http://reecesrainbow.org/39937/penny-2
Shelley Bedford. http://www.only1mom.com/
She's a wonderful woman who has found families for so many children. She is the one who raised the funds to get medical care for the children who desperately needed it in the orphanage and who has been coordinating donations of special formula for them.
Amanda Unroe. http://lifeofthemomofmany.blogspot.com/
Amanda just returned from Christiana's home country where she adopted 5 little sweeties.
Susanna Musser. http://theblessingofverity.com/
Many of you know her as "Katie's Mom". She's worked tirelessly to spread awareness about the terrible conditions that these children suffered in.
And last, but not least... all of the amazing women in the Reece's Rainbow group on Facebook. There are way too many to list here. Wonderful, generous, loving, kind... these words don't begin to describe them.
One last thing... I was asked recently if I thought it was possible to save "all of them" (orphans). (It was asked with sarcasm, by the way.)
My answer is... probably not. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try. If only one out of the 143 million orphans in the world (yes... there are really that many) finds a home, it's worth it. It's worth all of the blogging, fundraising, travelling, and effort.
This girl... SHE is worth it all.
She is my 1 in 143 million. She is my daughter. Christiana Renee Matthews.


