Notice from the U.S. Department of State on status of Vietnam Adoptions:
February 1, 2012
The United States has determined that it will not resume intercountry adoptions in Vietnam on February 1, 2012, when the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption will enter into force there.
Despite Vietnam’s [...]
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Meet Mia – this sweet little 6 year old was adopted through our agency from Vietnam! This kind-hearted little girl recently joined Girl Scouts in her home state of Mississippi. Each Girl Scout troop is responsible for choosing a cause or organization that they can gift cookies to. Well, sweet Mia has [...]
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Dear families,
I hope this message finds that you are all happy and healthy! We’ve had quite a bit of crazy weather in western Washington, so we are hoping for some sunshine soon. Things are continuing to go well in China despite the continuous slow movement.
Waiting Family Program
The CCCWA has currently matched [...]
Update from the U.S. Department of State on Nepal adoptions
“On August 6, 2010, the U. S. Department of State and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended processing of new adoption cases from Nepal involving children claimed to have been found abandoned, because documents presented in support of the abandonment of these children [...]
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Dear Ghana Families,
Happy New Year! We hope this update finds you all in good health. We would like to start the year off with this update and continue to provide you with an update on a monthly basis.
GHANA
As you are all aware, Ghana is a developing nation on the West Coast [...]
It’s January of 2012, and we did not receive any new notices from CARA in regards to a potential delay. Thus, we believe that the office is now ready to accept new applications from foreign countries for international adoptions. Faith International and other American agencies are very excited to resume our India program and start [...]
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Dear Faith Families, Friends, and Partners,
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Richard Powers (Dick). Dick passed aways peacefully in the presence of his children on December 19, 2011.
He was an integral and vital part of Faith International since its inception. His love for [...]
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Dear India families,
I hope each of you are doing well and gearing up for the holidays. As the year 2011 is close to end, I would like to share with you some of my thoughts on the next things that will be happening for India adoptions in 2012.
I have received no word [...]
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We receive many inquiries from families on status of the Vietnam adoption and time frame for the re-opening. From the lastest news that we received, Vietnam sent its letter of ratification to Hague Administrative on November 1, 2011, and the Convention will enter into force for Vietnam on February 1, 2012. [...]
Continue Reading →I have been asked quite often by families in the India program about where they are now in the process, and what the timeline should be. So, this report is aimed to provide you with an overview on the India adoption process and how everyone is doing.
From my experience, the adoption [...]
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