We have received a prayer request from a fellow team member. Judy Collins is a friend of the family, she, like Rachel, is the mother of a daughter with special needs and along with her husband Rich are also adopted parents, their family is so amazing and beautiful and full of so much love. Judy has a friend in the adoption community that needs our prayers. The Bartlinski Family of Baltimore added to their already large family, full of love and grace in December 2010 by adopting, Teresa "Fang Fang" Bartlinski. Teresa was born and China and when the Bartlinski's got her home she immediately blessed them. Teresa was born with an extremely rare heart condition that necessitated a heart transplant, which she received, however her body is rejecting the new heart and the baby now needs a second heart transplant surgery. Her story has been featured on ABC News, several local Baltimore new outlets and is all over FaceBook. You can read more about Teresa'a amazing story and be encouraged by this family's overwhelming faith by visiting their blog at http://ourplacecalledhome.blogspot.com/. This is a wonderful family and I know their testimony will be a blessing to you. Most importantly pray for Teresa. At Team Ariella we know that God can do the miraculous and turn the situation completely around or He can preserve us in the midst of our difficulty. Let's rally around this family and glorify God with them for He is love and desires to see His children come together. Thanks Team for your support.
Teresa "Fang Fang" Bartlinski
Thank you everyone, and thank you Charles and Rachel for sharing Ella's blog with Teresa. Teresa went to Heaven this afternoon. We are heartbroken. Please pray that her family finds peace on this dark day and that her sister and best friend Gemma find strength and healing and hope in the shadow of the loss of Teresa.
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