Mommy! Daddy! – For a decade we dreamed of hearing those words.  In 2005, our beautiful Guatemalan born daughter, Kaili, made our dream a reality.   Parenthood was all we had imagined and more.   In 2010, we began the process again with the country of Panama.  The program was newly formed so we expected a slower […]

On September 8, 2016, the US Deprtatment of State issued new rules that will severely limit intercountry adoption.  So far, over 30 Hague accredited agencies have signed a letter expressing that they wish these rules to be abandoned.  You can sign the petition and read more at www.saveadoptions.org  CONCERNED UNITED STATES INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION AGENCIES ACCREDITED […]

A Different Perspective on Disruption   When I began working in the field of adoption, I brought with me my experience as a father of two adopted children.  That experience told me adoption is forever. In fact, I swore this to the judge.  I had difficulty with my children adopted from the foster care system, […]

Some anti-adoption voices today, such as Kathryn Joyce in The Child Catchers, are critical of Christians who adopt with a sense of "rescue."  But I am standing firm on the use of the term. When my wife and I began the adoption process, we learned from social workers about the dangers of “rescue” language in […]

Christian leaders who note that we are in the midst of a growing Orphan Care Movement are praying that this will be more than a trend, but rather that it will become an integral part of our culture. I believe the movement does have such staying power, but I think the momentum is not rooted […]

One of the criticisms of intercountry adoption, such as from Kathryn Joyce in The Child Catchers, involves a charge that these adopted children are not “real orphans.” The outrageous insensitivity and deceit of that statement is clearly seen by simply meeting these children and hearing their stories. We could choose any orphanage in the world […]

  Child trafficking is a tragic and serious problem that faces the world’s most vulnerable children. The United States is now a major stage where trafficking occurs, in that children are abducted within our own borders, and children from other countries cross our borders as well. There should be no tolerance for stealing children or […]

It is difficult to believe that the adoption of orphan children anywhere in the world could be controversial. But there are some, including UNICEF, who believe that moving a child from one culture to another, even for the best of reasons, is to be avoided at all costs. In the last two decades this has […]

Great Question!  I adopted 2 children from foster care, and 1 child from Kyrgyzstan, so I can answer that question as an experienced adoptive parent from both perspectives.  By the way, my name is Daniel, and I'm the president of Nightlight, which has both foster and international adoption programs. Karin asked me, “Why do people […]