Getting Started

Jeremy and I are SO excited to finally start the process of adoption.  We have been talking about doing it for many years!  

Jeremy has been ready for a while now and I have been saying "in 5 years from now".  However, in the last 6 months God has been working in my heart in a way I have never experienced.  I know now is the time to get started. 

Getting started has been quite the task.  We recently met a lovely couple who adopted a beautiful little girl from Africa through our church.  I thought we would just follow exactly in their footsteps and everything would go perfectly smooth.  Boy was I wrong!  I have spent the last 5 days researching and calling agencies across the country.  I have already hit many roadblocks because of programs being closed or "not taking new families at this time".  

We are now trying to pick which country we would like to adopt from. 

11 years ago I did a medical mission trip to Africa.  Our team stayed at an orphanage in Mozambique.  My heart was forever changed.  I wanted to take all of those beautiful little babies home with me.  

Unfortunately, like most countries in Africa, Mozambique does not allow international adoptions.  Sadly, there are only a handful of countries that do allow international adoptions.  

At this time we are looking at Ethiopa or Uganda programs.  Surprisingly, the wait for a younger child (we are hoping for a 2 to 4 year old) is very long.  It's possible we will have to wait up to 4 years! 

It doesn't make sense that there are literally millions of orphans in Africa and the wait time is that long.  

But for now, that is where I feel God has led us to adopt.  We have a lot of hope, faith, and love for the little girl that will someday be ours. 

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV)