Welcome I hope that there will soon be members in this group... I am looking forward to hearing from people adopting from, or who have adopted from Liberia.......
I see we have some new members and I would love to hear how far along in the adoption process you are, where you are from, that sort of thing... it would be...
Hi, My name is Hannah and my husband and I have 5 children right now. A 10 year old girl, 8 year old boy, 5 year old girl, 4 year old girl, and 19 month old...
Hi Melissa, Here is the address to Children Concerned: www.ChildrenConcerned.org They aren't an agency or anything, they are just a not- for- profit group of ...
Hi there! My name is Amy and I am interested in finding information about adopting from Africa, specifically Liberia. I became interested in this after reading...
Thanks for the websites Melissa - I have checked out acres of hope, and angels haven. I first learned about Liberian adoption in a article in Above Rubies - it...
Hi Amy, We are adopting from Liberia and we heard about it from Above Rubies also. Actually we were at a conference and heard Nancy speak about it about a...
Thanks for the information - that was helpful. Can anyone tell me if there is a mininum income requirement? I work part-time and my dh works full time, but he...
Ok thanks - I think we would be fine, if that is the guideline. Amy ... === message truncated === ____________________________________________________ Start...
I am Kelly Jo Kallevig. My husband and I started on our adoption journey on May 30th of last year. Long story short, we were getting ready to go to Sierra...
Hi there, My husband and I are in the process of adopting from Liberia. We have received our referral - a boy (5) and girl (3). We are very excited! And...
Hi Peggy, We are just in the starting phase of our adoption from Liberia (we just picked an agency to do our home study so we are VERY new) and I was wondering...
hi there- I am a little confused about international adoption and how the homestudy works. Hope someone can clear it up for me. Does the homestudy have to be...
Hi Beth, We are honestly fairly new, also, but things are happening very quickly. We just started the whole process two months ago, had our homestudy a...
Hi Amy, Some agencies do their own homestudies, but if the agency is not located near you, you will need to hire an local agency to do that piece for you....
Hi again Beth, I remembered some other things you'll want to do right away. Order your birth and marriage/divorce (if applicable) certificates (I ordered four...
Hi I am Terri Campbell. My husband and I are in the process of adopting four children from Liberia. We also are helping others adopt with fundraising. Check...
Hey Terri-glad to see you joined us! I was part of the ConcernedChildren group too along with this group. I am wondering if Hannah has email addresses from...
Hi, I have read several times about adoption agency scams. How does one ensure the agency is legit? is personal reference your best bet - is there a regulation...
Hi , I am Paige Wallace and I have just adopted our newest daughter from Liberia. We should receive our docs on Monday and pray she will be her by late Oct....
Hi, I was reading some of the past postings and saw yours. What is PLAN and where are you at in the process? When did you start with the adoption? We are...
Hi Amy, I am sitting around waiting to show my house we are selling and read your posting. I will try to answer some of your questions. There are several ways...
Hi Amy, I am sitting around waiting to show my house we are selling and read your posting. I will try to answer some of your questions. There are several ways...
Hi it is Paige again. Where are you now on your process. Who are you going through and do you have your adoption decree, birth and death certs from them. I...
Amy, We are working with WACSN for our adoption and Sister Pam is the coordinator here in the U.S. for WACSN. This is not an agency, but rather a ministry,...
Paige, Hi my name is Jessica and I read your response to Amy. We are adopting a little two year old cutey from Liberia and I assume your adoptions were in ...
Thanks everyone for your responses. THis is all so confusing to me! Jess, you said your children will all be sharing a bedroom. A friend of mine who recently...
Hi Amy, In our state (WI.) the requirements are 40 square feet per child per bedroom and no more than 4 children in one bedroom. I believe all the states are...
We are adopting through Acres of Hope. As far as I know, we have now done everything we can do. All of our paperwork is in Liberia, with Patty/at the...
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