that baby girl in Taiwan still needs a family - please pray!
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I posted about a month ago about Li-Ru. She's eight months old now. She has some special needs, though her prognosis is unknown right now other than "developmental delays" and "schizencephaly." She's in Taiwan. She doesn't have a family. She will be transferred to an institution soon - probably within a week or two - if she doesn't have a family to adopt her.
The costs are less than I previously shared: $10,000 for all the in-country costs in Taiwan. Additional costs include US paperwork expenses and travel, which for us will be about $7,000 ($1,400 for our home study, $890 for US CIS paperwork and fingerprinting, $3,500-4,000 for travel and lodging in Taiwan, and ~$900 for post-adoption paperwork and court fees in the US). That brings the total estimated cost for Li-Ru's adoption to $17,000.
Please spread the word. Please do what you can to help us find Li-Ru a family. No, her needs aren't known, but she loves her caregivers and she is making progress, albeit at a different rate than other babies. And she would thrive much more in a family than an institution.
I have a picture and a video and some medical records I can share with anyone who is interested. Just email me at shannon@theworksofgoddisplayed.com.
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Today I began posting at Support for Special Needs about our adoption journey. I'll be sharing over there once or twice a month about the whole process of adopting a child with special needs, and I'm thankful that they were willing to add me to the line-up!
The costs are less than I previously shared: $10,000 for all the in-country costs in Taiwan. Additional costs include US paperwork expenses and travel, which for us will be about $7,000 ($1,400 for our home study, $890 for US CIS paperwork and fingerprinting, $3,500-4,000 for travel and lodging in Taiwan, and ~$900 for post-adoption paperwork and court fees in the US). That brings the total estimated cost for Li-Ru's adoption to $17,000.
Please spread the word. Please do what you can to help us find Li-Ru a family. No, her needs aren't known, but she loves her caregivers and she is making progress, albeit at a different rate than other babies. And she would thrive much more in a family than an institution.
I have a picture and a video and some medical records I can share with anyone who is interested. Just email me at shannon@theworksofgoddisplayed.com.
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Today I began posting at Support for Special Needs about our adoption journey. I'll be sharing over there once or twice a month about the whole process of adopting a child with special needs, and I'm thankful that they were willing to add me to the line-up!