Adoption Update

I haven't really written much about my families adoption status. Prior to hosting Alona in 2008, we were anticipating an adoption. Her gaurdians told the areas social worker in Ukraine that they would relinquish their rights. Unfortunately, this didn't happen. Once she returned we were told that "maybe we could adopt her when she was 15." That's the last we have heard but we still plan to host her every summer.
Our family decided to not let this discourage us, there are still plenty of other children in Ukraine waiting for a forever family. We decided to host Ella, who was just recently abandoned in November, hoping she would be looking for a family. We never implicitly asked her if she would like to be adopted, but we do know that she seemed very attached to her life before the orphanage and Ukraine in general. She seemed to be in denial of her current circumstances. Our adoption facilitator is going to talk to the orphanage director and Ella to see what she envisions for her future. My mom is also traveling to Ukraine in November with Global Family Alliance which might also help us get a better feel for things.