Dear Max,
I wrote my last letter to you over a year ago. Remember? When you weren’t too sure about hosting? But you came on that hosting trip last summer. You embraced it. You dove into American culture and tested the waters of family. We were all so proud of you. You charmed those you met with your shy, kind, but spunky self. A family said Yes to you, and you have been patiently waiting since. But Max, and it kills me to have to tell you this, sadly, Yes’s don’t always turn into forever. And, due to no fault of your own, you are waiting once again. And now, it is that much closer to your 14th birthday. Not to mention the fact that you are watching each friend who came with you on that trip leave for their own forever. Max, we know it took all the courage in the world for you to come on that trip. And we are so thankful that you did, because now, so many of us know you. And so many of us continue to stand by you until my promise of a family, your family, is fulfilled, forever. There is another Yes out there for you Max, and the next yes will be forever.
Love,
Your friends at Madison
Max turns thirteen in January, leaving only one year to be adopted. Though he was diagnosed as a ‘premature infant with low birth weight,’ Max does not present with any special needs. Except, of course, being an older boy. There is a $5,000 Bright Futures grant available for the family who adopts Max, as well as additional grants. Please complete the Prospective Adoptive Parent form to be considered as his forever family, or email sarah@madisonadoption.org for more information.