Sending Smiles To Myles - And His Forever Family

Dear Friends,

This is a miracle in the works.  As Myles’ (also spelled Miles) story has been weighing on my heart, it has also touched the hearts of many others.  I just received word last night that Myles has a family who has started the process of adopting him!  

I want to share with you a little bit more about how this boy’s story is coming together:

1.  Myles will have 13 other siblings!  10 of them still live at home!

2.  The couple adopting him just returned from China last fall.  They adopted TWINS.  As I’ve shared with you from my personal experience, adoption is expensive, and adopting two is even MORE expensive!

3.  This couple has experience with Myles’ condition and they are ready to get him on the road to recovery as soon as possible.  

4.  This couple is still trying to financially recover from their last adoption(s).  The mom shared with me that they felt called to adopt Myles and that they are stepping out in faith.  They don’t have the funds, and she intends to fundraise to pay for the remaining fees of Miles’ adoption that isn’t covered by adoption waivers and grants.

5.  Because of the seriousness of Miles’ condition, the adoption agency intends on getting the family to Miles within 3-4 months, leaving them very little time to raise the money they need to adopt him.  On top of the added stress of coming up with financial support within a very short timeframe, this mom and dad will have paperwork to complete and plans to make as they continue to care for their other children.  Just the thought stresses ME out!

Friends, this is our opportunity to help this family.  The hard part is truly on them.  They are dedicating the rest of their lives to helping this boy and their other 13 children.  What they are doing is amazing!  

Here is the great news:  I found out that between some grants and waivers, this family only needs to raise $12,000 to fund Myles’ adoption!  This is so attainable!  

So now I’m asking you, what if we can relieve the stress a little by covering the remainder of their adoption fees so that these parents don’t have to fundraise?  What if they can just focus on getting to Miles?  

I need your participation more than ever, and it will only require a few minutes of your time and if you can, $10 from your wallet.

If you haven’t posted a picture with the hash tag, #SmilesToMyles, will you do so today?  How amazing would it be for this family to be able to share with Myles all the smiles that were sent his way.  What a story of hope and how it will speak in volumes to him about how, while he was waiting and lonely, God was moving people all over the world to save his life.  

In addition to blessing Myles, know that every smile posted is also a smile to encourage this brave family to keep moving forward.  I cannot even begin to express how scary the unknowns of adoption can be.  One of the best gifts you can give a family who is in the process of adopting is support.

Your smile is a symbol of hope, love, and support to this brave family who are living a life of sacrifice.  

Next, can you tag or message some of your friends and ask them to participate?  

You can even write something along the lines of, 

I just sent #SmilesToMyles and I challenge (list friends' names) to send him a smile too!

If you’d like me to add your picture to the website, tag me on Facebook and write that you give me permission to post it on the Love An Orphan site or email it to me at iloveanorphan@gmail.com

And last but not least, please go to http://reecesrainbow.org/93308/myles and donate $10 

(or more!)  

We need to raise this money as quickly as possible!  If each of us can get ten of our friends to help out by donating and then asking ten of their friends, this family will be funded in no time!  It will take 1,200 people to make this happen.  This number is not so big when you consider how many people there are on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

So that is it!  

Your mission is to be one of the 1,200 people, and then invite your friends to be a part of this opportunity to bless a little boy!

Thank you so much to all of you who have raised awareness, posted pictures, and donated to help Myles get to his forever family.  You are a hero ~ and you are helping save this boy’s life.