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In July and October of 2022, our organization worked closely with Madison Adoptions and the Central Authority of Colombia as we visited 16 foster homes and 8 high-risk orphanages. Our team was able to capture photos, videos, and detailed information about each child which we later shared with child welfare services in Colombia for distribution to the partnering adoption agencies. Shortly after returning home on July 7, our organization started advocating for these 43 orphans with the hope of finding a family for all of them. We have received hundreds of different inquiries requesting more information about adoption and we are happy to report that 11 of the children we visited now have committed families.
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Addi
Addi is very smart and is in the 4th grade. Her favorite subject is Science and when she grows up she wants to become a doctor. She speaks Spanish and attends Mass. She is compassionate with other children, adults, and others who receive care at the orphanage. She supports the other children ...
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Salvador
Salvador is a sweet three year old boy who is blind. Fortunately, he is in a good foster home and receives physical, occupational and language therapy weekly. He is such a happy kid and from what we could see he is doing well with his development. He walks, is able to climb stairs with someone h...
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Calvin (Part 1)
Calvin is a sweet and kind boy. He is ten years old and was born with Down syndrome. He has been in an orphanage his whole life. He is an active boy who likes to play soccer, run, jump and dance. He had our whole team smiling and laughing when we were with him. Calvin would absolutely thrive in...
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Marianne
Marianne is a spunky 12 year old girl who has Down syndrome. She is very easy to chat with. She is a very smart girl and actually asked someone in our group who looks Italian if they were Italian so she is very aware and detail oriented. She is confident, kind and funny with a little sass too....
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Johan
Johan likes eating vegetables. Knows his numbers, likes soccer and his favorite Colombian player is James Rodriguez. He can walk, speak spanish and is quiet. He is in the 5th grade and his favorite subject is Science. He is kind and shares toys with others. Johan has syndrome of Deletion, Develo...
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Matt
Matt had everyone in our group smiling. He is a confident kid that has a contagious smile. His favorite food is “juice” and his favorite color is black. He easily expresses himself and has a great sense of humor. He has spina bifida and has been at the institution for 5 years. He braces on hi...
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Christiano
Christian is very happy, cool, handsome, athletic, outgoing, and has leadership skills. He plays soccer on his school's team. He also loves drawing. He considers all of his friends at the orphanage his family. His number one goal in life is to have a family! A few things he wants to accompli...
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Danny
Danny loves his sister “DARLA”, who is also in an orphanage, because she defended and protected him when he was little. He is calm and follows rules. He can juggle a soccer ball, loves drawing and dancing. He loves soccer, basketball, volleyball. He really enjoys learning English. He is a s...
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Darla
Darla loves her brother “DANNY” and defended/protected him when he was little. She really loves her brother, she describes him as a sweet boy, they both love each other so much. Darla has really reflected her time away from her brother and she realizes how much she loves him and wants to be abl...
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Lula
Lula loves dancing! Lula is a princess. She is very sweet and she listens to adults when they speak. Her favorite subject at school is English, when asked to show us her English she was very impressive! Her absolute biggest dream in life is to have a family!
Lula is eligible for a HEROES Ado...
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Lucas
Lucas's favorite food is Chinese noodles. He doesn’t like sports. He enjoys listening to music, playing board games, and watching scary movies. His favorite color is green. He does home school and doesn’t like loud places. He would thrive in a single/only child placement. His biggest dream ...
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Jude
Jude attends school and likes Spanish class. His favorite color is yellow and his favorite food is “rice pudding or whatever but not salad”. He likes selling things and pretending he is a banker. He is a nice boy with a strong-willed personality. He interacts well with his peers and loves to ...
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Enrique
Enrique is in the 4th grade and likes school and has good grades. His favorite subjects are Art, religion, and Math. His favorite food is a seafood soup. His favorite colors are orange and blue. He loves video games and his favorite video games is Mario Brothers. He is creative and enjoys do...
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Gabe
Gabe tries to be independent. He loves dancing and painting rocks. His favorite color is blue and he loves Carne Asada/Beef, chicken and eggs. He loves playing soccer and basketball. He was excited to do his interview in hopes to find his forever family!
Gabe is eligible for a HEROES Adoptio...
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Eric
Eric's brother "Dylan" is also at the same orphanage. Eric enjoys playing soccer and basketball. He is calm and a very patient boy.
Eric is eligible for a HEROES Adoption Grant! Click here to learn more about this amazing way to offset the cost of adoption, and gain more financial clarity duri...
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Eli
Eli is in the 5th grade and loves Art, History, and PE. His favorite color is black and he loves soccer. He is brave, coordinated, friendly, likes to help and wants others to know that he is “kind”. He likes the food at the orphanage but likes the eggs best. He enjoys doing par core and loved...
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Elena
Elena likes writing letters and poems, reading, and playing with younger children. Her favorite colors are blue, white, black, and fushia. She likes Math. She wants to do cheerleading but there is none at the institution. Her favorite animal is a dog. She likes fried fish, and french fries wi...
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Benjamin
Benjamin attends 5th grade at a regular school and loves it. He doesn’t like sports but loves origami, drawing, painting, singing, dancing, and his favorite subject is Art. He enjoys skateboarding and soccer. He is a perfectionist, artistic, kind, easy going, and shy. He likes to eat beans an...
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Adam
Adam likes to play soccer. His favorite player is Neymar. He is a 5th grader and likes school and does very well. His favorite class is Spanish. His favorite color is blue. He is sweet, likes to help, likes
arts and crafts, and likes making bracelets. He is shy and very tender. His two big... -
Julieta
Julieta is a beautiful, loving, sweet and kind girl. She likes all food except salad. Her favorite color is blue and her favorite animals are elephants. She likes school, is in 6th grade, and her favorite subject is English. She likes gymnastics and can do handstands, backbends and is learning...
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Sam
Sam is in the 6th grade and likes Mathematics. His favorite color is red. He is a good friend, likes to help, and seeks out adults for a friend. Sam gives amazing hugs! He likes to play soccer and video games.
Sam is eligible for a HEROES Adoption Grant! Click here to learn more about this am...
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Alfonso
Alfonso is in the 5th grade and Math is his favorite subject. His favorite color is red. He loves pizza and riding bikes. He wants to become a professional soccer player when he grows up. His care-givers say he is very helpful and sweet.
Alfonso is eligible for a HEROES Adoption Grant! Click...
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Josh
Josh likes to play basketball, and his favorite soccer player is Christiano Ronaldo. He loves cats. His favorite colors are black and white.
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Marcus
Marcus's grandparents taught him to raise animals and he misses that. He likes animals, riding bikes and farming. His favorite colors are red and blue. He goes to school and his favorite subjects are Math and Religion. He follows the rules, is polite, good with friends, and respectful with aut...