The original zeros.

This post is more for my reference than anything else, so feel free to totally ignore it !! I was looking at my notes from back when I started the Zero the Zeros campaign - and thought that here would be as good a place as anywhere to document what has happened. It'll certainly save me from having little notebooks and scraps of paper all over the place :) So - I'll be listing all of the original zeros - the older kids who, up until last fall, did not have their own grants - so when they DID get a grant of their own (instead of a collective "older child" grant), they had zero. Along side their name, I will put how much they have in their grants as of today, March 24th 2012. I will not be including children who were added later, or who aged into the older age group. Only the original older kids with zero as of around October 1st 2011. It's a long list, so, like I said, feel free to skip it altogether :)

DS Boys 6-9

• Will #21-1 - MFFM
• Samuel #3-2 - $20
• Sheridan - $50
• Maksim S. 14G - $67.50
• Nikita K. - $50
• Denis D. - $21
• Ahmed R. - $20
• Cyril S. - $20
• Kyle #7-1 - $1261
• Jordan - $20
• Nicholas 2H - $15
• Sasha - $2111.50
• Ruslan - $836
• Andrue #6-4 - $45
• Davey - $10
• Mickey - $110.70
• Alexei - $10
• Zane - $20
• Kyle - $10
• Grant - $1140
• Andrew - MFFM
• Luke - $20
• Jeff - $130
• Drew #6-1 - $23
• Marty #6-7 - $45
• Mikale #6-6 - $10
• Madden - $55
• Dylan - $100

DS Girls 6-9

• Ellie 46 -$57.65
• Catherine P. 8CH - $126
• Danielle 2H - $1028
• Megan - $39
• Dasha - $90
• Anjelica - $10
• Isabelle #2-2 - $243
• Trista - MFFM
• Jolene 26HA - $77.50
• Tiana 26HA - $67.50
• Claire 26HA - MFFM

Other Angel Boys 6-9

• Alan $32.50
• Russ $10
• Artem 13G - $321.93
• William $101
• Gregory J. 8CH $194
• Donald $6
• Ross $6
• Matvey $33.50
• Nathan - $6
• Alexander G. 13G - $100
• Troy - $20
• Carter $27.60
• Patrick 2H - $20
• Joey - $20
• Alix - $65.11
• Sealey - $20
• Samson - $1053.50
• Anderson - $5
• Silas - $184
• Dane - $100
• David - $135
• Jason - $20
• Evan - $20
• Bobby - $673
• Harrison - MFFM
• Glenn - $20
• Dmitri - $6
• Phillip - MFFM
• Andrew - $20
• Caesar $5
• Parker - $6
• Sasha - $5
• Niko - $5
• Arthur - $20
• Vitaly - $20
• Galen - $500
• Walter - $5
• Kristopher - $89.50
• Erik - $10

Other Angel Girls 6-9

• Marley #60-1 - MFFM
• Samantha & Kristina - $118
• Christine S. 8CH - $5
• Janna - $1020
• Elaine - $20
• Iryna $140.05
• Olive - $55
• Erin - $10
• Patti - $23
• Marina - MFFM
• Nastya - $133.65
• Leila - $55
• Chrystyna - $51
• Allie - CH - $20
• Anastasia - $160
• Alisha - $10
• Natalia - $1254.75
• Yasmine - $155.61
• Lauren - $40
• Berkeley - $82.50
• Noel - $20
• Brittany - $5
• Elise - $38.50
• Linda - $10
• Judie - $5

HIV 6-9

• Susan - MFFM
• Steffie - $23
• Jenny - $23
• Ana 26HA - $6
• Yuri - $6
• Ilyssa - $31
• Andrew P. 26HA - $6
• Drew B. 26HA - $6
• Mark 14 - $6
• Alicia - $457
• Eric - $6
• Avery 3G - $6
• Andrey - $6
• Benjamin 15H - $21.60
• Maggie 2H - $30
• Rafferty - MFFM
• Katerina 2H - $50
• David 2H - $6
• James - MFFM
• Greg 2H - $4733.97
• Marjorie - $27.50
• Christian - $6
• Taylor - $6
• Yelena - $6
• McKenna - $20
• Cindy - $21
• Drew B. 26HA - $6
• George - $63
• Cindy $21

DS Boys 10+

• Kade #16-2 - $100
• Daniel 15H - $105
• Brett #19-1 - $102.70
• Kolya 15H - $1055
• Heath - $4887.94
• Andruis - $387
• Dylan #17-3 - $20
• Adam $16-1 - $56
• Michael - $20
• Tanner #31-1 - $20
• Daniel #14-2 - $20
• Daniel - $145
• Marlowe #2-3 - $20
• Dixon #2-3 - $20
• Cullen #12-4 - MFFM

DS Girls 10+

• Heather - $155
• Stephie #49-4 - $237.30
• Veronika L69 - $45
• Amelia #2-1 - $164.50
• Dawn #17-1 - $20
• Lynette #17-2 - $20
• Emilija L64 - $20
• Natalija L60 - $24
• Angelia - $20
• Harmony - $714
• Margit #6-4 - $210

Other Angel Boys 10+

• Maxim O. - $6626
• Emmitt - $1287.50
• Tyler - MFFM
• Andrew $99
• Alex - $104.40
• Lance - $6
• Frank - $6

Other Angel Girls 10+

• Makayla #11-16 - MFFM
• Laurel - $7902.81
• Kristie - $90
• Alexis - MFFM
• Justine - $100
• Kiersten - $140.48
• Prudence - $6
• Rhonda - $6

HIV 10+

• Jack 23 - $5001.60
• Brian - $27.60
• Estelle - $405
• Gerard - $22
• Marat - MFFM
• Tim 26HA - $4140
• Yana - $1231.70
• Vlad - $45
• Devon - $10
• Larissa - $200
• Irina 26HA - $28
• Kate 26HA - $20

Again - these are all the children - according to my records - who were listed with Reece's Rainbow and had zero in their account when I started this blog.

