New Seasons

To everything there is a season,

A time for every purpose under heaven:

Ecclesiastes 3:1

New Seasons

After 12 years Pages for the Dark Horses is going to be finishing our advocacy work. We will not be introducing any more new children but will slowly say goodbye (or hopefully Yay!) to the children currently on our list through July 2025. 

What has Been

Pages for the Dark Horses was founded out of my desire to do something for orphans. In my early twenties all I could see were the things I couldn’t do: adopt, foster, international missions… yet, there was one thing I could do, pray.

I realized that there were likely other people out there just like me and so I decided to make prayer a corporate opportunity and our Dark Horse program was born.

Over the last 11+ years

415+ children featured

211 found forever families*

51% of children prayed for found families!

*We were not able to keep track of all the children we featured and some may have found families at a later time.

The number I know for certain is that 100% of the children we’ve prayed for have forever had their lives touched by those prayers.

Continuing in Prayer

Whenever we said “goodbye” to a child we always gave you the option to continue in prayer for them. The same is true now. Below is a list of resources if you would like to continue in prayer for waiting children.

Reese’s Rainbow

A wonderful advocacy ministry that features adoptable children, adoptive families and helps with fundraising.

CCAI (password)

This adoption agency has a waiting child list that is password protected but last I knew did not require a phone number to access the password.

Rainbow Kids (password)

This is a large database of available children from a host of adoption agencies. It is password protected but last I knew did not require a phone number to create an account.

AdoptUSKids

This is a large database of available children in the US Foster care system. 

Looking Ahead

We can try and put numbers on the amount of children we have helped, but we can’t put numbers on the prayers, tears, and cheers of all of you. At Pages it was never about the "numbers" it was about the children, each precious individual. 

A Dark Horse found by his family in 2016

8 years later...

You can't put a number on that. 

Thank you!

Goodbye Paul, Eric and Melonie

 

Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!

Let them lead me;

Let them bring me to Your holy hill

And to Your tabernacle.

Psalm 43:3

Thank you, for all of your prayers for these precious brothers. They are still waiting to be found by their forever family, but I was encouraged to see that they are still being listed and have not aged out of being eligible for international adoption yet. 

Dear Father,  I thank You for these brothers and that they have each other. I thank You for the plans that You have for their lives. I ask that You would surround them with people who will show them Your love and encourage them to follow after You. We release them back to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye Paul and Eric. We love you! You are amazing young men!

Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works

Which You have done;

And Your thoughts toward us 

Cannot be recounted to You in order;

If I would declare and speak of them,

They are more than can be numbered.

Then I said, "Behold, I come;

In the scroll of the book it is written of me.

Psalm 40:5;7

Thank You, for all of your prayers for Melonie. We've had her on our list since January of 2022. She is now 16. I hoped her country would have found peace after 3 1/2 years. We continue to pray for the war to end and for our brothers and sister in Christ who are faithfully serving their neighbors despite the dangers.

Dear Father, I thank You for Melonie. I thank You for giving us the gift to stand in prayer for her for all of these years. We don't know where she is, what suffering she has witnessed or experienced herself, but we pray for Your continued protection to be upon her. I ask that You would bring healing to her and rescue her. Surround her with people who will pour Your unconditional love on her that she may be restored. We release her to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye Melonie. WE LOVE YOU!! You are a priceless treasure. 

Goodbye Ronnie, Mary and Salazar

 

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19

Thank you, for all of your prayers for these precious sisters. They are still waiting to be found by their forever family. They information can be viewed at: Reese's Rainbow: Ronnie and Mary

Dear Father, we thank You for the opportunity to be a part of the story You are writing for these two girls. We pray for Your protection over them and that You would bring them out into all the fullness that You have for them in You. We release them back to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name amen.

Goodbye Ronnie and Mary. We love you! You are beautiful treasures!

He has put down the mighty from their thrones,

And exalted the lowly.

Luke 1:52-53

Thank you, for all of your prayer for Salazar. He is still waiting to be found by his forever family. You can view his information at: Reese's Rainbow: Salazar

Dear Father, we thank You for the plans that You have for Salazar and for giving us the privilege of being a part of them for this season. WE release Salazar back to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye Salazar. We love you! You are a precious gift!

Goodbye Marci, Milan, Marcel and Alvaro

 

“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6

Thank you, for your prayers for these three precious siblings! They are still waiting to be found by their forever family. If you would like to continue in prayer for them we invite you to do so. Their information can still be found at: Reese's Rainbow

Dear Father, we thank You for the opportunity to love these precious siblings in prayer. We thank You for the work that You have begun in their lives and trust You to bring it to completion. We release them back to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye Marci, Milan, and Marcel. We love you! And know there is so much story still to be written!

And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me;

Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;

I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

Psalm 27:6

Thank you, for your prayers for Alvaro. This young man is no longer viewable where we had originally found him. Last we knew he was still waiting to be found by his forever family.

Dear Father, we thank You for allowing us to be a part of Alvaro's story through our prayers. I thank You for the plans that You have for him and that Your work in his life will continue. We release him back to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye Alvaro. We love you! And have been blessed to be a part of your journey!

Goodbye Gayle and Children from Foster Care

 

It is good to give thanks to the LORD,

And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;

To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,

And Your faithfulness every night,

Psalm 92:1-2

Sweet little Gayle is still waiting to be found by her forever family. If you would like to continue in prayer for her we invite you to please do so! Her information can still be found at: CCAI Brandi

Dear Father, I thank You for giving us the opportunity to be a part of Gayle's story. I thank You that You are still at work on her behalf. We release her back to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye Gayle

We love you!

You are a precious treasure!

We can't say whether or not the children you found and chose to pray for found forever families or not, but we sure hope they did! If you would like to continue to pray for the child(ren) you found we invite you to please do so!

Dear Father, I thank You for allowing us to all be advocates. And I thank You that we all can still continue to pray for children in need no matter where we are in the world or in life. We release these children back to You know with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye children

We love you!

And know He sees you.