A sixteen-year-old Russian teenager is thankful for the future she now has. Katya, who now lives in Sherwood, AR, was already eleven when she was adopted by Jan Scholl. Katya's parents died when she was just a child and there weren't any relatives who could care for her. Before she was adopted, Katya lived in an orphanage with many other kids and seemed destined to stay there until she became an adult. Many adoption agencies consider eleven too old to be placed online. Luckily, Jan saw Katya's profile online the day before it was going to be removed. Read more about Jan and Katya's story from the Sherwood Voice.

Posted By: Lori S