Caleb's file is ready and with the America World Adoption Agency and he's ready for a family to pick him.
Caleb would need a family looking for a slightly older child. He's almost 11 years old and will "age out" at 14. He is such a sweet, sweet kid with a great sense of humor.
The majority of the kids at this welfare house had some sort of special need. Many of those special needs were fairly obvious; Downs, CP, cleft lip/palate. But I couldn't figure out Caleb's special need.
Turns out he has Cerebral Palsy. Apparently he had very tight muscles in his legs and had difficulty walking. Several years ago he had surgery to lengthen those muscles and how walks with hardly any abnormalities in gait. What that tells me is that this kid is a fighter and has overcome some remarkable hurdles set before him. Now, we need to help him overcome that hurdle to find a family.
So...here's my challenge to you. Please share this post and pray that someone will look at his face (either here or on the waiting child list) and see their son.
I'm really not into how many people read this blog but I want to show you the power of sharing. My post on Rosemary was viewed over 1200 times...and she now has a family and has come off the waiting child list. The post on Tiny Tim was viewed over 400 times and his file is not yet ready for review. The posts on Sweet Baby Girl and Lovey Girl, neither of who have a file yet, were viewed by over 300 people. Sharing works!!!
And here is what makes this so very personal for me. My own 12 year old daughter, adopted from China, was recently referred to a pediatric neurologist to be tested for CP. Ironically, instead of panicking in our pediatrician's office, I felt this calm peace and saw Caleb's face in my mind. We won't know for sure on our daughter until later this fall, but it's possible we've been living with CP in our family and never realized it. If the diagnosis turns out to be CP, it doesn't change who she is, what she's capable of or her potential. It just answers some questions but doesn't define her.
Please don't let the CP label define Caleb. Look past that scary label and see the sweet little boy who stole my heart....long before he stole my sunglasses. :)
(P.S....I "borrowed"/stole pictures from my teammates that I felt captured his amazing funny spirit.)
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