There are 41 of these kids - the original zeros - who still have less than $20 in their grants. That just isn't right. I have seen SO many children listed since then who have had their grants grow by the hundreds and thousands - while these kids get nothing.

As always - share - pray - donate !!

The Missing face

As promised (though a day late), I had a look at my last post, and found out who I had missed in my listing of children with less than $10. Amazingly - someone beat me to it, and she was already up to $20 !! Thank you, whoever you are :)

I did say I would donate to her, though - so I sent a few $ her way.

This is Maggie -

Date of Birth: June 21, 2005

The mother's rights were terminated by court. There is no father. Diagnosis: HIV+, dermatitis, umbilical hernia, dysarthria (she attends speech therapy). The children at this orphanage receive excellent medical therapy and have had their innoculations. Maggie is a normal, sociable, playful and happy child who tends to be a leader among the other kids. Additional photos are available.

She was born on my 8th wedding anniversary ! She'll be turning 7 this year - she would make a wonderful daughter, don't you think ?

Please share - pray - donate !!

I was going to beg

I was ready to start begging, but the numbers are slowly, slowly getting lower. I know I keep saying we're taking baby steps, but sometimes they are so agonizing slow I hardly see them move. I am not a patient person, and find myself checking the grants far too often - you know how a watched kettle never boils ? I guess I've got to stand back and stop watching - baby steps :)

Since my last post, there are now 5 more members of the $20 Club, and 7 kids have inced over the $10 barrier !! That's all in just four days - so I really can't complain - can I ? There are now "only" 55 children with less than $20, and "only" 35 of them have less than $10 !!

I'm going to focus on the 35 today - every single one of them are in either the "Other Angels" or "HIV" categories - both 6-9 year olds, and 10+ year olds. None of them are getting younger, and we all know what that means - an institution for life - or kicked out onto the streets for a life of drugs and prostitution.

First - those without a picture :( Read the descriptions - close your eyes - picture the children. Imagine them with a family. Maybe yours ??

Rhonda - Meet this eleven year old cutie pie! She is the winner of a Good Student Award in 2011. She enjoys learning and her classmates and likes to serve others as well. She is good at imitating sounds and using signs. She enjoys music and has made tremendous progress in her development over the last few years. She is described as a calm, contented and very resilient girl with Chromosomal Disorder and Microcephaly. Given her special needs she has come far and would only gain more with a family to call her own!

Prudence - AWARD WINNER!! This little girl is the winner of the Most Studious in her class! In the eyes of her teachers she is a positive, enthusiastic and very hardworking student. By holding the wrist of an adult she is able to walk and enjoys listening to music. Although she is considered to be a child with severe special needs she is described as one of the most responsive children in her home. She loves to be sung to, talked to, touched , hugged and giggles out loud when tickled. She has a history of respiratory illnesses, congenital chromosomal disorder and global developmental delay due to mental retardation. Despite her diagnoses of multiple health issues, this sweetheart continues to grow and live joyfully every day. She deserves to enjoy the one-on-one family relationship that only a family can give her!!

Walter - Walter is hearing impaired and currently wears hearing aids. There is additional information available through the agency, including an updated auditory report.

Caesar - Caesar currently lives in foster care. He is diagnosed with developmental delays and may also have symptoms of Autism. He is described as kindhearted and does not bully the other children.

Dmitri - Diagnosis: vegetative-vascular dystonia, scoliosis

Judie - This little beauty is almost seven years old and continues to blossom every day! She is a little girl who enjoys stable health in the past year and is considered to be strong and resilient. Her never give up spirit has been encouraging to the others in her home and it is hoped her forever family will come forward to bring her home soon! Her medical history includes feedings by gastrostomy tube, epilepsy and blindness. She is being provided with ongoing physiotherapy and it is believed she will be a blessing to an adoptive family who is willing to embrace the possible challenges and unknowns in her future.

Victoria - Diagnosis: mental delay, microcephaly, partial hemiparesis, kyphoscoliosis, crossed eyes.

Parker - Parker is a handsome boy with big brown eyes! He is moderately cognitively delayed, and has a secondary cardiopathy. Parker will be a wonderful son!

Anderson - Anderson is a sweet boy who is blessed to still be at his baby house. He is significantly cognitively delayed, and needs a loving family to help his achieve his potential. He does not have any words, but communicates through other sounds. He is able to walk and is physically active. he is facing the mental institution soon, hope someone will consider him and give him the life he so deserves!

(Parker and Anderson do have photos in their listings, but they are too large place here)

Look at these faces - really look at them - look into their eyes - they deserve so much more.

I know there's someone missing, but I can hardly keep my eyes open - if you figure out who it is and leave me a comment, I'll donate to their grant tomorrow. If no-one tells me who it is, I'll find out for myself tomorrow, and devote a whole blog post to them. And donate to them Please, pick one of those beautiful faces, click on their picture, and help them get to $10 - or even better, to $20 - or more !!!