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. 

Goodbye Michael and Sophie

 

Hear my cry, O God;

Attend to my prayer.

From the end of the earth I will cry to You,

When my heart is overwhelmed;

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psalm 61:1-2

Michael's file has not been visible on the agency where we found him but last we knew he was still waiting to be found by his family. He may have aged out of eligibility for international adoption as he was very close to being 16. Either way, this is not the end of the story and we know that Lord completes what He starts! Amen!

Dear Father, I thank You for Your faithfulness to bring to the completion the work that You have begin and specifically the work You began with the creation of Michael. I ask that You would care for him and provide for him no matter where he goes. That he would always see and feel Your love for him all the days of his life. We release him back to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye,

We love you!

You are an amazing gift from God!

So teach us to number our days,

That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Psalm 90:12

Sweet Sophie is from a country that sadly is no longer open to international adoption. Domestic adoption is a possibility but last we knew she was still waiting to be found by a forever family.

Dear Father, I thank You that Sophie has not been forgotten by You. I thank You that You will care and provide for her. I ask that she would not have to spend her whole life in an orphanage, but that she would have the opportunity to be fostered in a home environment. I ask that You would bring people into her life that will love and support her like a family. May she never be left to walk this road of life alone. When she is grown may You bless her with a husband to provide, care for and love her. A godly man who will lead her and their family in Your truth. We release her back to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye

We love you Sophie!

And know that the story isn't over!

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

 Art, Ross and Nancy

For You are my hope, O Lord GOD;

You are my trust from my youth.

Psalm 71:5

For over a year we've had the honor of praying for now 13 year old Art, 11 year old Ross, and 10 year old Nancy. Last we knew they were still waiting to be found by their forever family. 

Thank you for your prayers for these precious siblings. If you would like to continue in prayer we invite you to please do so.

Dear Father, I thank You for the work that You are doing on behalf of these siblings. I thank You for the great love that You have for them and for the plans that are unfolding even now. We release them back to You now with confidence. In Jesus' name, amen.

Goodbye Art, Ross and Nancy.

We love you!

And are honored to be a part of your story!

Vivian

 

O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave;

You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

Psalm 30:3

Lovely Vivian has also been on our Dark Horse list for over a year. This precious little girl is still waiting to be found by her forever family.

Thank you for all of your prayers for this treasured little girl. If you would like to continue in prayer for her we invite you to please do so! Her information can still be found at: Reese's Rainbow Vivian

Dear Father, I thank You for allowing us to be a part of Vivian's story. I thank You for her precious life and for the purposes You have created her for. I thank You that in You she shall know no limits. We release her back to You now with confidence. In Jesus Christ' name, amen.

Goodbye Vivian

We love you!

You are a priceless treasure! 

Dark Horses of the Month January 2025: Paul and Eric!

 

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

This month's Dark Horses are Paul (15) and Eric (13)! These brothers hope to be adopted together before Paul is too old for international adoption.

Learn more about these brothers at: Paul and Eric

Please join us in prayer for these brothers!

Dear Father, I thank You for these young men and for the plans that You have for them. I ask that You would provide them with a family, whether through adoption or through surrounding them with support in their home country. Do not let them slip through the cracks of society. You know the needs that they have and I ask that You would daily be their provider, in each and every situation. Bring Your salvation to them and build them up into honorable and godly men who will lead with Your wisdom and love. We thank You for their lives and for the purposes You have for them. In Jesus Christ' name, amen. 

*The photo is an AI representation of the brothers