Help Us Bring An Orphaned Baby Home From Kazakhstan
My husband, Greg, and I are adopting a baby from Kazakhstan. Kazakh orphans live in crowded baby houses. Though they are well cared for by the baby house attendants, it is not the same as having a loving family to nurture and care for all of the growing infant's needs. Help us be that family!Greg and I knew that our family would not be formed in any kind of traditional way. We both felt a calling to adopt. We knew that we were a family in need of a child and that somewhere in the world there was a child desperately in need of a family. When we decided to pursue international adoption, we knew that the path would be difficult, but we also knew that that the child that we would be adopting desperately needs us. After watching Ewan McGregor's documentary, "Long Way Round", and seeing the number of fantastic kids that were awaiting adoption, we knew that we had discovered the road to our the future family that we already felt in our hearts. Infants and children who are available for international adoption in Kazakhstan have been living in orphanages for six months or longer. It is not unusual for infants to share a crib with two other infants and to spend a great part of their day in their cribs. The baby house (what Kazakhs call the orphanage) attendants are loving and truly care about the children in their care, but there are so many children and they are not a substitute for an attentive loving family.The costs of international adoption are steep. The process is not for the uncommitted. Several times since we have started on this road, we have thought that we may pull our hair out, but we always remind ourselves of the baby that needs us somewhere on the other side of the world. Kazakhstan laws require that adoptive parents come to Kazakhstan and stay for nearly two months or make two trips of several weeks each. We have decided to stay in Kazakhstan until we can leave with our little baby. In order to make this happen, we will need to supplement our adoption funds. Airfare has soared to over $3000.00 per round-trip ticket. We will also need to pay for our living expenses while in Kazakhstan which include housing for two months in-country travel and our translator that we must have during court dates and baby house visitation. All together these expenses equate to a little over $10,000.00 American. Can you help us create a loving family for the infant that waits for us? If you can't donate, do you know someone who has a heart for children and can spare $12.50? Greg and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Topic -> Children and Family Services
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