Here is our Adoption Journey so far…
We started this process of adopting 2 little girls from Liberia in April of 2022.
After visiting Liberia for 5 months in 2024, we decided to additionally adopt a little boy. This little guy, already bonded to our Liberian daughters, also became very close to our entire family during our time in Liberia, and now, life without him with us is unimaginable.
We chose Liberia because we are impressed by Liberia’s resilience and progress as a war torn country that is healing from so much. Liberia works hard to allow adoptions when necessary and to reunite families whenever possible. We are grateful Liberia is allowing us to adopt our daughters, and hopeful as we watch Liberia grow as a country.
We started this journey in April of 2022.
In May of 2023, with the help of our friends and family, church, community, and organizations like Noonday Collection, Phill the Box, Funds2Orgs, and Adopt Together, we reached our fundraising goals to make our adoption possible. At that time, we anticipated our Liberian daughters would be joining our family in 3-6 months time.
We did not get any solid updates for months, until November of 2023, when adoptions for multiple agencies, including our agency, were suspended in Liberia, which prompted our visit to bond with our kids and explore all avenues in person in February of 2024. We returned home in July of 2024 after exhausting all resources to unite our family permanently.
There are multiple political conflicts that brought adoptions to a halt in November of 2023. Although these political conflicts put Liberian children at risk, the layers of the conflicts are multifaceted and complicated beyond the adoption process itself.
As we continue to wait, we are committed to intentional international parenting. We will continue to visit as much as we can and continue to pursue every avenue to unite our family on one continent. We appreciate any encouragement as we continue to walk this road.
Day 752. The police investigation is officially over. No fault found with Small World. 5 months of our kids’ lives spent unnecessarily in an orphanage. Approximately 50-100 kids turned away at the door of the orphanage over the last 5 months while this investigation into nothing went on.
Happy Birthday to our littlest American daughter and way to go for being a good sport about your unplanned birthday in Liberia.
Grown-ups in government: “Do better.”
Keep…. …going.
Keep…. …going.
This is day 108 in our 2024 video update for our adoption journey to 2 little girls from Liberia. We have been in the process of adopting these 2 little girls for 750 days.
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To shop our noonday fundraiser to help with needs for the orphanage, click here:
https://bit.ly/lightsoninliberia
To support the orphanage directly for their upcoming lease payment, go to this website:
https://smallworldadoption.com/donate-today/
and choose “Small World’s Children’s Home Liberia” from the drop down menu.
This is day 107 in our 2024 video update for our adoption journey to 2 little girls from Liberia. We have been in the process of adopting these 2 little girls for 749 days.
YouTube link to subscribe:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhvmF_X0zoUuAwUF7WzqlfZaskzIBmns2&si=0SE6xFYPJoXfkGIY
To shop our noonday fundraiser to help with needs for the orphanage, click here:
https://bit.ly/lightsoninliberia
Click here to find out more about our story. There is a place for tax deductible donations.
https://bit.ly/adoptfaster
To support the orphanage directly for their upcoming lease payment, go to this website:
https://smallworldadoption.com/donate-today/
and choose “Small World’s Children’s Home Liberia” from the drop down menu.
WiFi continues to be a challenge… late post today!
