Kallan - MATCHED!!!

Praise!  We believe that Kallan is matched with his Forever Family!!

We have not had contact with his family, so we will leave his information up for a while in case they begin to look for information about his SWI.

Kallan is an adorable little boy who is 2 years old (born March 2013), and has been in ICC care since he was found.  He has cleft lip and palate, and his cleft lip has already been repaired.  His carers say that from the beginning, Kallan has been "obedient and cute all the time!"

Kallan received his bilateral cleft lip repair in May 2015.  Prior to his lip repair, Kallan was susceptible to infections and his carers were very concerned for him and wished for him to have surgery quickly!  They felt sad that he could not eat the same biscuit crackers as the other children, but wanted him to remain healthy for his surgery.  After surgery, with the careful care of his caregivers who made him minced and soft noodles, his swelling diminished and his mouth recovered well.  "The previous active Kallan with ready smile came back again."  

Kallan has good motor skills and walking balance.  He verbalizes some words but his speech is not clear due to his cleft palate.  He is now independently feeding himself, and can bring his bowl from the dining room to the kitchen.  He can put his shoes on - sometimes on the wrong feet - but needs help with dressing himself.  He follows commands like "throw that in the trash" or "take that to Ayi."  He really likes to eat but prefers snacks over meals!

Kallan attends kindergarten class at ICC with the other children in ICC care. Kallan is very active in class, and the teachers and his classmates like him very much!  He likes drawing, and his carers often hang his work in his home.  He asks visitors to look to at his work hung up at home, and tells others that he drew that picture!  Kallan is a bright child and knows lots of funny actions!

Kallan loves to blow kisses and to dance!  He often asks the care giver to put in a DVD to play music, and then "he will dance for joy with musicality following the musical rhythm, looking so happy."  He also likes playing toys with other children and amusing younger playmates for fun. What a sweet boy his is!!

Kallan's name means "joyful" and all through out his file, his carers mention how joyful he is.  We pray that Kallan will know the joy of having a family, and that a family will open their hearts to this boy full of joy.  We look forward to rejoicing and clapping our hands when we know his Forever Family has found him!

"Let the river's clap with gladness; let the mountains sing together for joy."  Ps 98:8

Kallan's file is set to be released to the shared list from CCAI on 9/23/2016.  He was LID with CCAI as a partnership file.  Please contact Erin Schmidt at cor867@yahoo.com to receive his name and DOB if you wish to have your agency pursue his file.