Some thoughts on domestic vs. international adoption

Yesterday, Allie was telling someone about our adoption - and the person asked her why we chose to adopt internationally rather than domestically. These are our thoughts.

According to one source I found, there are more than 143 million orphans in the world; and every two seconds another child becomes an orphan. Every child deserves a family. Another way of saying that is, no child is more "worthy" to be adopted than any other. Which child out of 143,000,000 is the one for our family? Reeeeeally tough question! There is no one 'best' way to adopt, just a best way for each family.

One important factor that tipped us toward international adoption is our desire to adopt an older child. The reasons for children being orphans at an older age are various, and tend to be different according to different cultures. China's older children seem to be a good fit for us.

We're so excited about having a permanent connection to China in our family. Please join us in loving and praying for the people of China!