This heartfelt commitment is extended through our Hannah's Hope Program, Special Mothers Program, and the foster care families we employ in many of the countries in which we work. It is important to note that many children adopted by our families have been cared for by one of these relief programs before being united with their family. The relationship between the agency and the foreign country is often unclear. Many adoption agencies have developed adoption programs via facilitators that then control their own international staff. The reason that this is not always the best way to establish a program is because ultimately the adoption agency does not have contact or control over the facilitator's international staff.
Some facilitators are willing to let their agencies connect with their staff.
However many do not. This can present itself as a problem when a family puts its trust in an agency that truly does not know its foreign counterpart. Hence, the adoption agency does not have control over the program. Many facilitators are wonderful and committed people. However, not all facilitators can be found to be so reputable.