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You are accurate in your pricing quotes. Most international adoptions start there and go up especially since travel is required for almost every program now. I went through the Agency Hand In Hand International Adoptions. Whether them or one of your own chosing look for someone that is non-profit. That is primarily the reason that I chose them and their reputation of course. The country we chose to work with was the Philippines, at that time mostly because they were the only country accepting applications for people under 25 and I was only 22 at the time. I now have 2 beautiful girls from the philippines the oldest has been with me since 10 mo. and is now 15 years, the youngest i got 2 days before her first birthday and she just turned 12. There are things that you can do now to raise money to assist and deferr cost. You couldn't do that years ago so consider yourselves fortunate. Start by asking your church to support you with donations. Second have und raisers in your local town, bake sales etc..., I have even seen people selling hand made products on ebay to raise money. Also another way to cut some fees is by accepting a sibling group of 2 or more children. An idea that i read on another posting was a young woman who she and her husband donated plasma twice a week and put the money directly into a Christmas Club at the end of the year they had enough to buy a CD which earned better interest. They continued doing it and used the CD's to pay for their fees as they came due. Not only did they successfully adopt they are applying for their second child as we speak.
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