[fwellers]

Hello,
My wife and I have very recently started entertaining the idea of International adoption. We are in our late 40's and childless.
I have many questions. I am hoping to get started on the right foot.

I want to get some counseling for both of us to help flush out whether our motives are right for this, whether we have child rearing compatibility issues, and to make sure we understand the breadth of the undertaking. Is there a place that deals with that sort of thing ?

If we go forward, I have no idea which country to consider adoption from. My idea is that the African countries have the children who are starving to death, and it would be best to find a child from there, but I am also very concerned about getting a child with aids or hepatitus.
We are also considering china, I've heard it's "relatively" easy to adopt a younger child from their.

Is there a way, or smarter questions we should be asking ourselves to help us decide which country would be best to look for a child from ?

Any sage advice would be appreciated, and sorry if my questions may seem insensitive or ignorant.

Sincerely,
Floyd