It was just before the service began one Sunday night when she approached me. A very kind woman with whom we went to church wanted to express her happiness at the news of our unexpected pregnancy. Supposedly biological children were not an option for us and God had already begun building our family through the [...]
While Julia had no family in Russia, she had her classmates at Children’s Home #47. She had Viktor, Katya and their teachers. She knew how snow crunched under her boots, and how warm she felt in her favorite royal blue jacket. How her black bread and oatmeal tasted. She knew which tiny bed among 42 others [...]
Several years ago, I felt led to participate in a FamilyLife-sponsored mission trip to Guatemala where I visited orphanages and my heart was broken for the 100 million orphans in our world.
This led to the beginning of our family’s adoption journey—-a journey that would stretch our faith and finances and take us to the very [...]
By Chelsea Quackenbush
Buckner International
The first time Sarah and Kevin Dildine met their 4-year-old son Jasper in a Russian orphanage, he sat and played with a toy truck, not making any noises or sound effects like most kids. He rarely spoke.
Now, according to his mother, Jasper dances and bounces everywhere he goes.
“When I watch him, I [...]
Department of State Adoption Notice:
Information regarding processing of Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative, Filed at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa
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In January, April and September, 2011, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, the Office of Children’s Issues of the Department of State, and the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship [...]
Secretary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Sign Adoption Agreement
July 13, 2011
The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security announced today, July 13, 2011, that
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signed a bilateral adoptions
agreement that will strengthen procedural safeguards in adoptions between our countries.
By Susan Serrano
Dillon International
SPRING HILL, TENN.—The early steps of Brian Seay’s adoption journey were uncertain ones, fraught with questions as he and his wife, Amy, considered adding to their already bustling family of four biological children.
From the U.S. Department of State Intercountry Adoption website for Ethiopia.
Notice: Significant delays remain likely for cases presented to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs after March 8, 2011
The Government of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (MOWYCA) told the American Embassy officials that adoption cases presented to the Federal Court [...]
From the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website
Q&A: Adoption Processing in Ethiopia
Q. Is the U.S. Government planning to close the Ethiopian adoption program?
A. The U.S. Government supports the intercountry adoption program in Ethiopia. We will work closely with the Government of Ethiopia and other stakeholders to preserve and protect this valuable program, while also seeking [...]
From the U.S. Department of State Office of Children’s Issues website for Ethiopia adoption news.
Summary of March 11 Ethiopia Conference Call
March 16, 2011
U.S. Department of State, Office of Children’s Issues, Adoption Division hosted a conference call for Adoption Service Providers on March 11, 2011 at 10:45 am to discuss recent announcements made by the Ethiopian Ministry [...]
