Why India?

Without even realizing it, God had been bringing India into my heart several years ago. Whenever I saw or heard something about India, I was intrigued. The people, the culture, the clothing, the food...everything about it is fascinating.

With this in mind, we began looking into adoption options. Domestic adoption through the foster care system is not something Dan or I felt God was leading us into. This left international adoption as our first choice. So...which country to choose?

Because of my above mentioned India fascination, of course that was on my mind. Then we did some research and found a statistic that India has 20 million orphans, more than any other country. Children are desperately in need of safe, loving homes to escape the threat of child trafficking.

India was also on a short list of viable options for us. There are many stipulations that made our list so short...some countries require that at least one parent be a citizen of that country; some require extensive travel; some do not allow you to choose if you'd like a boy or girl (our boys' room is pretty full already!).

As we considered all of this, we continued to pray and ask God's leading. We believe He has led us to pursue adoption from India, and we're super excited!