Post by mag7ue on Feb 25, 2009 2:09:25 GMT -5
Awhile back, my wife and I decided to start the process to adopt a child here in Indonesia. We officially started the process in November, only to get pretty discouraging news - that the process would take "from 4 years to forever," and would cost about as much as someone doing it from the US.
There was one caveat to that information - that a "direct arrangement" adoption, where a family wanted to give up their baby and give it to us, could possibly make this process go faster. That was good to hear, but how do you go about finding a woman who will give you her baby?
A few weeks ago we found out. A local man we know through the school we're at often works with poor families in the villages surrounding the city. He came to me and said he knew a family that wanted to give up their child, and that they would like to meet us. Were we interested? To make a long story short, our first meeting with the Indonesian adoption "agency" is tomorrow, on Thursday. We're hoping and praying that the paperwork can be done quickly - the woman is due in May! We've been told it's possible...we just have to know and find the right people to make it happen.
I could be a dad less than 3 months from now. I don't dwell on that too much because it kinda freaks me out. But in a good way.
There was one caveat to that information - that a "direct arrangement" adoption, where a family wanted to give up their baby and give it to us, could possibly make this process go faster. That was good to hear, but how do you go about finding a woman who will give you her baby?
A few weeks ago we found out. A local man we know through the school we're at often works with poor families in the villages surrounding the city. He came to me and said he knew a family that wanted to give up their child, and that they would like to meet us. Were we interested? To make a long story short, our first meeting with the Indonesian adoption "agency" is tomorrow, on Thursday. We're hoping and praying that the paperwork can be done quickly - the woman is due in May! We've been told it's possible...we just have to know and find the right people to make it happen.
I could be a dad less than 3 months from now. I don't dwell on that too much because it kinda freaks me out. But in a good way.
But adoption from the US would make sense....if we lived there. As it is, we live in Indonesia, to serve the people of this country. Are we now supposed to say their children aren't good enough? Do you really think that way?