Hello again.
This blog is about Agency or NOT?
After our family knew we were to adopt these children from Haiti the next step came with research, research, research!!! It seemed like every waking moment I spent on the computer trying to find out everything about international adoption and how to do it. I spoke with several people and some said to use an Agency, some said DON’T use an Agency! I found out right away there were pro’s and con’s with both methods. I started doing research on different agency’s, their success rate and the big question the $$$. Jonathan and I had then decided we were going to do this adoption as an independent adoption with NO agency.
Rebecca the wonderful lady who hosted us in my first trip to Haiti had also adopted several Haitian boys and was confident we could do this with her help. It seemed everyone Jonathan and I ran into for the next several weeks following that either were from Haiti or knew someone who had adopted internationally. It was crazy.
Well Jonathan and I just knew this was the way we should go “Independent” well that was until I contacted a local Adoption agency and began speaking with them about getting our Home Study done. You see the home study is the first step you have to take to begin your adoption. Haiti changed their laws since the earthquake and it is harder to adopt now and the chances of being successful with an Independent adoption are slim to none. But we still felt this was the way for us to go. So I signed on with this Adoption Agency to only do our Home Study and filled out some paper work and when they found out we were independent they would not even do our Home Study, they said the success rate was way to slim and their goal is to get these kids home.
Jonathan and I had a lot of praying to do and try to figure out what we should do. Going through an agency was going to cost a lot more $$ however getting our kids home was way more important than that. We had also met a family in BG who had adopted 3 children from Haiti (Independent) and it took them 5 years. I CAN NOT wait 5 years that would kill me!! So this my friends is how we decided to use the Adoption Agency “All Blessing International” out of Owensboro, Ky. So far they have been great!
My next blog will be about the “Home Study”
Thanks and God Bless,
Michelle
This blog is about Agency or NOT?
After our family knew we were to adopt these children from Haiti the next step came with research, research, research!!! It seemed like every waking moment I spent on the computer trying to find out everything about international adoption and how to do it. I spoke with several people and some said to use an Agency, some said DON’T use an Agency! I found out right away there were pro’s and con’s with both methods. I started doing research on different agency’s, their success rate and the big question the $$$. Jonathan and I had then decided we were going to do this adoption as an independent adoption with NO agency.
Rebecca the wonderful lady who hosted us in my first trip to Haiti had also adopted several Haitian boys and was confident we could do this with her help. It seemed everyone Jonathan and I ran into for the next several weeks following that either were from Haiti or knew someone who had adopted internationally. It was crazy.
Well Jonathan and I just knew this was the way we should go “Independent” well that was until I contacted a local Adoption agency and began speaking with them about getting our Home Study done. You see the home study is the first step you have to take to begin your adoption. Haiti changed their laws since the earthquake and it is harder to adopt now and the chances of being successful with an Independent adoption are slim to none. But we still felt this was the way for us to go. So I signed on with this Adoption Agency to only do our Home Study and filled out some paper work and when they found out we were independent they would not even do our Home Study, they said the success rate was way to slim and their goal is to get these kids home.
Jonathan and I had a lot of praying to do and try to figure out what we should do. Going through an agency was going to cost a lot more $$ however getting our kids home was way more important than that. We had also met a family in BG who had adopted 3 children from Haiti (Independent) and it took them 5 years. I CAN NOT wait 5 years that would kill me!! So this my friends is how we decided to use the Adoption Agency “All Blessing International” out of Owensboro, Ky. So far they have been great!
My next blog will be about the “Home Study”
Thanks and God Bless,
Michelle
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