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These are the families who have taken a leap of faith and committed to adopt one or more of our orphaned children most recently.
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Guess what? The Kaplewski Family is growing through adoption! Our family is hoping to welcome a new child into our home and hearts.
While adopting domestically is a beautiful thing, adopting internationally is still a great need today! Adoption agency Holt International points out in a blog post that we “still unfortunately live in a world where not every child can remain in the loving care of their birth family, or even join an adoptive family in their country of birth”.
We were initially drawn to the poorer countries in Eastern Europe. Our family shares varied interests in Eastern Europe, collectively speaking three different Eastern European languages. Add in extended family, and we’ve got five Eastern European languages covered with greater or lesser degrees of fluency. Plus, we wanted to choose a country that is part of the Hague Convention, which ensures safe and ethical adoption processes.
In international adoption, children that are harder to place often become ‘waiting children’. They are either older or have more complex special needs. It’s a type of adoption that has a special pull on our hearts. And, it is what we are now pursuing.
However, to provide a home for a child in need, our family is facing over $60,000 in qualified adoption expenses. These expenses include program fees, legal and immigration expenses, and travelling to meet and bring our child home. To date, we’ve already covered our initial adoption expenses out of pocket: about $15,000 in home study expenses, program fees, and US immigration fees. So, we still have a long road ahead of us financially to make a difference in a child’s life and give her or him a loving home.
Pope John Paul II once said, “To adopt a child is a great work of love. When it is done, much is given, but much is also received. It is a true exchange of gifts.” Our family is being called to pour out ourselves in love for another waiting child. Will you be able to help us in answering our call?
10/31/2026 — COMPILING DOSSIER
For Tanya and Matthew Acquaire, family has never been defined by biology, age, or the number of children around their dinner table. It has always been defined by love, faith, and the unwavering belief that every child deserves to belong. Childhood sweethearts, Tanya and Matthew recently celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary. Together, they have built a beautiful, wonderfully chaotic life filled with laughter, adventure, and more love than they could have ever imagined. They are the proud parents of two adult biological children, ages 29 and 24, and four younger children who joined their family through the miracle of adoption.
Their adoption journey began with their son Jackson, now six, who came into their lives through embryo adoption. When Jackson was diagnosed with Level 3 autism at just two years old, their world changed in ways they never could have anticipated. What initially felt like an unfamiliar road became one of their greatest blessings. Jackson taught them to see the world through a different lens, to celebrate milestones that others might overlook, and to recognize the extraordinary beauty found in children whose abilities may look different from those of others. Most importantly, he opened their hearts to a calling they hadn’t yet realized was waiting for them.
Guided by their faith and a deeply held belief that children belong in families, Tanya and Matthew began exploring international special-needs adoption. Through Reece’s Rainbow, they found three precious little boys in Bulgaria who would forever change their lives. Ali, now 11, Vasil, now 7, and Miroslav, affectionately known as “Mouse” now 5, joined their family, each bringing his own unique personality, challenges, triumphs, and immeasurable joy.
Raising children with complex medical and developmental needs isn’t always easy. Their days are filled with appointments, therapies, unexpected challenges, and victories that sometimes look different from what the rest of the world might expect. But woven through it all are belly laughs, sibling mischief, bedtime snuggles, spontaneous adventures, and the beautiful everyday moments that make a family.
And somehow, in the midst of all that beautiful chaos, their hearts made room for one more. Now, Tanya and Matthew are returning to Eastern Europe to bring home their newest son, a precious four-year-old boy known as Theo on Reece’s Rainbow. He will be their fifth adopted child and the fourth little boy they have welcomed from Eastern Europe. Though he has not yet crossed the threshold of their home, he is already deeply loved, prayed for, and cherished as a member of their family.
At 48 and 50, Tanya and Matthew know that many couples their age are beginning to dream of quieter days, retirement plans, and traveling the world. But their dreams have always looked a little different. They envision little hands reaching for theirs, a house that is rarely quiet, and a lifetime of adventures with the children God has entrusted to them. They don’t dream of slowing down. They dream of making more memories, celebrating more milestones, and giving their children a lifetime of belonging. Their faith has carried them through every chapter of their story, reminding them that love is not diminished when it is shared; it only grows. They believe wholeheartedly that a child’s diagnosis does not determine their worth, that different abilities do not diminish a beautiful life, and that no child should have to grow up without the unconditional love and security of a family.
As they prepare to bring Theo home, the Acquaires are once again stepping forward in faith, trusting God to provide a way. International adoption comes with significant financial challenges, and they are incredibly grateful for every prayer, donation, and act of kindness that helps bring their little boy one step closer to home. Their family may look a little different from what they once imagined, but they wouldn’t change a single thing. Because at the heart of it all is one simple truth: every child deserves to be loved, every child deserves to belong, and every child deserves a family.
And for one very special little boy waiting in Eastern Europe, that family is already waiting for him.
10/31/2026 — FIRST TRIP COMPLETE; AWAITING COURT
The Acquaire Family has a $5000 matching grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $5000, they will receive an additional $5000!
The Love family is in process of adopting a girl who is currently in their care, brought over from a foreign country. She has survived two cardiac arrests, a stroke and more than any child should ever have to endure. Much of her young life has been spent in and out of hospitals across different countries, searching for care that could give her another chance. Again and again, she has defied the odds.
For the past few years, we have been beside her through long hospital stays, frightening moments and precious milestones. She is already deeply loved as our daughter. Now we are working to make that bond permanent through adoption.
Today, she is facing organ failure and waiting for a transplant to save her life. She is globally developmentally delayed and needs extensive daily care, love and support. Because her health is so fragile, securing her future with our family feels all the more urgent.
The legal costs are more than we can manage alone. Your donation will help us complete the adoption and give this extraordinary little girl the lasting security of the family who has been by her side. Thank you for helping us take this next step together.
10/19/2026 — PAPERWORK in PROCESS
The Love Family has a $5000 matching grant from Reece’s Rainbow! When their FSP reaches $5000, they will receive an additional $5000!
CONTACT
Reece's Rainbow
PO Box 146
Combined Locks, WI 54113
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Your questions will be directed to the appropriate team member.
PO Box 146
Combined Locks, WI 54113
CLICK HERE to contact us.
Your questions will be directed to the appropriate team member.
