We have been asked this question multiple times and I think I am ready to answer it on a more public level. Why did we chose international adoption for our first adoption? Why did we chose Ethiopia? Well, it can be broken down into one reason. Because we are feeling a pull in our hearts toward the orphans in Ethiopia. But, let me expand on that!
We feel that God knows the children he has for us. It is our jobs to be open and prayerful for an answer as to where we will adopt. Our agency approved us for two countries, Bulgaria and Ethiopia. We ruled out Bulgaria simply because they won't adopt out the children under age one and usually not until they are 2 and we really want to (and feel we should) start our parenting journey with an infant. So that left Ethiopia. My dad's cousin was a missionary in Ethiopia where he was martyred. His wife is still in contact with people in Ethiopia and has already helped us so much with translating words and names (thanks Jewell!). I know that that connection, the family tie, is a huge flag in my book of God saying "this is where your child is".
Now as for our plans for after Ethiopia? Honduras is looking promising. We also feel a call to foster here in the US one day when we have more parenting experience.
In summary, you can only know where you should adopt and what would be best for your family. For us it is Ethiopia, for you it may be China, for others it is private infant domestic adoption. Where ever you adopt and who ever you adopt it all boils down to loving a child who needs to know love and that is what we are in this for. I am sure my answers to this question will grow and change while we head through this process. This is where we are now. So partner with us on our journey and bring home baby Hoos!!! (check out our 5k too!)
We feel that God knows the children he has for us. It is our jobs to be open and prayerful for an answer as to where we will adopt. Our agency approved us for two countries, Bulgaria and Ethiopia. We ruled out Bulgaria simply because they won't adopt out the children under age one and usually not until they are 2 and we really want to (and feel we should) start our parenting journey with an infant. So that left Ethiopia. My dad's cousin was a missionary in Ethiopia where he was martyred. His wife is still in contact with people in Ethiopia and has already helped us so much with translating words and names (thanks Jewell!). I know that that connection, the family tie, is a huge flag in my book of God saying "this is where your child is".
Now as for our plans for after Ethiopia? Honduras is looking promising. We also feel a call to foster here in the US one day when we have more parenting experience.
In summary, you can only know where you should adopt and what would be best for your family. For us it is Ethiopia, for you it may be China, for others it is private infant domestic adoption. Where ever you adopt and who ever you adopt it all boils down to loving a child who needs to know love and that is what we are in this for. I am sure my answers to this question will grow and change while we head through this process. This is where we are now. So partner with us on our journey and bring home baby Hoos!!! (check out our 5k too!)
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