Category: special needs

Avi's Story, Orphan Care, special needs

Avigayil Christina’s Simple Ice Cream Pleasure

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 Luke 10:21
“…I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children…”
Help Hope and Britt have the same hope and joy as Avigayil Christina…the simple pleasure of chocolate ice cream on a hot 90 degree day with friends and family. Please visit their YouCaring link Return 2 China here or by going to the widget at the side of this blog.
If you missed the fundraiser by Handmade Hope you can still donate and help them come home! Thank you so much, and remember the joy you might be searching for is found in Christ and His small hidden secrets. Like watching a child smile with joy– a child who was once tossed away like a piece of trash,  and about whom you were asked “why would you want her when there are all the healthy able bodied children you could adopt?” A child you were told who would never be able to swallow. Oh the joy in seeing her smile and chatter and hearing her say Mama!

Help Hope and Britt…help the so many more waiting and it reminds me of another Christina written about by Victor Marx. She returned to her family after three years being held by ISIS. Please, go read and pray and see what the Lord would have you do!
Adoption, Aging Out, Eastern Europe, International Adoption, Orphan Care, special needs, Waiting Child Advocacy

Two Siblings Who Will Melt Your Heart

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These two siblings will melt you heart–videos available! G is an active child with good friendships! . in school, he is good at analyzing, summarizing and determining cause-effect relationships. His only special need is a minor speech impairment. He needs help from adults to deal with certain situations. He likes fast, competitive games and tries hard to win. Isn’t that a charming smile?
His older sister V is well-respected and accepted among those she knows. She has no known special needs. She has beautiful handwriting and in school, she does homework independently. She can talk about her past experiences and also likes fast, dynamic games. She has a close relationship with her brother, protecting him and giving him advice. Her eyes seem so sad – you imagine her eyes lit up with the love a family?

Imagine what joy these two children could add to a family! There are more pictures, videos, and information available on our Waiting Child Advocacy page. Please contact us for the password.
Adoption, Aging Out, International Adoption, Sasha's Story, special needs, urgent, Waiting Child Advocacy

"Merry and Radiant" S will be transferred to an Adult Mental Institution

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This precious girl, who is described as “merry and radiant,” will be transferred to an adult mental institution. Many of you may be following the story of Allie-Jo, a 13 year old in China who is aging out in 3 weeks. Did you know that S is also aging out in 3 weeks? Please help S the same way you are helping Allie-Jo. Pray and share her story! As an adopted woman with six adopted, special-needs sisters (including from Eastern Europe) I know what a bleak future awaits S if she is not adopted. A family would only have to complete their I800A before her birthday to keep her from aging out! If you are considering S please know that Ting Ministries will do whatever we can to help! Please don’t let finances or medical terms deter you.
This is not a game. Advocating is not something we do just for fun. A child’s life is at stake. PLEASE– we have videos of S talking, pictures, and more information about S on our Waiting Child Advocacy page at www.tingministries.blogspot.com. Please contact us for the password so you can learn more about S today. There is no time to waste.
A bit about S: She is a girly-girl who loves to do her nails, and wear bows and tiaras in her hair. She is listed as having moderate mental delay, hydrocephalus and Spina bifida, but she can get around independently in her wheelchair. S is quite social, a leader among her peers, and loves going to school (for special-needs children).
“If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large.” ~William Wilberforce, abolitionist and author of “Real Christianity”
Orphans don’t need curious bystanders. Orphans need incurable fanatics.
Adoption, Bulgaria, International Adoption, Lina's Story, Orphan Care, special needs

What the World Doesn’t Understand – Angelina is Walking

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When Angelina came home five years ago, we weren’t sure she would ever walk. Look at her today! She is walking on her own! Lina is one of the many orphans who deserve to be in a family. Caring for the orphan means sacrifice. You may pour yourself out, but the joy an orphan brings to your life will change and bless you immeasurably.

Before: Lina in Bulgaria at 5 years old
After: Lina home 5 years


Though this is opposite from what the word tells us. But 1 Corinthians 2:14 says: “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.” While the world may not understand why one would sacrifice their lives for a special-needs orphan, who may never “achieve” anything…as Christians, this is the heart of the Gospel. Christ died for us, while we were yet sinners. (Romans 5:8).



What role does God want you to play in the life of the orphan? If we search His word, He will reveal Himself. His heart for the orphan is written throughout Scripture.
Adoption, Aging Out, Annie's Story, China, International Adoption, special needs, Team Ting

Congrats Grad!

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In the time of graduations and commencements, we have one more grad to congratulate around here! Hannah “Annie” had a graduation party in her class! 

She has quite a story–from an aging out orphan in China to an orphan advocate in the US. Please take the time to really look at these two pictures. The first is Annie in China, before she knew she had a family coming for her. The second was taken about a year later. 



When Ting Ministries says family can transform a child–this is why. Look at that smile! Hannah is super smart. She is already understanding and speaking English while maintaining her Chinese! When Ting Ministries says every child deserves a family–this is why. We rushed to China just in time for Hannah. If we hadn’t, she would have aged out, never knowing the love of a family, never going to school, and never having opportunities to be a voice for orphans–including her two sisters waiting in China, Brittan and Hope. Can you please consider helping Brittan and Hope to have the same opportunities as Hannah? Please go to www.youcaring.com/return2china to learn more, donate, and share their story. Hannah is home now because people came alongside us to make sure she made it. Now, Hannah wants to make sure the same happens for her sisters.

Congratulations Hannah! We can’t wait to see the big plans the Lord has for your life.

Jeremiah 29:11
Proverbs 31:8-9