Each adoption story is as unique as the child being adopted. Families come together in so many ways and each journey can be an inspiration to others. Our hope is that you find courage through the stories of others to take the first step on the walk of more than one lifetime: yours and your future child's.
Even though we have listed these stories by the country the family adopted from, we encourage you read the stories even if it is not your country of choice. It is often not where one adopts from that is the inspiration found in these stories, but the circumstances that led a family to adoption to begin with.
Ethiopia Families:
Taiwan Families:
Haiti Families (CCI is not accepting applications for the Haiti program):
Be the first to submit your story!
Guatemala Families (Guatemala is not open for adoption at this time):
For more inspiration, view the many faces on our Welcome Home pages!
Seen Patch Adams the movie? One of our Haitian children was saved by the real Patch Adams when a freak accident occurred in Haiti!
Click here to read the story as published in the Geneva Republican.
CCI thanks Patch Adams and his colleagues for their assistance during this event.
CCI had the privilege of talking with the Lee family in Guatemala, just days after meeting their new son.
Listing to Kerri, Lee, and their newly adopted son, Jet, talk about adoption, CCI, and the Guatemala people.
Click Here To Watch The Video
Submit your story to Angela, angela@celebratechildren.org.
Stories can be submitted in text and pictures, videos and/or slideshows.