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Success StoriesAri's Story
I was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and both of my parents were dead by the time I was three years old. A miracle happened, and a family friend became my guardian, even though she was very poor and had no plumbing or heating. Read more »

Success StoriesRena's Story
Rena Wilcox is enlisted in the US Army after graduating from high school with honors. Stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado, she is currently in her second deployment to Iraq, serving in Basrah. . Read more »



Ana Juliet’s Remarkable Journey
Ana Juliet’s history is not uncommon among the orphans who are under the protection of the state in Colombia. Her first memories are of walking the streets of Bogota begging. Her mother was sent to jail when she was 7 and Ana was sent to live with relatives. Read more »

Success Stories LA Bachelor Adopts Two Through Weekend Miracles® Program
By February 2006 when Christopher, age 13, and his younger brother, Brian, age 11, were selected to participate in the Weekend Miracles program they had already been in the foster care system for two years and placed in four different homes. Read more »

Success StoriesThe Feldman Family
KIDSAVE Summer Miracles begins with two related insights: First, that older children are hard to place for adoption; and second, that they become irresistible once people get to know them. That is the miraculous part. My wife Eudora and I are first-hand witnesses to the validity of both insights. Read more »

Success Stories Egan's adoption
When I was young, I thought I would have one or two biological children and adopt one or two. Well, here we are all grown up and we do not have any biological children of our own. But we do have a darling ten-year old adopted daughter who has been with us now for 1 ½ years.. Read more »

Success StoriesAdopting a Troubled Child
By Sylvia Wasjutin
Several years ago, I read about the Summer Miracles Program and their need for volunteers. As a mom to four young kids, this touched my heart. I immediately volunteered to help, as my husband is a fluent Russian speaker, and I am a speech pathologist who works with bilingual children with special needs. Read more »