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SALT LAKE CITY — A young boy at the park with his parents isn’t something you'd normally think twice about, but if you knew the road Jordan traveled to get to this point, you might think differently.
“He’s gone through a lot to get here so we feel he’s a miracle,” said Jordan’s adoptive mother, Romanza Sorensen.
For this 16-year-old, life hasn't always been a smooth ride. He was born with severely shortened legs and without several fingers. Then at age 2, Hurricane Mitch tore through his native Honduras and took the lives of his parents.
“After awhile you kind of miss (parents) in a way, like it’s something that you want,” Jordan said.
For years, Jordan moved from foster home to foster home here in Utah. We first introduced you to him one year ago. He wasn't convinced appearing on TV would help him find a family.
“I was hoping so, but I didn’t know for sure," Jordan said. "It was worth it."
Like Jordan, Dennis and Romanza Sorensen were missing something too. The couple first met in kindergarten and reunited later in life.
“We’d only been married six months at the time when he comes home and says, ‘you want to adopt?’ and I thought he was kind of nuts,” Romanza said.
Then, she saw Jordan and felt differently.
“I think it’s just that missing spot,” Dennis, Jordan's adoptive father, said. “He’s that missing person in our family.”
Now, this is a family you'll see at the park for many more happy years to come.
“No matter what happens, we’ll always be there for each other,” Jordan said. “Every one of us, and that’s a really good feeling.”
