How the "Make a Difference" campaign works: 

Keira, our executive director's daughter, decided she wanted to help raise money for Othniel's adoption, so her kindergarten class created an Othniel's "Make a Difference" campaign! The kindergarteners in Keira's class have been earning "points" this April. They can earn points by helping others, showing kindness, and giving up treats! Each point they earn is worth 25 cents and each child has been encouraged to try to earn at least 40 points. 

How you can help:

Donate to Keira's kindergarten class "Make a Difference" campaign! Your gift will give a kindergartener the opportunity to help with Othniel's adoption fund.

$10 will sponsor one kindergartener in their effort to do kind and helpful acts on behalf of Othniel. 

Click here to sponsor a kindergartener's "Make a Difference" campaign to get Othniel adopted! 

Othniel's story:

Born without eyes and a severe case of cerebral palsy, Othniel was given up to an orphanage in India shortly after he was born. For two years, he survived drinking only bottles of milk and lying in a crib. Othniel missed many developmental milestones because the orphanage couldn’t provide him with the specialized attention he needed. However, everything changed drastically the day that a local Christian couple walked into Othniel’s life. 

This local couple knew God had called them to become Othniel’s parents and they set to work to make it happen. Othniel will be their fourth adopted child, in addition to three biological children. Despite the fact that Indian law says that they could not legally adopt again and already reached the maximum number of children in their home, the couple was certain that God spoke to them about the little boy who laid in a cradle and could not see. He was meant to be their son! 

The $3,000 cost of the adoption fees alone are daunting to this large family, not to mention the costs of caring for Othniel’s special needs…but they will not be deterred from what they know God has called them to do.