(NEW YORK) — Matthew and Christy Johnson describe watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine as “heart-wrenching.” The Johnsons, of Littleton, Colorado, are one of hundreds of families in the United States who were in the process of adopting a child from Ukraine when the conflict there […]
Courtesy Kelly Lee(NEW YORK) Matthew and Christy Johnson describe watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine as "heart-wrenching." The Johnsons, of Littleton,
Courtesy Kelly Lee(NEW YORK) Matthew and Christy Johnson describe watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine as "heart-wrenching." The Johnsons, of Littleton, Colorado, are one of hundreds of families in the United States who were in the process of adopting a child from Ukraine when the conflict there began. "It feels like living through a nightmare," Matthew Johnson told "Good Morning America." "She's not legally our daughter but for all intents and purposes we feel like our daughter is over there with bombs flying around her, and all we can do is pray." The Johnsons, parents of five biological children, first met the child they hope to adopt, an 8-year-old girl named Margarita, this summer when they hosted her for several weeks through Host Orphans Worldwide, a nonprofit organization that matches host families in the U.S. with Ukrainian children. Margarita returned to Colorado in December to spend the holidays with the Johnsons, and flew
(NEW YORK) — Matthew and Christy Johnson describe watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine as “heart-wrenching.” The Johnsons, of Littleton, Colorado, are one of hundreds of families in the United States who were in the process of adopting a child from Ukraine when the conflict there […]
Courtesy Kelly Lee(NEW YORK) Matthew and Christy Johnson describe watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine as "heart-wrenching." The Johnsons, of Littleton,