The Shepherd's Crook Ministries

This intelligent child is currently 7 years old.  He is emotionally stable and displays normal development for his age.  He understands and uses words in compound sentences.  The child is talented with an enjoyment in performing music.  It is described that he reacts emotionally upon the perception of art and applies some art skills related to painting, decorating and modeling.  He likes to participate in keeping the study hall clean and tidy and is a wonderful helper.
This child was born prematurely with anemic syndrome.  He was underweight at birth and diagnosed with syphilis upon discharge from the hospital.  He was cared for by his parents for a month before being removed from the home and placed in a home for medical and social childcare where he was diagnosed with atrophy.  Since that time the child has been relatively healthy with a few hospital visits for viral Hepatitis A and pneumonia.  In 2004 the child was shoing delays in respect to his height which they concluded was probably due to his premature birth; however, it wasn’t until 2008 that he was actually diagnosed with a condition called Silver-Russel syndrome, otherwise known as, Dwarfism.  The child’s height is lesser than other children his age by approximately 160 cm.  It would be possible after adoption for his family to begin him on growth hormone treatment.  His mental development and overall physical health are excellent.
This beautiful child has minor needs and requires no special care aside from some possible growth hormone treatments if desired.  A family that has had experience parenting past this child’s age would be an ideal match.  We ask that no current children in the home be within 10 months of his age.
According to the country requiremnts, applicants must be 23-55 years old and currently on no medication for mental illness.