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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
TRC Board Approval
We got an email from WACAP today stating that we have been officially approved by the TRC board for adoption of Ray and that they will be sending our files to the DSDW very soon. Kate guesses they will send it within the next week. It's great to know that our files are in process to the Thai government. Of course, we've been told it's still another 2-6 months at least before we get the referral. It cannot go fast enough for us!
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.
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I'm so excited that you're one step closer to your son! How exciting! I can't wait to hear more. The wait is awfully long and hard, but so worth it. And being a parent is very hard work. But, keep in mind, they don't always have to like you. But they will know that you love them. You'll be helping to mold and shape them into being a better person and when they're grown up they'll understand why you did the things you did.
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