It’s one thing to sponsor a child in need. But try actually inviting not one but five of them into your home and into your family.
This is the challenge that Scott and Lauren Sterling, of Blue Springs, Mo., have decided to take on. They’ve adopted five Peruvian orphans -- two girls and three boys ranging in age from 9 to 17. Overnight, their family doubled, and their lives changed drastically. This is just the beginning.
The Sterlings’ “crazy story” started in January 2011. According to Lauren’s blog, a friend of theirs met the five siblings in an orphanage near Pacasmayo, Peru. The siblings’ parents had died of tuberculosis six years earlier. The eldest, Yhonson, did not want to split his family up. The kids persuaded the Sterlings’ friend to send out a mass email. The subject line read “We need a mommy and daddy,” and pictures of all five were attached.
When Scott and Lauren saw the email, they noted how beautiful the kids were.
