The disadvantaged boy said: “I didn’t think I was going to find a forever home this good”
Jenny and Stephen Madkour from Oregon had been planning on the doors to their home to an older child from the foster system after learning there was a shortage of foster families in the region.
Shortly after coming up with this decision, they stumbled upon the life story of Alex, 15, who shared how he lost faith in the system after he was being forced to live with fifteen different families over the course of 11 years. The touching words that he uttered on Jeff Gianola’s Wednesday Child convinced the Madkours that he was the boy they were looking for.
Jenny said: “Anybody who’s seen that video of Alex, his core awesome comes out in that video,” .
“It was such a great thing, the way Jeff Gianola talked to him and Alex’s interaction with him, it really gave us a glimpse of who Alex is.”
In no time, they contacted Alex’s caseworkers at Boys and Girls Aid and said to them that they wanted Alex to be part of their family. Once the organization delivered this news to Alex, initially he thought “this is not going to happen, you guys are just trying to fool me.”
However, this time is was different. He met with Jenny and Stephen before Thanksgiving and started living with them before Christmas. They started working on the adoption papers right away.
Finally, after years of uncertainty, Alex found his forever home with people who love him unconditionally. The boy is now happy, fulfilled, and thriving. He said: “I didn’t think I was going to find a forever home this good,”
Boys and Girls Aid shared that the number of children who live in foster care in Oregon is around 8,000. The mission of this organization is building lifelong connections.
They honestly hope every child out there will find a loving home to call theirs just like Alex did.
