The front lines of adoption

Ever since our hearts were directed towards Haiti for adoption, my mind has just been reeling. It is a hurry up and wait game. A few things have really hit me hard the last week or so. The main one being that my heart just BREAKS for the families in Haiti. It is one of the poorest countries in the world. In order for me to adopt a child there, tragedy has to take place. Such as, a baby loses it's mother, either by death or by just straight despair. These families are having to make the choice to place their children for adoption so the child has a chance to even survive. So many times it's not that they find themselves in a crisis pregnancy, it's that they find themselves not able to feed themselves, let alone their child. So they take their child to the orphanage in the hopes that they will be adopted by someone who can feed them, care for them, and love them. My heart just breaks for the people of this country. In the case of baby Alvarez, he has his shot records, he is healthy, he is not malnourished. Any one of these things is rare, all 3 are practically unheard of. No one knows for sure what happened to his mom, but chances are she died, and his dad can't take care of him. This just breaks my heart. This little guy is loved and cherished by his biological family, but they can't take care of him. This type of story is not unusual in Haiti. I may have to go through red tape, spend a ton of money, and ache to hold them, but in the end I get a child. It's all happy day for me. The real sacrifice is not for me, it is for them. I can only hope that I can give these kids a life that their parents deem worthy. I have found myself praying more for the families of these kids, and the kids, than for myself. This is the reality of adoption. God does not allow births of children for the soul purpose of adoption. What God does is make beauty from ashes. What Satan intended for evil, God has made good. God takes these children and holds them, and stirs our hearts to adopt them.


We have sent an email to the agency to let them know that we are going forward with all of this and to expect our application this week. Once the application is accepted, we move on to step 2. If you all want to take a look at what our process is, go to this website. www.haitianadoption.org
Please continue to pray for our adoption, and even more so, for the people of Haiti.

Lead us Lord,

chrissy