Benjamin & Edith Andreina Taylor

are adopting a child from Colombia

Yesss… We are ADOPTING!!! Adoption is in our hearts and it has always been.

A little bit of background story: We met in Venezuela 16 years ago while Ben was on a mission trip visiting my hometown and church. Ben had been traveling to Latin America since middle school, learning Spanish and mingling with the culture because he had the desire to become a missionary doctor and witness the love of God to Hispanic communities. My dream was to become a missionary and serve children at risk wherever God would have me go. God ignited my heart to work with under-served communities and children at risk while visiting Bogotá Colombia in my first mission trip. For a short period of time I had the privilege to do just that, and for a long time I thought: maybe one day Ben and I will go back to serve Colombian children and their community. We both desired to build a family that lived on mission for God, wherever He would have us to go or stay.

With both dreams in mind and heart, we joined in marriage in 2013 to pursue God’s calling together. Since then by the grace of God and through a long process of studying and training, Ben has become a Family Medicine Physician. Meanwhile I expanded my education training to continue to work with under-served families and communities as a schoolteacher. Now, both of us are sharing God’s love through our skills in Birmingham, AL. In the pursuit of these dreams, we have shed a lot of tears, experienced a lot of victories, and felt many heart aches, but one thing has remained the same for us: to build a family that lives on mission for the Glory of God.

Some people may be wondering what took us so long to finally start our adoption process? The simple answer is: God’s refinement of our marriage and also thinking that having biological children first was going to better prepare us for adoption. After 10 years of praying about adoption and 8 years of praying for biological kids, we now sense God nudging us to set our hearts and minds towards the miracle of adoption. And in these crazy ups and downs we see a little circle closing.

We are adopting a little one from COLOMBIA, 😀🎉 a country so very close to our hearts. We are looking at ages 0-6, and we expect this process to last from 12 - 24 months. This will cost a whopping $50,000 but nothing is impossible for God. We can’t wait to welcome our little one to our family, friends, and community – to you who are reading this. Would you consider praying for us and/or donating to help us reach this financial goal? We are so grateful to have you in our lives.

In His Grace, Ben & Andre Taylor

Adoption Status

Completing Paperwork

Adoption Agency

Lifeline

Updates

  • Update 2

    Home Study

    February 23, 2026

    Dear friends and family,

    We owe you an update, and we want to share it with open and grateful hearts.

    A few weeks ago, we received the news that our adoption process had been placed on hold. It truly shook us. For a moment, everything felt still and uncertain, and we didn’t know what to do next. All we could do was pray and ask God for wisdom and peace in the waiting. The U.S. government had issued visa bans for several countries, including Colombia, and our hearts felt heavy not knowing how that would affect our journey.

    Then, a few weeks later, relief came. We learned that adoption visas would continue to be processed as persons of interest for the U.S. We cannot fully express the gratitude we felt in that moment. It was like being able to breathe again. So here we are — thankful, hopeful, and moving forward in the process.

    Just last week, we completed our home study, and it went well. We still have a couple of interviews ahead, along with education modules and more paperwork to submit, but we are happily working through each step. Every form and every meeting brings us one step closer to the child God has for our family.

    For now, enjoy our latest portrait of just the two of us. We smile knowing that one day soon, we’ll take another one with a little extra face in the frame — our child, finally home.

    Thank you for walking this journey with us. Thank you for your prayers, your encouragement, and your steady support. We are so grateful for each of you.

    With love,
    The Taylors

  • Update 1

    One step closer to the goal!

    November 28, 2025

    It feels like going up a mountain, but thanks to God and your support we have covered the first part of the process. What does this mean? Well, it means that very soon we will be scheduling a Home Study, which brings us closer to reviewing children's files. We can't wait to meet our child/children, and every day we are one step closer. 🤩 Thank you again for all your prayers and support, we pray God fills you with the same joy we have in Him! 🥰

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  • Cory Harris gave $100
  • Cleon & Damaris Rogers gave an undisclosed amount
    So very excited! Praying for you and with you!
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    Blessings to you and Godspeed!
  • Cory Harris gave $100
  • Cleon & Damaris Rogers gave an undisclosed amount
    So very excited! Praying for you and with you!
  • Cleon & Damaris Rogers gave an undisclosed amount
    So very excited! Praying for you and with you!
  • Cleon & Damaris Rogers gave an undisclosed amount
    So very excited! Praying for you and with you!
  • Cory Harris gave $200
  • Anonymous gave $50
  • Cleon & Damaris Rogers gave an undisclosed amount
    So very excited! Praying for you and with you!