Norman Adoption Blog

Finding an agency that really fit all our needs seemed an impossible task. However, it didn’t take long before we realized that it wasn’t so impossible after all. Orphans Overseas contained all the factors that we were looking for. It was the least expensive of all the agencies we were looking at, which excited Patrick. I was told that one of their couples was just referred a 2 month old child, which really excited me. They explained the reason they are so inexpensive is because they know that adopting is an expensive process and they want to make it as easy as possible for those families who are willing, to adopt.

One of our other concerns was the fact that the Agent Orange chemical was used in the South and most agencies had orphanages there. Orphans Overseas does not. Their orphanages are located right around Hanoi in the North. That is also an added bonus because the North is influenced more from China than the South would be. China was the original country we wanted to adopt from. Laura from Orphans Overseas was able to explain to us how long this process could take. She said from start to finish it could take 6 -12 months. At the end we should expect our stay in Vietnam to be 2-2 1/2 weeks long.

Another plus for us is that Orphans Overseas is affiliated with Sunset Presbyterian Church, USA. Choosing a faith based organization was not a requirement but it definitely puts us at ease. It is nice to know that instead of doing this for just humanitarian reasons, these workers are doing it because of Christ and their love for His children.