tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373772918875153194.post3828634922153264328..comments2020-08-10T00:13:21.898-06:00Comments on Bringing Home Our Girls: Question 11: Why not adopt from the US?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373772918875153194.post-74229408619687115802013-05-04T10:01:51.370-06:002013-05-04T10:01:51.370-06:00Not to stalk :) But, I will also say, yes, my fost...Not to stalk :) But, I will also say, yes, my fosters (ages infant to teen), do have access to available medicine, food etc. But they have not had that in the past. And their trauma looks exactly like that of international adoptions, as we have fostered displaced international adoptions who have been not been able to stay with their adoptive families because of attachment disorders. They are all just children, and the horrors they have all experienced are so real, and we could say that the future of an international child who ages out is more bleak, but I have had kids in an out and know of foster children who have been trafficked, been forced to kill and seen so many of the same horrors we say are limited to across the world. It's all about us not drawing lines in the sand, but realizing God is moving among us all to bring His people and children to Himself.This High Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300279972621462030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373772918875153194.post-20961642506304689182013-05-04T09:55:40.160-06:002013-05-04T09:55:40.160-06:00Thank you for posting this. There are struggles bo...Thank you for posting this. There are struggles both domestically and internationally. But, the domestic front is not all propaganda. I think that's slightly a strong word. Totally respect where you are coming from and see the heart of it. But, I think our views on the domestic front do need to shift. Is the goal on the domestic side to "get" a child and have a judge claim them as "ours," or are we willing to do life with the teenager who never wants to be adopted; he or she wants to maintain his or her family name; but he or she still needs a family. Just as on the international front it can sometimes be challenging to find the true orphans (which I know is not the case I know with special needs international adoptions) the majority of children in the domestic system are sometimes hard to get to. They would be considered "orphans of the living," which honestly many are afraid of pursuing. Are domestic adoptions truly orphans? When a mother who deeply loves her child, chooses to place her child in the arms of another so that, that baby can have what she believes is a better life of hope? My 30 foster children are not orphans. They have mothers and fathers who have made steps forward or steps backwards. Even the ones who have been adopted, still have parents whose story is not over. But it is amazing how often I attend conferences and hear, "Good for you. There are domestic needs too." I hope our longing in this orphan care movement is not one or the other, but the Gospel going forth throughout the world so that His kingdom can be made known among the nations. He doesn't need us for any this, but He's inviting us in. Wouldn't it be beautiful if we tore down the walls between the views of domestic and international orphan care, became educated about each and celebrated God's mercy and work through our stories?This High Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300279972621462030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373772918875153194.post-63479238111801881162012-03-10T17:15:33.084-07:002012-03-10T17:15:33.084-07:00We found also that the children that were in most ...We found also that the children that were in most need of being adopted in the US were the children that were large sibling groups or if they were under 8 they needed to be the youngest or only child in the family.<br /><br />Family dynamics play such a huge role in who you can and should adopt. We knew we were not up to adopting 5 children at once and our youngest is 4 so unless we wanted to strictly foster again we would never be able to adopt a child under the age of 4. <br /><br />Even when we adopted our daughter from the US foster care system after 2 1/2 of the state trying to reunify her with her birth parents the judge told us there were over 200 people on a waiting list who would have adopted her. They just didn't want to take the risk of being foster parents first. <br /><br />But in the end I always tell people to go where the Lord wants you to go. Because He does not want us all to go to the same place.<br /><br />Katrina<br />Carlene's soon to be momma :)<br />www.operationorphannomore.blogspot.comKatrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03779770874867573087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373772918875153194.post-82762190905518524142012-03-08T19:50:55.843-07:002012-03-08T19:50:55.843-07:00Very well said! Thank you for this post!!!Very well said! Thank you for this post!!!ginaologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048491949217191816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373772918875153194.post-82409689112720200702012-02-29T14:50:07.766-07:002012-02-29T14:50:07.766-07:00Well done. Thanks.
JoyWell done. Thanks.<br />Joyorphans4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18118555068411725373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373772918875153194.post-31168181701392946302012-02-29T11:19:50.787-07:002012-02-29T11:19:50.787-07:00Thank you so much for posting this and stating it ...Thank you so much for posting this and stating it so eloquently! <br />My heart hurts when I am confronted with that statement again and again and I'm afraid I don't always keep my cool. Now I can direct them to your post. :)<br /><br />Many blessings to your familyDJ Jazzy Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203127593150249946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373772918875153194.post-22585451825679019072012-02-28T17:10:56.041-07:002012-02-28T17:10:56.041-07:00Great post! I'm going to share this when ever ...Great post! I'm going to share this when ever I hear that question! :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222190244731428788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373772918875153194.post-56958006937141792712012-02-28T16:26:49.226-07:002012-02-28T16:26:49.226-07:00I have always hated that question. Why don't y...I have always hated that question. Why don't you go after your own first? Thank God Jesus didn't just come for his own people but came for all people.<br /><br />Be blessed<br /><br />AshleeLinneahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333442830705285496noreply@blogger.com