I’ve had a few requests for updates on what’s going on with past Advocate & Pray kids. Tracking down how their stories have progressed can be difficult, but I did my best to do so with some of the kids. I may do another similar post in the future if you guys like this one.
Aris (November 4, 2013) — Aris is no longer visible on the Children’s Hope International website. I emailed someone I had talked to previously and she said that not much is happening in Ethiopia. Several families are stuck in the adoption process, matched but unable to actually bring the children home. They aren’t sure they’ll be able to continue to Ethiopia program. Pray that Aris will be well cared for, whatever happens.
Min Kyo (November 18, 2013) — Min Kyo is no longer listed with Heart Gallery, LA. I don’t know what that means, but hopefully it’s good news.
Sunny (December 2, 2013) — I can’t even find the initial post that mentioned this young lady who was about to turn fourteen and become too old to be adopted from China.
Xiao (December 17, 2013) — I was unable to find Xiao’s listing on the agency website where I originally saw it, but some searching turned her up on the protected photo listing on Rainbow Kids. The information on her profile has not changed since my post a year and a half ago. (If you would like to view Xiao’s profile, you can register for an account with Rainbow Kids.)
Vitalik (January 6, 2014) — In an update on March 3, 2015, I mentioned that a missionary in Ukraine let me know that a friends of her’s adopted Vitalik! You can pray that he is doing well with his new family.
Greta (January 13, 2014) — On March 31, 2014, I posted to say Corine Lucas (one of our readers) posted on Facebook to let me know a family was seeking to adopt Greta. This family is still in process. Updates on the family’s blog are few and far between, but if you’d like to follow their journey, you can at Obedient 2 His Command.
Tristan (January 27, 2014) — Tristan’s profile now says it is not available for public viewing. Not sure what that indicates as far as him finding a family…
Angela (February 10, 2014) — Angela is no longer listed with Doorways to Hope.
Candy (February 25, 2014) — Candy was another young lady about to age out of the adoptable age range in China. She was listed on Gladney’s, Asia Waiting Child blog. Beyond that initial blog post, I was unable to find further updates.
Margaret (March 10, 2014) — Margaret was listed with the same agency as Aris, and is likewise no longer listed.
Olexander (March 24, 2014) — Olexander is no longer listed with Doorways to Hope.
Jacques (March 21, 2014) — Now eight years old, Jacques is still listed with AdoptUsKids and has a new profile picture.
Olive (May 5, 2014) — The original post on No Hands But Ours is still available and her profile is still listed with Bringing Hope To Children.
Zack (May 19, 2014) — When I clicked through to the No Hands but Ours post linked to on the TIO post, one bold printed line had been added to the top of the post. Update: My family has found me!
Did you like getting an update on the kids we’ve prayed for? Have you followed any of their stories more closely?
Teens Interceding for Orphans 
Amanda
/ April 20, 2015Updates are nice, yes! Too bad it’s so hard to find information, but I guess that’s for the kids’ protection most of the time. 🙂
Spencer R.
/ April 20, 2015Thanks for doing the work to figure all this out, Leah. Some good family friends of ours are some of the ones stuck waiting for Ethiopia to open back up. One government agency essentially went on strike and will no longer process paperwork. A portion of the adoption fees go to the orphanage but now with no adoptions, things are getting pretty tight. If you want to help you can donate to their nonprofit, Touch the Nations, which as already raised a couple thousand to keep the orphans fed. You can donate to Touch the Nations on their website to help (www.touchthenations.com).
Leah E. Good
/ April 22, 2015Ahh. I hate hearing that. 😦 Thanks for sharing. I’ll check out the website.
Christine
/ April 22, 2015Thanks for the updates!! A good reminder to keep them all in my prayers.
I’m sad because no one really signed up to pray for Kyan. 😦
Leah E. Good
/ April 22, 2015That is sad, Christine. The number of prayer sign-ups really fluctuates from week to week. Please feel free to send the links to friends and church family. We really need more visibility for those.