Will adoptions end in Ecuador?
No matter how well it is run, no orphanage can compete with a
good family. That is why one of OSSO’s priorities is trying to help find permanent loving families for the children we serve. However, unless
something changes, international adoptions from Ecuador may end. Hopefully not. Read more
OSSO’s Little Ones
show great progress 
On November 16, 2007 we were finally able to move our 11 little ones to their new home. We
moved all the things over to the new orphanage that had been in the temporary house that had been lent to us for a little more than a year. It was a
lot of work, but it was very rewarding to finally see this day arrive. From the very first day we could see how the children began to progress more
quickly in the different areas of development. Read more
CUENCA & QUITO CHRISTMAS NEWS
In both cities, many plans were put into effect by our volunteers,
directors and donors to make Christmas be a special experience for the children in the orphanages. Everyone had a great time and shared a Christmas
not to be forgotten. Read
more
A Success
Story
What does life hold for the kids who leave the orphanage? Even if they stay in the orphanage
until they graduate from high school, an independent life without family support in Ecuador’s economy can be very rough. That is why
Vanessa’s success is so encouraging. Read
more
Los Pequeñitos de
OSSO painting by Del Parson available for sale!
Please let your friends and family know about this beautiful painting by
Del Parson for our Los Pequeñitos de OSSO orphanage (the original is hanging in the multi-purpose room). It’s available for sale, and all
proceeds go toward benefitting the children. Pass the word along! http://www.orphanagesupport.org/products.html
Update on Roseros & Chicaizas coming to US
When are they coming? How long will they be here? Will there be a
reunion/get-together? Read more
Three Marías and a
Christmas Promise
by Rex Head
I hope people don’t mind a late Christmas story. I tried to get this ready for the
last newsletter but I just didn’t have time.
I am writing this story to keep a promise, a Christmas promise to a little brown-eyed girl in
an orphanage who no longer believes in Papa Noel. But she believes in her dad and she believes in me, and I would give anything in the world not to
let her down.
There is something magical about Christmas even in an orphanage, or maybe especially in an
orphanage. Read more
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