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Share by Robin Munro, Senior Writer From China. Date of Birth: June 1, 2003 Jack* is a child with a gentle soul. As his teachers say, he is “a delight.” I met Jack last summer in a northern province of China, where he was abandoned at birth eight years ago. A sweet boy with a warm and open smile, [...]  Share UPDATE: As of December 2011, Sam has a family! Thank you to everyone who shared his story. And congratulations to Sam! by Robin Munro, Senior Writer DOB: 7/5/2007 Sam discovers Minnie! I met Sam* this past summer at an orphanage in northern China. When I saw his face recently posted to the Waiting Child photolisting, I thought, I [...] Share *Trent Needs a Family by Ashli Keyser, managing editor DOB: March 13, 2007, Africa Two months after I started work at Holt International, I helped advocate for the adoption of “Melissa”, an almost 14-year-old girl from China who, in just four months, would lose her international adoption eligibility. It would be the first time that I really [...] Share Adoptive parent Jane Ballback discusses internationally adopted children’s need for perfectionism As you read the title of this blog, you are probably thinking, what in the world is she going to talk about? Adoptive parents might be offended by this title, implying that somehow adoption was a “second-best” option. That is not what [...] Share by Robin Munro, Senior Writer Born in Africa, DOB: January 15, 2003 I saw her face, and I just knew. That’s my child. This is a story told time and again by adoptive families. They see a face, just a face, and they know. This is a special child. This is my child. In an article for Holt’s winter [...] ShareA boy recently adopted by a Nebraska family turns 14, the cut-off age for adoption from China. Lucas (right) with brothers Christian and Stefan, about to board a plane to Hong Kong on their journey home to Nebraska. I have such exciting news to share! On February 1st, Yu Qing* – [...] Share Happy Lunar New Year! Today, February 3rd, China ushers in the Year of the Rabbit – a year of good fortune for those born in Rabbit years, and a very exciting year in China adoptions! Never before have Chinese boys and girls, toddler through school-age, had so many opportunities to have loving, adoptive families – particularly [...] Share Please Help find Grace a Family By Ashli Keyser, managing editor I remember, 2 years ago, a group of six Holt employees sitting around a table when the name “Journey of Hope” entered the conversation. As we discussed this new and promising program — made up of older, mostly healthy children from a southern province [...] Share Through candid (and often funny!) observations and heartwarming personal stories, a Holt adoptive mother shares the challenges and joys of parenting adopted children. Read more of Jane’s post adoption blogs by clicking here. by Jane Ballback My friends were too polite to say that to me, but [...] Share by Robin Munro, Senior Writer Date of Birth: 8/1/01 From China Within the first few minutes of meeting Shen Ying*, I can tell: this is the funniest kid in school. A boy most adored by classmates and teachers. A class clown or class president. Maybe both. But definitely, well known by everyone. Last July, I traveled to China with [...] |
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