Please take a few minutes to sign this petition asking that the White House get involved in helping to overturn the Russian law banning adoptions by American families. President Obama needs to step up... his office has been silent over this whole issue which affects so many.... the numerous families who consider a child across the ocean their very own even if they have yet to meet them in person... the families who have held their child in their arms and loved on them, promising they will be back soon to bring them home... the families with scheduled court dates and the families who have already passed court and only need to go back to bring their child home. And of course the children. The children who's only chance of having a loving family is through international adoption. ALL Russian orphans who have been available for international adoption were already passed over by Russian families. Already rejected twice- first by their birth family and second by their own society.
Putin wants to encourage more Russian families to adopt, and I think that is wonderful. Yes, more Russian citizens should step up and care for their own. But this will not affect the children with disabilities. They will be lucky to get all the *healthy* orphans into adopted families let alone those with disabilities. We are literally their ONLY hope. I signed this petition, grateful that my daughter is home with me. All kids deserve families no matter what country that family lives in. So many people out there have the mentality of "shouldn't we care for our own before someone else's?" I try not to get too preachy, but this subject is very personal and I can't help it. If this adoption crisis urges more families to adopt domestically- that is FABULOUS. Yes, there are always children out there, near or far, who need families. Thankfully, here in the United States, we don't have dilapidated orphanages that are so decrepit that the volunteers going to help choose to bathe down in the river instead of the disgusting bathrooms. Yes, this is what the ROOF volunteers resorted to when they first began working in Lina's former institution. It was one of *those* institutions, but thankfully ROOF has turned it around quite a bit. But even with all the great opportunities ROOF is providing- NOTHING takes the place of a loving family. We saw that through our own eyes bringing Lina home. Please take a moment and read my friend Tesney's experience HERE. Tesney adopted little Kirill from the same region our Lina was in- they both were even in the same baby house. But Kirill was transferred to a different institution... one not fortunate enough to receive any help aside from the bare minimum from the Russian government. I hesitate when I say "bare minimum" because it isn't even that. My heart breaks for the children still trying to survive there, and I count my lucky stars that Lina was not transferred to this institution. PLEASE read her story: http://oureyesopened.org/2012/12/618.html
Americans are the children's ONLY hope.... they are struggling to survive when they should be living life. Please PLEASE sign this petition, and share it with others to sign too. Share it on Facebook, share it on Twitter, share it anywhere you can!! Hundreds of children's lives depend on it, and our government should be doing more to communicate with Russia and urge them to make changes.
Americans are the children's ONLY hope.... they are struggling to survive when they should be living life. Please PLEASE sign this petition, and share it with others to sign too. Share it on Facebook, share it on Twitter, share it anywhere you can!! Hundreds of children's lives depend on it, and our government should be doing more to communicate with Russia and urge them to make changes.
