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Rory and Lindsey
Oregon

Basic Info

Rory

Age: 42
Sex: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Christian

Lindsey

Age: 41
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Christian

Child Preferences

Age: Infant to 11 years old
Sex: Either
Max Number of Children: 4
Race/Ethnicity: Caucasian, African American, Asian, Native American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander

Special Needs the Family is Open To: Mild Physical/Medical Disability (Open to Discussion), Animal Allergies, Asthma, Drug Allergies, Environmental Allergies, Food Allergies, Difficulty in Attaching, Difficulty Making Friends, Encopresis, Self-Abuse, Wets the Bed, Born with HIV issues or HIV Positive, Drug Addicted at Birth, Failure to Thrive, Fetal Alcohol Effected, Low Birth Weight or Premature, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Physically Disabled-Mild, Speech Delays - Mild, Vision Impaired, Anorexia/Bulimia, Hoarding, Overeating, Pica, Academically behind due to poor attendance, Cognitive Delay - Mild, Has Behavior Problems in School, Mild Learning Disabilities, Moderate Learning Disabilities, Speech or Language Impairment, One/Both Parents Diagnosed with Depression, One/Both Parents Have Alcohol Addiction, One/Both Parents Have Drug Addiction, One/Both Parents Diagnosed with Bipolar, Exposed to Domestic Violence, One/Both Parents Have Had a Mental Diagnosis, Child has had a disrupted adoption, Multiple Placements, Residential Treatment History, Parents Willing to Seek Guardianship, ADHD, AIDS, Arthritis, Diabetes, HIV, Missing Limbs: May Require Prosthesis, Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Traits, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Requires Counseling/Therapy, Runaway - Past, Willing to Maintain Contact via Mail with Bio Family, Willing to Maintain Contact with Past Foster Parents, Willing to Maintain Contact with Bio Grandparents & Other Relatives, Willing to Maintain Contact with Bio Siblings, Child Identifies as LGBT, Sexually Abused in the Past

Environment

State: Oregon
Neighborhood: Suburban
Residency:
Years Together: 18
Children in the Home: 4
Pet(s): Dog(s)

Work

Rory

Occupation: Lead Pastor

Lindsey

Occupation: Certified Public Accountant

Adoption Agency

Agency: A Family For Every Child
Worker: Lindsey Costa
Worker: lindsey@afamilyforeverychild.org
City: Eugene
State: Oregon
Zip: 97402

Family Description

Hello, we are the Rodgers family! We have lived in rural Prineville, Oregon for twelve years. We are a Christian family of six who love God and love people. We are active in developing and investing in relationships in Prineville and the surrounding communities. We desire to be a joyful, loving, forgiving and safe family for any child needing a home.

Preference Description

We are looking to adopting any child between the ages of 0 and 11 years old. We are willing to accept minor needs: physical, learning, attachment or developmental delays. Not willing to accept children prone to violence or acting out sexual behavior.

The Rodgers Family Profile

We would like to adopt a child/children preferably 12 years old or younger. We are open to any gender, ethnicity, or special needs. We feel we can accommodate a sibling group of up to 4 kids. We are open to children with many, many special needs.

In general, we are willing to accept minor needs: physical, learning, attachment or developmental delays. Not willing to accept children prone to violence or acting out sexual behavior if they are above the age of 10.

Introduction

Our names are Rory and Lindsey Rodgers, we are both 39 years old. We have 4 kids, Tatum (5), Titus (6), Laney (11) and Russell (14).

Rory and Lindsey were both born and raised in Oregon, but have spent extensive time in other countries, surrounded by other cultures.

Rory works full-time for Calvary Chapel of Crook County INC as a Lead Pastor and has a flexible work schedule.

Lindsey is self-employed as a Certified Public Accountant which also allows her to be flexible with her schedule.

Home and Community

We live in the small, rural community of Prineville, Oregon. This town has three elementary, a middle and high school, all within walking distance of our Church.

This community is filled with opportunities for many different types of activities for families to be involved. Some of the activities our family is currently involved in is swimming, soccer, youth group, hiking, biking, motorcycling, and horse-back riding.

We also enjoy music and our home is filled with piano, guitar and singing lessons.

Prineville is also a very tight-knit community which has allowed us to develop strong friendships.

We own a large home with many bedrooms and a big back-yard. Our neighborhood is filled with children and has a park just a short walk from our front door.

Parenting Experience

We have lots of experience with children. Our oldest biological child is now 14!

Rory served as a youth pastor, with Lindsey alongside him, for 8 years.

Both Rory and Lindsey have continued to serve in children and youth ministries at their church once he became a Senior Pastor 12 years ago.

Rory has also coached boys and girls soccer teams for 8 years.

Support

Multiply families in our church family, who we are close with, have adopted or fostered children in their homes.

Our extended biological families are committed to loving and supporting us.

We are rich in extended friendships as well who have adopted and are committed to being resources for us during this transition.

Our adoption agency has also been a great resource and promises to make themselves available to whatever we need.

Motivation to Adopt

We have prayed, read books, sought people with experience, for years as we have contemplated adoption.

It has been a life-long calling on our lives to love children and we desire to provide a stable home for them for their entire lives.

Love, self-sacrifice and forgiveness govern our home and we hope that it can be extended to children in need.