I'm Cindy, the mom of a girl born in Mari-El and brought home in September 2002 when she was 4 1/2. Our agency is Compassionate Care in Oakland City, IN. We'd...
Hello, I am new to the group and I am hoping to learn more about this region. My name is Tara I am married with two boys ages 4 and 6 (bio). We have recently...
Hi Tara, We adopted Megan a year ago from Mari El baby home. She was 2 years 9 months old. We worked with Across the World Adoptions. Megan is doing great. ...
Hi I started this yahoo group when it looked like I would be adopting from Mari El- she was a special needs little girl However, just I was to begin my dossier...
Thank you for the welcome. Leslie, I am so happy to hear that Megan is doing great. Our referral is also a little girl 2years 3months old. I had wanted a...
Hi All- We rec'd our approval from San Francisco INS in one week!! I couldn't belive it! Talk about moving fast...they did have a file opened and were jus...
Pegeen, That is great news. You are travelling blind to Mari El? Were your other referrals from there as well? It seems that there should be numerous...
Hi Everyone So exciting this region is picking up. Please spread the word so we can have more parents join. After you travel and get your little ones home,...
Hi Everyone! I'm new here -- a 41-year-old single woman, hoping to adopt in 2007. I live in Napa, CA (about an hour north of San Francisco). The agency that...
Hi All! I'm a single 41-year-old woman, just starting my adoption process. I'm trying to decide between Russia and Kazakhstan. Travel time is a big issue, so...
Welcome to the group. We are getting ready to travel next week for trip one. I really don't know much about the region now, but I should be able to give you...
Hi! We are the family that Tara is talking about. We have a tenative court date of August 23rd. This whole process has went so much smoother than our first...
Hi All! I've recently heard that children available for adoption in Mari-El are 18 months old and older... infants are rarely (if ever) available. Is this...
Hi Everyone We have a new member and I thougth a roll might be nice so please introduce yourself and tell your connection to Mari El Adoptions And No I will...
My name is Tara . I recently adopted a little girl in Sept 2006. Kira will be three this month and is very healthy and adapting great. We live in Colorado and...
Update on region / agency list project These are the agencies that I have come up with that have worked in Mari el ... Active Programs: Across the World...
PLEASE REPLY OFF LIST TO karen.holt @ yahoo .com There is currently an effort underway by all the regional group moderators to bring their agency lists...
