Ending Extreme Poverty in the Congo

Adoption is Exciting News for Congolese Orphans

When I was in elementary school, I played the role of Oliver Twist.  So, I have always thought that adoption as a way to help only one child.  What about all the other unlucky children left behind?  I can still remember the sadness of the play.  I carried that baggage with me into my work with Congo Helping Hands.

Lately, I have realized that adoption also helps an incomplete family.  So there is another side to the adoption story, the adoptive parents.

Adoption of orphans could be related to the Starfish Story.  In Congo, I have been approached by individuals who care for and who wanted to care for orphans. 

Today, another link has been made in the long adoption chain.  I found a local organization that handles adoptions of Congolese orphans.  That's exciting news for the Congolese orphans if they can find loving adoptive parents.

For further information, contact me or MLJ Adoptions.  Download Congo info sheet - MLJ Adoptions for free. 

 

These girls were orphaned by the HIV pandemic in Congo.

Our Family Adoptions -- Handle Adoptions in Congo

This agency does adoptions in Congo!

Mission Statement

Our Family Adoptions is a nonprofit 501(c) 3 organization in the United States, endorsed by the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Methodist Church, partnering with families and the community to provide loving homes and support to orphans from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

-  In the event families wish to adopt, a volunteered licensed attorney provides legal services for US immigration purposes.

-  Homestudies are conducted by a social worker licensed in the state in which you reside or an individual approved by the court to conduct homestudies or adoption pre-placement reports.

Contact Information:

Our Family Adoptions

P.O. Box 626

Camas, WA 98607

E-mail: info@ourfamilyadoptions.org

Website: www.OurFamilyAdoptions.org

360-903-3648 Phone

360-817-2623 Fax

What the US Gov't says about adopting in Congo

What are your thoughts about adopting a Congolese child?  Is it your way to affect the longterm change in one child's life?

A number of visitors to the Congo have asked me about adoption or have actually considered adoption.  I think they felt compassion for the children.  I think they wanted to change one child's life.

Adoption in Congo appears to be feasible.  Here's what the US State Department advises perspective adoptive parents.  Download intercountry_adoption_drc.pdf

Link: Intercountry Adoption Democratic Republic of the Congo.

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE (June 2006)

DISCLAIMER: The following is intended as a very general guide to assist U.S. citizens who plan to adopt a child from a foreign country and apply for an immigrant visa for the child to come to the United States. Two sets of laws are particularly relevant: 1) the laws of the child’s country of birth govern all activity in that country including the adoptability of individual children as well as the adoption of children in country in general; and 2) U.S. Federal immigration law governs the immigration of the child to the United States.

The information in this flyer relating to the legal requirements of specific foreign countries is based on public sources and our current understanding. It does not necessarily reflect the actual state of the laws of a child’s country of birth and is provided for general information only. Moreover, U.S. immigration law, including regulations and interpretation, changes from time to time. This flyer reflects our current understanding of the law as of this date and is not legally authoritative. Questions involving foreign and U.S. immigration laws and legal interpretation should be addressed respectively to qualified foreign or U.S. legal counsel.