Why?

I know many friends and family wonder why? Why India? Why not adopt here in the US? The need is just as strong, right? Trust us - we did weigh all of our options. We looked at not just international adoption but domestic, too. As we gathered facts and spoke to those in the field; our hearts were continually called to India. A friend posted this link - Why International Adoption? - and I think it is fantastic to answer this very heavy question.

Did you know there are 31 MILLION orphans in the country of India alone?  It is #1 in the WORLD in terms of number of orphaned children.
 
Quick Facts on India

Population: 1,214,464,312
3.8x’s the U.S. population

Over 2,500 people groups

There are 208 languages spoken

Many Religions are represented including 4 major world religions:
Hinduism (74%)
Islam (15%)
Christianity (6%)
Buddhism (<5%)
Other small ethnic religions

900,000 people die in India each year from drinking unclean water

400,000,000 children under the age of 15 live in India

31,000,000 are orphans

11,000,000 are abandoned (95% girls)

3,000,000 live on the streets

20,000,000 are child laborers

1,200,000 children are involved in prostitution

In 2013:

2306 children were adopted in to the US from China
993 children were adopted in to the US from Ethiopia
483 children were adopted in the the US from Ukraine 
119 children were adopted in to the US from India
The need is there and it is great.
How could we say no when we realized how great the need actually is?

Check out THIS for more information on our agency, and adoption in general.

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