AN UNCOMMONLY BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT

(I.D. B11_25) Born in East Africa on Christmas Eve 2004, this beautiful little boy spent the first three months of his life in the care of his biological mother. She reportedly left him often in the care of an elderly woman's daycare service and for reasons unknown, she one day simply failed to return for him. He remained in the care of the elderly woman for the next five years until she could no longer provide the kind of care a growing boy of his age needed. It was at this point in time that the woman brought him to a local care center.

Shortly after coming into care, a child protection officer at the center described him as, "an extremely outgoing, jolly child who loves to care for the younger children at the center". She went on to say that he is, "a responsible child who is turning into a good leader" and "fits easily into the center without challenge". He is reportedly in good health and gets along well with everyone. His uncommonly beautiful spirit, however, is agreeably his most outstanding quality. Despite his circumstances and despite the long wait for a family to call his own, this patient little boy is noted to exude a spirit that will undoubtedly continue to illuminate his path in life.

This child is in need of a family who has parented past his age, preferably has experience in older child adoption and who understands the loss and grief issues associated with inter country adoption. Couples must be between the ages of 25 and 44, married for at least two years and have no more than five children already in the home. For additional information please contact Erin Mower at erinm@holtinternational.org