Many of our adoptive parents of older children are very happy to talk with others about their adoptions. They are more than willing to share each joy and challenge that they have encountered as they have come home and began molding into a family. Each family will attest to the need for great patience, prayer, and trial and error, testifying that with each trial comes a greater blessing. Their desire is to share their experiences with the hope of encouraging other families to not miss out on the great joy of adopting an older child. Many families think language will be a large barrier in adopting an older child, but we have found that older children are quite adaptable to a new language.
Many families report that their children are learning to speak English almost immediately.
However, learning to read and write in their new language usually takes extra support and they may require some special tutoring. Although sometimes more challenging, we have seen the tremendous blessing that God pours on families who choose to adopt an older child. It is our greatest joy to unite older children with the right family. We are committed to do our best to ensure that families have good information on the emotional development and personality profile of the older children we are entrusted to place. God's hand always seems to be especially at work in these placements.