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Hello all family and friends!

With great excitement, we started our adoption journey in August 2008. We are now first time parents through adoption of an 8-year-old son from Thailand. We have chosen to build our family through the adoption of a son from Thailand because this is where we feel God is leading us right now.

It took 1 year and 9 months to bring Ray home and it was totally worth it!

We appreciate all of your love and support. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
Ann & Bryan

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Holiday Thoughts

In this Christmas season, I try to remember that thousands of people waited years and years for Jesus to arrive and when he did, it was more of a blessing than anyone could imagine. So, we can certainly wait one year or more for Ray to arrive and I am sure it will also mean more to us than we can imagine.

Merry Christmas, Ray! And thanks to God for guiding us on this path together.

1 comment:

glwall3 said...

Hello! We are Lisa and Greg from Iowa and I think we are at the same "place" with our adoption. We are also with WACAP and just sent our dossier to be authenticated. Our son is at the TRC and is 18 months and is special needs due to a heart problem. If you'd like to chat, you can email me at lisawall37@yahoo.com! :)

Why are we adopting internationally and not domestically?
While we think adopting domestically is extremely important, our hearts are drawn to the waiting children in other countries. Some of our closest friends and relatives have adopted, are adopted themselves, or are planning to adopt internationally. This has been a wonderful experience for them, as I am confident our adoption will be for us.

Why are we adopting from Thailand?
The number one reason is simply...that's where our son is living right now. Also, the Thai people are extremely laid back and friendly and the adoption process is very straight forward in Thailand and has been around for decades so there should be no surprises or corruption. After researching our other options, the requirements to adopt from Thailand fit our requirements. If we decide to adopt again, we will reevaluate the different countries and domestic programs.