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It is our criteria for children (our decision) that is keeping us from going to Ukraine. We were looking for a healthy child in the 1 to 3 year old age group. Finding a healthy young child (younger than 4 or 5) is "akin to magic" in the translator's words. And they had never helped or heard of a couple as young as us adopting from Ukraine. Most people are in there 40s and their age restrictions on perpesctive children are almost non-existent. We don't feel like we want to tackle bringing a 4 or 5 year old (as our first child) into the US, having to teach them English, and then send them off to school so soon. A big issue with Ukraine adoption is that there is no information about available children given out prior to your interview with the Adoption Center in Kiev. You take the chance of no children meeting your requirements, being available. If that happens, you either stay in Ukraine and wait for another interview, or fly home, wait for another interview, and then fly back again. We don't have the funds to be making multiple trips and still have the possiblity of coming home empty handed. The amount of couples adopting from Ukraine has multiplied, bigtime lately. They interview 20 families every day. There is actually a 5 month waiting period in Ukraine now. We're trying to fullfill OUR need just as much as the child's need. We are very ready to bring up a child(ren) and raise them as the Lord would have us to.
With Childplace, there is a need for parents for bi-racial children, it is 3 hours from home, Mandy's brother was adopted through there, Mandy's dad used to be on the board of directors, they have been EXTREMELY helpful, and we can get an infant.....so it just makes sense to use Childplace.
With Childplace, there is a need for parents for bi-racial children, it is 3 hours from home, Mandy's brother was adopted through there, Mandy's dad used to be on the board of directors, they have been EXTREMELY helpful, and we can get an infant.....so it just makes sense to use Childplace.