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    And an aspiring disciple of Jesus, defender of the oppressed, writer, graphic designer and photographer.

    I write and speak on navigating through the fog of life…you know, when things don’t go exactly as planned and am fuelled by a passion to amplify the voices of those on the margins…
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A Bruised Reed… Urgent Prayer Request

March 19, 2011

Written by Poppies Blooming….

Carrington Burman

I don’t even know where to begin for this post. It breaks my heart to say this but the photo below may upset you. Also, if you have young children you may prefer to not show them this post.
I’ve shared so much of my heart for orphans on this blog. I’ve tried to raise awareness, whatever that means, and I’ve asked you who read my blog countless times to help the orphans by praying, donating, or adopting.
I’ve shared about the conditions the little ones exist in in countries such as Eastern Europe… banging on and on about their need and asking, begging for your help.

A bruised reed He will not break,


And smoking flax He will not quench;


He will bring forth justice for truth. Isaiah 42v3

I have used this Scripture on my blog several times, even made mention of it in my previous post regarding Kirill. But why is this significant? Because it shows that God placed value on those who were weak… He did not discard someone just because those around them may not place any value on them.
In Eastern Europe, children with special needs (the weak or imperfect) are cast off… put into orphanages to be forgotten, then sent to institutions to warehouse them until their death. They simply do not value the lives of children with special needs.

This is where Reece’s Rainbow steps in. To find families for these precious children. All of those who advocate post on our blogs hoping that a family will come forward for these beautiful kids. We simply do not want to see the same children on the Angel Tree year after year. We want them to be home, in a family, learning what love is and what it can do.

One of these children, a little girl now named Carrington, was in great need of a family. She was adopted by the Burman family and when her new Mum got her to the flat they were staying in whilst in Eastern Europe, she was shocked by what she saw.

You may wonder how she didn’t know this already. Well, it is quite common for the carers to bundle the children up in big heavy coats even just for a meeting in an indoor room at the orphanage. I’ve said before but it is worth mentioning again, that it may very well be to keep the new family from seeing how small they are.

In Carrington’s case, it couldn’t have been more true. As the following photo shows, she was literally dying. She is 3 years old and weighs 11 lbs.

When her new Mum saw her condition she contacted her paediatrician in the US and they arranged for her to be taken immediately to the emergency room in hospital upon landing in the US. That was Thursday night. As of now, Carrington is in a fight for her life. Her body was already shutting down, preparing to die. She hasn’t kept anything down, even that which has been administered by tube.

Thus says God the LORD,

Who created the heavens and stretched them out,

Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,

Who gives breath to the people on it,

And spirit to those who walk on it: Isaiah 42v5
I am praying these Scriptures over little Carrington this night. Praying that this God who created the Heavens and who gives breath to people on earth will breathe life into this little angel. This little one that is certainly not the only one dying… but I’m clinging to the hope that the same God who breathed life into Adam will again breath life into little Carrington.
When you see the condition she was in, you may very well want to block the image from your mind and just get on with your day hoping to forget. I hope you never forget and that it will stir you to pray for the children in these countries that are discarded. I hope that you will fall to your knees in tears, as several of the grown men in hospital when they saw Carrington’s condition, and plead for them in prayer. I hope it motivates you to give to a family’s adoption if you hear about one or a child’s grant so they are more likely to have a family come forward for them. I hope that you will never be silent about these children and that one day we will no longer need to advocate for them because they are all loved and in their families.
But for right now, I want you to pray. I want you to pray for Carrington… pray that God will breathe life into her body and that her internal organs will remember what they were created for and begin to function. I also want you to pray for the rest of the family who are obviously beside themselves with worry for their new little one. Just pray… please.

This is the little life on who’s behalf we are pleading…

Thank you so much for your prayers.
**POST EDIT- updates on little Carrington’s progress can be found here

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    Strategic communicator and storyteller.

    I am the wife of a very talented musician who takes me around the world in pursuit of excellence. Mama to Jakob, Audrey and Ella, who just happens to have Down Syndrome.
    And an aspiring disciple of Jesus, defender of the oppressed, writer, graphic designer and photographer.

    I write and speak on navigating through the fog of life…you know, when things don’t go exactly as planned and am fuelled by a passion to amplify the voices of those on the margins…
    oh, and coffee…lots of coffee.

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