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Originally Posted by SABTeacher
DH and I are researching international adoption. I feel overwhelmed by the choices. I can't decide on which country to adopt from and which agency to use. Just when I think I've decided, I feel like I want to change my mind.
Did anyone else experience this? How did you decide? I am interested in programs in China, Korea, and Ethiopia, and I don't know how to decide which is the best for us.
Thanks,
Shari
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My parents didn't choose Haiti in the beginning - we fell in love with a baby on a missions trip and they adopted her...then they adopted another baby a year later. My husband and I are getting ready to adopt and have been researching our options very carefully. Haiti is and always has been our first choice for several reasons:
1. You can go to Haiti and visit your child(ren) before you commit to them or during your adoption process.
2. You can get infants home under 1 year.
3. You can adopt from an orphanage or a family run home and in many programs the kids are well cared for in loving enviroments.
4. The fees are some of the lowest in adoption ($5000 - $7000)
5. The children are gorgeous and the need for families is so great - Haiti is the 2nd poorest country after Ethiopia and has a huge number of orphans.
We were concerned that Haiti wouldn't approve us because of our ages (we're young) but we just found out that we will be able to adopt next year when my husband turns 28. So we're excited.
We looked at Ethiopia too - which seems like a great option but we wanted to be able to travel to the country we adopt from in the future, to really embrace the culture and we felt Haiti was a little more feasible in that way. It also was considerable more expensive. We looked at Liberia too - but we've heard quite a few negative things lately about the organizations processing adoptions there and just didn't feel real comfortable with it. Also - I've heard of many people coming home with children with serious medical issues they weren't aware until the child got home and I'm just not ready for that right now.
So - thats more than you asked, but thats where we are!
Hope it helps some....
S. :-)