A recent New York Time’s article, Eager to Adopt: Evangelicals Find Perils Abroad, highlights the difficulties that many well-meaning families encounter throughout the process of international adoption. Bribery, baby-selling, and the bureaucracy designed to prevent those evils can often bring a good-hearted adoption to a screeching halt.
The reality of these perils is a big reason why I’m thrilled to introduce to you an international adoption program coming out of an agency with nearly 3 decades of experience. For the last few years, AGAPE of Central Alabama has diligently pursued the development of an international adoption program. Today at Landmark Church of Christ, AGAPE held an International Adoption Conference which marks the unofficial launching of their International Adoption Program.
The conference began with AGAPE’s International Director, Megan Malinoski, giving an informative overview of the international adoption process. The next presenter, Kelly Curry, spoke about The UAB International Adoption Clinic and some of the pre and post adoption needs that internationally adopted children often experience. The conferenced closed with what was probably almost everyone’s favorite time … Q & A with real adoptive families.
For more information on AGAPE’s international adoption program, visit the international adoption page on their website.
