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-Adel Hafeez is a one month old baby boy from Saudi Arabia. His parents already have 11 children and can't even afford to care for them. His parents Haifa and Ali, would like to keep in touch with him and would also like him to learn Arabic in addition to English, with your approval of course.
-Adrian Dierk is a 14 year old boy from Germany [he speaks German and a little English]. He is wheelchair confined after a car accident that killed his parents. He also has severe emotional problems and will need a psychiatrist. Since the accident 2 years ago, he refuses to do anything besides looking out a window. Before the accident, he loved to swim, play basketball, and do anything involving art.
-Demetria Celeste and Winter Ireland are 16 year old twins from England. Demetria is very artistic. She loves painting, cooking, and fashion. Winter is more into literature and writes superb poems, stories, and does well in school. They are inseperable. Demetria and Winter both are selective mutes due to the physically, emotional, and sexual abuse endured by their uncle, who sheltered them after the death of their parents when they were 12. They are bringing with them a miniature daschaund named Azure [f].
-Janneke Karin is a 3 year old girl from the Netherlands [she only speaks Dutch]. She loves to dance and play with other children. She is scared of water and you may have difficulty giving her bathes.
-Sander Ruud and Juliana Lisanne are Janneke's older siblings. They are 7 year old twins. Sander likes to play baseball and is very good at math. Juliana is mute [not selective], and has been since birth. She likes to play with other children, and adores animals. She is also good in school, but excels in science and literature.
-Kiran Abhay is a 2 week old boy from India.
-Manu Shankhar is Kiran's 4 month old brother.
-David Abram Gideon is an 11 year old from America. He suffers from dyslexia but strives hard in school to stay an A average student. David loves a huge variety of sports, but his two favorite are lacrosse and bowling. He usually runs about 2 miles each day [averaging 8 minutes per mile], and would like to join his new school's track&field team. He loves animals, and if he can't persue a career in sports, he would love to do something to help animals.

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Please keep us informed on how the children are doing.

This message was edited 6/4/2007, 2:47 PM