Our family of 5 had the pleasure of adopting a
beautiful Russian baby girl in October of 2011, making us a perfect and
complete family of 6!
Sophie was
in the Sosnovoborsk Baby home#5 in Krasnoyarsk. We are extremely
grateful to the caretakers and director of the orphanage for taking such
good care of Sophie before she came into her Forever Family! Not enough
attention is ever paid to these women who care for our babies long
before we get to hold and love on them. They told us that Sophie was so
easy to take care of. I would like to give credit for Sophie being
such a sweet child to the love and attention her caregivers gave to
her. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to take care of a room full
of 20 babies. To bathe them, feed them, change them and give them any
sort of attention it must take a huge heart to do that. We will be
forever grateful for them!
We have been deeply hurt by the news that American families might not ever get to adopt Russian children again.
Sophie’s
entire being has changed since she came into our home. It’s as if she
was given life! I know she had that full energy and infectious
personality inside of her but there was just too many other children to
compete with, she just kept it inside because she wouldn’t be noticed!
Not because of neglect, but because there were just so many others to
care for.
She has become this
child that never stops laughing or smiling! Everyone she meets wants to
learn about her and when we tell her story, it’s encourages other
families to look into adopting from Russia.
See,
Sophie has become her own advocate. Each baby, child and teenager
needs an advocate to tell the world they need a home. When you look at
Sophie, before and after she was adopted, it is a true testament as to
how a loving nurturing family can bring out such a beautiful work of
God!
Please consider giving the
other children in Russia an opportunity to be loved and nurtured so
they may live a full life and to be given opportunities to achieve
their fullest potential!
Thank you,
The Boyd Family
Sophie “Marina” Boyd
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