Six months after orphan Davion Only made his heartfelt plea for adoption, he still is waiting for a family he can call his own. October of last year, Davion, then 15 years old, stood before the congregation at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida and asked to be adopted by “anyone who…
While international adoptions have decreased for the past years, international adoptions of children from Africa are on the rise. This can be caused in part by the fact that countries such as China and Russia are tightening up (or even halting) adoptions by other countries, particularly the United States. In turn, the numbers indicate that…
“I’ll take anyone. Old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple. I don’t care. And I would be really appreciative. The best I could be…” So pleaded fifteen-year-old Davio Navar Henry Only in front of the congregation one Sunday morning at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida. Davion was born while…