Why China?

Brent and I support both domestic and international adoption. All children everywhere deserve to have a family. We have chosen to adopt from China, because we feel that we have been called to do so.

In some ways our adoption journey began in the spring of 2010. I had asked God to give me a heart for China.  I did not have adoption on my mind at all at that time.  A couple of months passed, and I had pretty much forgotten my prayer. Then a woman from our church that had visited orphanages in China spoke to the congregation about the great need for people to help these children. Her talk is really what made me start thinking about adoption.  I believe that God put this desire on my heart, and that this was how He answered that prayer. 

It would not be enough if only I desired this; I knew that Brent would have to be on board too. He was surprised when I first brought up the idea, but it didn’t take much time before he was considering it too. Both our biological children were immediately for the idea.

We chose an adoption agency and even got an application in July 2010. Then we spent the next several months researching, thinking, and praying. We didn’t know how we could adopt financially, but we both felt like God was calling us to adopt, and specifically to adopt from China.

Then February 13, 2011 came and a guest speaker at church talked about stepping out in faith. If we wait until everything is lined up perfectly before we do something, then we will never accomplish anything. We both felt like this was the definite nudge to move forward with the adoption. We made the commitment that day to step out in faith. Little did we know at that time, but our daughter had just been born in China.

It's now been almost a year and a half since we completed Mia's adoption, and she has been a huge blessing to our family as well as to others. We now feel once again called to adopt from China. We also love the idea of Mia having a sibling from her birth country. 

Today marks 5 months since we began our second adoption. Unfortunately, the waiting isn't any easier the second time around. I can't wait to see and hold my child.

                                                                             LORI