Over the past months as we have asked for prayer and wise counsel about our adoption journey I have had several people ask "Why would you bother to adopt internationally when there are children right here that you can adopt for free?". This is a question that is not easily answered, in general or for our family. We have considered doing a foster to adopt program but do not believe that this is the right option for our family for a number of reasons (explaining all of that will have to be another post).

So, why should people spend the equivalent of the cost of a new vehicle (or more) to rescue children from orphanages or group homes in another country? Check out this post from the Malone Family and I think you may start to understand why.

Yes, children in the United States need loving forever families too! But the reality is that while living in foster homes and being under the guardianship of the state is far from ideal, these children do not face the deplorable conditions and absolute lack of love that children in overseas institutions do.

Won't you please pray about supporting a family's adoption? We would love for you to support our adoption plans (I'll have a chip in link posted again soon), but if you don't please consider a donation to another family or an organization such as Reese's Rainbow or Project Hopeful that advocate for orphans.