Chris and I are excited to announce that we are adopting a little girl from South Korea!! We are in the process of waiting to be accepted into the program and according to our agency AIAA, this could take 4-6 months. (They currently have a wait list for girls and we should be given the formal application soon. Hopefully before the full 4-6 months. Then once we are accepted, we are looking at a 9-12 month timeline to bringing home our little one.)
Why South Korea?
Chris and I both felt that God was leading us to South Korea because it’s a country that is constantly on our minds and on our hearts. We both never imagined adopting from South Korea; however God confirmed to us that South Korea was the country for us!
South Korea also has a great adoption program and they have a long adoption history with the United States.
South Korea also works well for us, because travel time to the country is less than a week, whereas most countries require multiple trips or longer trips.
So, what are our next steps?
Since we are using an agency located outside Alabama, we will now search for an agency in Alabama that can complete our home study. We have been told that we can either start our home study now or we can start it when we get the formal application. (Since we are in the process of moving right now, we will probably see how things go with the moving and will then go ahead and start our home study. That way, when we are accepted into the program, we won’t have to wait for the home study to be completed.) During the home study we will have interviews over the phone, at our house and we will have loads of paperwork to complete. Home Studies can take anywhere from 2 to 4 months and once everything is complete our paperwork will be sent to South Korea where we will wait on a referral!
Why South Korea?
Chris and I both felt that God was leading us to South Korea because it’s a country that is constantly on our minds and on our hearts. We both never imagined adopting from South Korea; however God confirmed to us that South Korea was the country for us!
South Korea also has a great adoption program and they have a long adoption history with the United States.
South Korea also works well for us, because travel time to the country is less than a week, whereas most countries require multiple trips or longer trips.
So, what are our next steps?
Since we are using an agency located outside Alabama, we will now search for an agency in Alabama that can complete our home study. We have been told that we can either start our home study now or we can start it when we get the formal application. (Since we are in the process of moving right now, we will probably see how things go with the moving and will then go ahead and start our home study. That way, when we are accepted into the program, we won’t have to wait for the home study to be completed.) During the home study we will have interviews over the phone, at our house and we will have loads of paperwork to complete. Home Studies can take anywhere from 2 to 4 months and once everything is complete our paperwork will be sent to South Korea where we will wait on a referral!
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