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Early on in their family planning, Donna and Jason Kempf never thought they\u2019d be able to do what they\u2019re doing today.<\/p>\n

The couple became foster parents in 2007, when they were licensed to adopt their son Marat in Colorado. Donna found the inspiration to foster from her brother, who ran a shelter in Ohio, and a college roommate, who took an interest in ASL (American Sign Language).<\/p>\n

After they had two children biologically, Donna was eager to begin utilizing her skillset as an interpreter to foster children with hearing loss.<\/p>\n

The family looked outside of the U.S. after a placement fell through, including Russia, where they adopted Marat, 16, who has moderate hearing loss. They then switched gears again after learning of a girl in Indiana with hearing loss and in need of a family\u2014Jezaya, now 17.<\/p>\n

Thinking their family was complete, the Kempfs moved to Indiana, only to learn about the on-going foster care crisis. The couple submitted paperwork with Firefly for licensing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got a call from Indiana DCS asking if we\u2019d take a medical kiddo,\u201d Donna says.<\/p>\n

They learned about Eva, a 5-month-old with Cerebral Palsy, and though she wasn\u2019t in their plan, they said yes and Eva was placed within a month, then adopted within the year.<\/p>\n\n\t\t