The first goal is always to place the child back with relatives of his or her birth family. In over 66% of cases, the social work team is able to trace the child's relatives and resettle him or her with family members!
In cases where this isn't possible, and the child has been made available for adoption, the organization makes every effort to place the child with a local, Ugandan family. The following video is a testimonial from a national news anchor who worked with Child's i Foundation to complete her adoption and bring her daughter home.
I'm so encouraged by the large steps forward Uganda has taken in recent years toward educating families and individuals about the importance of adoption. The importance of children growing up in families rather than in institutions. The importance of taking responsibility.
My friend, Laura, has been caring for these two darling boys for years now, but it was never her goal to adopt them permanently. This week, with the help of the Child's i Foundation social work team, we took the first step in beginning the long process of tracing any relatives. If nothing turns up, then we'll take the next steps in finding their forever families.
Pray for us.
Pray for relatives to come forward.
Pray for wisdom and diligence for the social workers.
Pray for Laura's heart, as she's raised them both since they were babies.
Pray for the boys' hearts... for the grief and loss they will experience. For the healing and restoration that will take place.
Pray for their future families.
Pray that God would be glorified in the whole process.
Pray that His redemption story, His "Plan A" of adoption for each of us, is made clear.
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