Disappointment

In my last update I mentioned that we had found a family for Samson.  Today we contacted Social Welfare so we could discuss adoption with his biological family.  We were told that since he has a “strong” father (even though he isn’t in the picture) that he would not be able to be adopted.  Apparently the courts would not allow an adoption of a child with a father who “could” support him even if he is unwilling.  That is why so many children are in orphanages and not in families.  We are now starting to see the reality of orphans and the difficulties in adoptions. 

We had to break this news to the prospective family.  We had told them from the beginning that we didn’t know if he could be adopted.  Just like most adoptive parents, they had hoped for the best. They are very disappointed but I believe that God has a plan for Samson too.

Tomorrow Andy is going to discuss all our babies with Social Welfare about their futures and their adoptability.  This will help us to plan for their future and not make any assumptions like we did with Samson.

 

          Lisa