make this happen “bring her home”. It seems daunting…sometimes impossible…

Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26

And we are reminded, nothing is impossible with God…

Please help us “bring her home"...

Orphan Bracelets

Our children worked hard and produced these awesome, colorful orphan bracelets! They are very excited to help bring Shannon home. Each bracelet was made using only “orphan beads” the leftovers collected from a variety of people who make jewelry. Orphan beads, the discarded ones…often dubbed “useless”. Let these bracelets serve as a reminder of the 147 million orphans 

who have been discarded, set aside, forgotten.

For every $10 donation(either by Chip In or FSP, which is tax deductible) you will receive a bracelet. Please email your address to shannonshpak@gmail.com

Please help support 4 children whose dedication and passion to bring their sister home has been effortless. These kids have big dreams and even bigger hearts.

***All bracelets are made using leftover glass orphan beads***