Meet the
Truax Family. James, Shelly, Toria
(18), Emma (16), Isabel (15) and Micah (8).
After
Micah’s birth in 2003, we figured that our family was complete. However,
recently we were introduced to a hosting program for orphans from Ukraine.
We were touched by the very difficult circumstances of Ukrainian orphans and
after seeing the pictures of the orphans that would be visiting our area, we
were very drawn to a group of three siblings:
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| Albina, 16 |
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| Alina, 10 |
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| Maksym, 5 |
We called
and asked if we could host the two sisters (Unfortunately, Maks was too young
to travel to the US with the group). Albina and Alina were given the chance to
spend 3 ½ weeks in our home. They fit
into our family beautifully! We
feel strongly that they belong with us, and not in an orphanage, so we are
working to adopt these beautiful children.
We have
grown increasingly anxious to adopt these orphans as we’ve learned more about
the difficult life they face. At
the young age of 16, orphans in Ukraine are sent out into the world to live as adults. Many orphans, after they “graduate”
from the orphanage, will become homeless and alone. They will lack the education necessary to provide for themselves. The hopelessness they experience
frequently leads to a life of crime, prostitution, human trafficking and even
suicide. Since Albina has already
turned 16, we feel especially anxious to get to Ukraine and save her from these
potential outcomes. We want to
insure that she, along with Alina and Maks, has a shot at a life of great
opportunity.
As you can imagine, the cost for an international adoption of three children is quite pricey. Because this opportunity presented itself so suddenly, we don’t have the necessary $68,750 set aside to pay for all adoption and travel fees. As our desire to save these children grows, we hope that others will also develop an increased desire to assist us. We cannot do this alone, so we are looking to family, friends and community to help us raise the money.
As you can imagine, the cost for an international adoption of three children is quite pricey. Because this opportunity presented itself so suddenly, we don’t have the necessary $68,750 set aside to pay for all adoption and travel fees. As our desire to save these children grows, we hope that others will also develop an increased desire to assist us. We cannot do this alone, so we are looking to family, friends and community to help us raise the money.
Making a
donation is easy. Simply click on
the donation button to the left and make your donation through paypal. If you desire to mail in your donation
or make a tax deductible donation, click on our donation tab for easy
instructions.
We invite
you to consider how you can help save these children. They need your help.
Every donation
counts.
Every donation gets us
closer to our goal.
Every donation helps
save Albina, Alina and Maks.
Thank you for joining us in our Adoption Adventure!
James, Shelly, Toria, Emma, Isabel & Micah Truax (PLUS Albina, Alina & Maksym)
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| The Truax Family saying "I LOVE YOU" right before saying good-bye to Albina and Alina. |
I just wanted to say how impressed I was with your girls & their cute song!
ReplyDeleteThey were great & I enjoyed it! Good luck with the Journey! What an awesome family you guys have! Love, Tami p.s. I was the one that took a pix of them :)
Thanks for sharing Tami! They told me that someone took their picture. I would love to have a copy if you wouldn't mind sending it to our email (truaxadoptionadventure@gmail.com). Thank you so much for your love and support! We appreciate it so much!!!
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