from russia with love. our story once upon a time…. well…you know the beginning. but we would...

FROM RUSSIA FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVEWITH LOVE

OUR STORYOUR STORYOnce upon a time….Once upon a time….Well…you know the beginning. But we Well…you know the beginning. But we

would like to update you on the present.would like to update you on the present.

OUR STORYOUR STORYAs some of you may As some of you may

know, trying to know, trying to have a child has have a child has proven difficult. As proven difficult. As another option, we another option, we have discussed have discussed adoption. adoption.

OUR STORYOUR STORY

With Trudi’s With Trudi’s knowledge of knowledge of taking care of taking care of children with children with special needs, special needs, we opened our we opened our hearts to hearts to considering a considering a child with one.child with one.

I WANT TO WALK I WANT TO WALK PROGRAMPROGRAM

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children teamed with Happy Children teamed with Happy Families International Center to Families International Center to sponsor children from Russian sponsor children from Russian orphanages who have missing limbs orphanages who have missing limbs to come and have surgery, to come and have surgery, prosthetics made, and work with prosthetics made, and work with physical therapists to learn to walk. physical therapists to learn to walk.

TWO WORLDS TWO WORLDS COLLIDECOLLIDEIn June, a

beautiful 6 year old boy from Russia came to the United States with the help of Happy FamilIes’ “I Want to Walk” program.

DEMITREY’S STORYDEMITREY’S STORYDima, as far as we Dima, as far as we

know, has been know, has been in an orphanage in an orphanage since shortly since shortly after birth. He after birth. He was born with was born with one deformed one deformed leg and one fully leg and one fully missing leg. missing leg.

DEMITREY’S STORYDEMITREY’S STORYDima took a 17 hour Dima took a 17 hour

train ride to Moscow, train ride to Moscow, his first plane ride to his first plane ride to the U.S., and a trip to the U.S., and a trip to TSRHC for surgery all TSRHC for surgery all in a very short time in a very short time frame. His resilience frame. His resilience and positive spirit and positive spirit prevails. prevails.

THE HARD TRUTHTHE HARD TRUTHOrphaned children Orphaned children

with physical with physical disabilities do not disabilities do not get the get the opportunity for opportunity for higher education higher education or the means to or the means to get around easily get around easily like they do in the like they do in the U.S.U.S.

THE HARD TRUTHTHE HARD TRUTHMany of these Many of these

children only have children only have physical physical disabilities…and disabilities…and are very intelligent, are very intelligent, creative, and creative, and capable of being capable of being anything they want anything they want to be. Dima is one to be. Dima is one of these children.of these children.

BECOMING A BECOMING A JUBENVILLEJUBENVILLE

We are presently a We are presently a host family for Dima. host family for Dima. He is working on He is working on walking with his new walking with his new legs, learning legs, learning English, and English, and participating in participating in activities he has activities he has never been able to never been able to experience. experience.

BECOMING A BECOMING A JUBENVILLEJUBENVILLE

Every day, we Every day, we begin to see his begin to see his beautiful beautiful personality, personality, confidence and confidence and ability to love ability to love unfold. He is unfold. He is smart, quick-smart, quick-witted, brave and witted, brave and adventurous. adventurous.

BECOMING A BECOMING A JUBENVILLEJUBENVILLE

He wants to learn He wants to learn and be part of a and be part of a family. He loves family. He loves to help with chores to help with chores and is sensitive to and is sensitive to others’ needs and others’ needs and feelings.feelings.

A FUTUREA FUTUREWe’ve talked with his We’ve talked with his

physician and the physician and the prosthetic staff, prosthetic staff, and are confident and are confident we can manage the we can manage the challenges ahead. challenges ahead. The hospital will The hospital will continue to support continue to support Dima’s needs as he Dima’s needs as he grows.grows.

OUR NEEDSOUR NEEDS

International International adoption adoption requires requires extensive extensive paperwork and is paperwork and is expensive. It expensive. It also demands a also demands a lot of emotional lot of emotional support.support.

OUR NEEDSOUR NEEDS

We must raise We must raise funds to meet the funds to meet the financial financial obligation. We obligation. We will be required to will be required to travel to Russia at travel to Russia at least once, maybe least once, maybe twice, to finalize twice, to finalize the adoption.the adoption.

OUR NEEDSOUR NEEDS

Due to these Due to these financial financial requirements, requirements, our goal is to our goal is to raise $20,000. It raise $20,000. It sounds sounds daunting, but we daunting, but we have faith.have faith.

YOUR HELPYOUR HELPWe ask you to We ask you to

consider helping consider helping us with this us with this endeavor-endeavor-financially, financially, through prayers, through prayers, and any way you and any way you feel led to help. feel led to help.

YOUR HELPYOUR HELP

We also ask If you We also ask If you know anyone know anyone who would be who would be interested in interested in helping, please helping, please forward this to forward this to those people. those people.

OUR FAITHOUR FAITHWe are getting to We are getting to

know our know our prospective son prospective son as we go through as we go through this process. It this process. It makes it very makes it very emotional and emotional and also urges us on also urges us on to make him ours. to make him ours.

OUR FAITHOUR FAITHWe believe Dima will We believe Dima will

become a become a Jubenville and that Jubenville and that our lives collided our lives collided for a reason. If he for a reason. If he has to return to has to return to Russia before we Russia before we are done, we need are done, we need prayer for his heart prayer for his heart should that happen.should that happen.

OUR FAITHOUR FAITHReligion on that God Religion on that God

our Father accepts as our Father accepts as pure and faultless is pure and faultless is this: to look after this: to look after orphans and widows orphans and widows in their distress and in their distress and to keep oneself from to keep oneself from being polluted by the being polluted by the world.world.

James 1:27James 1:27

DONATIONS/DONATIONS/PRAYERSPRAYERS

Our mailing address:Our mailing address:

3632 Smoothstone 3632 Smoothstone DriveDrive

Plano, Texas 75074Plano, Texas 75074

Our email addresses:Our email addresses:

gjubenville@verizon.netgjubenville@verizon.net

trudijubenville@yahoo.comtrudijubenville@yahoo.com

Our family is united in this effort and we thank you for your help.God Bless

Greg, Trudi, Saryn, Marek and Dima