The adoption houses in Colombia were on hold as they were being re-accredited, but we have recently heard that they should be "opening" again soon in the next few weeks! What a praise to hear that!
We also received an update that the adoption houses (that Bethany works with at least) will no longer be issuing referrals for children under the age of 5 anymore (except for specials needs, or possibly if part of a sibling group?). Since our dossier has already been submitted, we are not expecting this change to apply to us. We are generally not told the specific reasons why changes like this are made, but we believe it must be in the best interest for the children. The governing agency, ICBF, will still be issuing referrals for younger children, so referrals for this age range will not stop completely. (you can pursue an adoption through a specific adoption house or through ICBF- ICBF generally just has a much longer wait time)
We are praying for all the waiting families- in Colombia, in other countries, and right here in the U.S.!
a friend recently shared this video-it gives an insight on how we have always felt about adoption: we arent pursuing adoption to simply save a child. yes, it is a factor, but we want to grow our family & we feel the desire to share/pass on to others what God has done for us! :)
We also received an update that the adoption houses (that Bethany works with at least) will no longer be issuing referrals for children under the age of 5 anymore (except for specials needs, or possibly if part of a sibling group?). Since our dossier has already been submitted, we are not expecting this change to apply to us. We are generally not told the specific reasons why changes like this are made, but we believe it must be in the best interest for the children. The governing agency, ICBF, will still be issuing referrals for younger children, so referrals for this age range will not stop completely. (you can pursue an adoption through a specific adoption house or through ICBF- ICBF generally just has a much longer wait time)
We are praying for all the waiting families- in Colombia, in other countries, and right here in the U.S.!
a friend recently shared this video-it gives an insight on how we have always felt about adoption: we arent pursuing adoption to simply save a child. yes, it is a factor, but we want to grow our family & we feel the desire to share/pass on to others what God has done for us! :)
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