His pictures stole my heart. Adam, an orphan in China is waiting.
I wish adoption was easy, I wish I could say that it is all warm and fuzzy all the time and the child you adopted feels like he/she has always been your child. I wish I could say that the child you adopt is going to love you immediately and fall into your arms the first time you meet and want to hold your hand and sing and dance and be over the moon excited about their new family.
But the truth is, it is not like that at all.
Adoption is hard... From the start you are constantly filling out paperwork and waiting for approvals and making appointments for fingerprints. Getting clearances from Fbi and your state. Waiting and waiting and then waiting some more for China to give you "PA's" and "article 5's" and "TA's"! It's long and frustrating.... and that's before you get your child... Then comes a whole other set of "adoption is hard" issues.
BUT, and there is most certainly a BUT... It is worth it! It is worth every bit of energy you have put into getting your child home to see a smile. A smile, that may take a while, but then there it is. And it is real and it is not on a face of a stranger, it's not on the face of some child's picture 12,000 miles away.,.. It is on the face of your child.
There is nothing in this world that can compare to it. The feeling is sareal. It is at those small moments that you know, they know and understand that they are safe, they are in a family, they are home. There is a connection that happens when they no longer see those crazy Americans that adopted them, but they see their mom and dad. And you know, they know, you are always going to be there.
Adam is waiting. He does not know what it is like to smile at his parents like that. He may never know the feeling of belonging. We have got to help! His family is out there! Please share this blog, get the word out! This boy is running out of time! He now only has 6 weeks left before he ages out at the young age of 14 years old! It is possible to get it done, an agency will work with you.
Here is what another child who was adopted from the same group foster home speaks fondly of him as “a good brother” who “gets along well with others” and “is helpful to the ayis”. It was also observed that he tries to do the right thing and is very thoughtful and helpful. He goes above and beyond what is asked of him.
Here is a blog that shares a little more about Adam: https://asiawaitingchild.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/could-your-heart-be-open/
For more information please contact Erin Martin: erinmrtn@yahoo.com
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