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Contact Info:
Raymond &
Kathryn Montoya
(208) 362-5669
PO Box 413
Eagle, ID 83616
Email:
kathryn@cbdeafministry.org
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A Word About Deaf Adoptions
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April Winkles-Garcia...an Adoption Story
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Please keep us in your prayers! We meet our boys Wednesday at 11am! We are so excited!
Its 1am the morning of the meeting and I cannot sleep. I’m so anxious. Please pray
that this is an instant connection. It is going to be tough for the boys. I don’t
think they realize what adoption means; they have been in the same foster home since
removal 3 years ago when they were just 2 and 6 years old. I think they believe
they are already in their forever home. It's hard taking them from a good home and
making them understand why.
This will be the first meeting of about 3 or 4 meetings before they come home. Also,
our church donated $300 in a gift card for clothing and accessories for the boys,
also a group “adopted” us at church and are purchasing a bunk bed, mattresses, pillows,
bedding sheets, etc. We are so thrilled! God is just taking us right through this
with no problem! Now all we need is a van which we are working on! God is so awesome.
One of our children’s ministry pastors emailed me and said whenever God puts something
on your heart and you follow his guidance...he will see you through. No matter how
difficult times are, he will make a way for it to all work out. That truly moved
me in a way she will probably never know.
The minute we heard about these boys we knew they were ours. Even though we were
looking for younger children we knew in our hearts that these were our boys. We
haven’t seen a picture at all and don’t know much about them. Were taking a true
step of faith and he is just opening doors and leading our path. Please keep us
in your prayers today. Thanks so much for your support!
-- April Winkles-Garcia
Deaf Adoption Coordinator
april@cbdeafministry.org
"The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard
will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and
a little child will lead them." (Isaiah 11:6)
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From the Montoya's
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"Why are people sticking things into my ears? Why are people looking at me and constantly
moving their mouths? Why do I have to go into this little room with all these wires
stuck to my head and ears? My friends look at my new mama and move their mouth then
they get a cup of milk. I move my mouth, but she doesn't even look at me. I want
a cup of milk too! Why won't she look at me. I'm going to scream! Oh, now she looked
at me. I am moving my mouth again, but she just looks away again. This is not working.
Why does it always work for the others? I just want a cup of milk." (An excerpt
from Emily's Story by Kathryn Montoya)
The frustration of a deaf child in a home where there is no education for them,
no language for them and no way to use what hearing they have left is impossible
to measure. Deaf children need a loving enviroment where they can be understood
and have the ability to understand others. If you feel that God is calling you to
adopt a deaf child let us know, we would love to help get you started!
-- Kathryn and Ray
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure
and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to
keep oneself from being polluted by the world" (James 1:27)
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