Cases Reece's Rainbow - disruption, killed

Sad as it is to say, some of the worst offenders in the adoption world
are evangelical Christians and their "orphan movement" (even David smolin, a
self-described evangelical Christian, law professor and adoptive parent thinks
so -- check out his writing at fleasbiting.blogspot.com)... Folks with good intentions who
scarily veer into "ends justifies the means" territory, ie "breaking the law is
OK if it saves a child, since laws are made by man and I have god on my
side!!".

Among the worst offenders are the Reece's Rainbow adoption "ministry" that
advocates for the adoptions of orphans with down syndrome snd other special
needs in eastern Europe. Yes, such children can languish in awful institutions
but breaking the law to get to them doesn't do anyone any favors... and illegal
activities get adoption programs shut down, which is why Americans can no longer
adopt from Nepal, Guatemala or Vietnam (and why the State Department has issued
numerous warnings about adoption corruption in Ethiopia, DRC, and
kyrzygstan).

Tons of  russian, ukrainian and serbian children are ILLEGALLY photolisted on
Reece's Rainbow (the kids are super-duper cute):
http://reecesrainbow.org/new-f...

Here are links to the actual Ukrainian Russian and Serbian laws:

Ukrainian law banning photolistings and pre-selection of adoptable
children:
http://ukraine.usembassy.gov/a...

Russian law banning photolistings by anybody except the government of Russia
(it's in Russian, but you can google translate it into English to get the
gist):
http://www.usynovite.ru/docume...

Similar laws are in the books in Bulgaria (just google it) and Serbia (who to
contact at the US and Serbian embassies to confirm this can be found at):
http://gardenofeagan.blogspot....

It is illegal, unethical, undignified and inappropriate to photolist these
children -- who are entitled to privacy and dignity!!  Reece's Rainbow also
photolists many children that aren't and never were legally available for
international adoption, which leads to heartbreak (myianna.blogspot.com,bobbyandlura.blogspot.com, savinganangel.blogspot.com) and encourages PAPs to use the
illegally obtained info to set up "fundraising" blogs so that underprepared
folks with no savings, an underwater mortgage and no ability to take out loans
due to bad credit and/or who have so many kids already that they cannot get a
fostercare license or adopt domestically CAN adopt:

http://journeytoreunitetwoange...

http://www.6littlehogelands.bl...

Or families that already have 12 high needs, special needs kids and are
adopting 5 more simultaneously, despite the fact that 17 SN kids to 2 caregivers
is not appropriate:
http://godsrainbowsinourlives....

RR encourages PAPs to work with an allegedly unethical facilitator called
Serge in Ukraine, who has allegedly threatened PAPs with bodily harm and held
PAPs hostage to boot:

https://theadoptionspotlight.w...

Adoption agencies acknowledge that RR breaks tge law by sending their clients
emails to tell them NOT to mention Reece's rainbow due to their illegal
activities, such as this message from Hand in Hand adoptions:
https://theadoptionspotlight.w...

Reece's Rainbow is argued to work with missionary groups in Ukraine and
Bulgaria to obtain the photos and private medical info needed to illegally
photolist children:

Shelly Bedford runs NGO One Heart Bulgaria and updated folks on how donations
have been used to improve conditions at the terrible Pleven orphanage:
http://www.only1mom.com/2012/0...

It is alleged Shelly sent pics and private medical info on kids in Pleven to
RR and to her friend (and fellow RR adoptive momma) Sizsnne Mussner ... Hello
illegal photolistings:

http://theblessingofverity.com...

Missionaries from Team Works Ukraine send therapists to orphanages in ukraine
to provide much needed treatment to disabled children:
http://www.teamworksukraine.co...

(the 3rd picture is of a little boy who was photolisted on RR as
"Valentin")

These pics and info often end up on RR... And "Valentin" was recently adopted
thru RR by the Ashton family:

http://www.headoptedusfirst.bl...

The very worst part of all this corruption is that it is ultimately the
adopted children who suffer the most -- they are kicked to the curb (disrupted)
or killed by their godly Christian "forever families" at an appallingly high
rate, in just the past couple of years:

Nicolai Enelyentsev - dead at the hands of his RR parents, Kim and Fyodor
Emelyentsev

Yuri Winkle - disrupted by forever momma Autumn Winkle (who allegedly kept
$30k raised to adopt him and $13k adoption tax refund... despite getting rid of
Yuri)

Victor Reilly - disrupted by Kari and Tom Reilly, do they could adopt 2
cuter, lower maintenance kids from Ethiopia (just what Jesus would do,
right?).

Emmitt Bedford - disrupted by his first RR family taken in by Shelly who
works with NGO Ine Heart Bulgaria (provider of info/photos to RR) and is alleged
to quietly help re-home many of the RR kids that are
disrupted.