Why China?

So, why are we adopting from China?

The complicated answer- Sometimes you just know. We ARE supposed to do this.

There are many reasons China has so many orphans available for adoption.  A big reason is China's One Child Policy. In 1979, China started enforcing a "family planning policy" that amounts to couples only being able to legally have one child. This has resulted in thousands upon thousands of babies, mostly girls, being abandoned.
There is no way to legally give your baby up for adoption in China, so most babies are simply abandoned. Often times their mothers leave them somewhere they are very likely to be found-outside orphanage gates, on the steps of  a bank or a hospital.
Imagine going to a basketball game at NCHS on one of those cold winter nights. It's dark, you're rushing from your car (or your yard in our case) to get inside. If this were China, you may find a tiny baby wrapped in blankets lying out on the grass by the door to the school.
Hard to believe, but it's their truth.
Babies are picked up by the police. Once determined they are healthy enough, they are brought to the orphanage where they live till they are adopted or until they turn 14, at which point they "age out" and will never have a chance at having a family.

But Michelle, why don't you guys just have a baby??  I don't want to.

But Michelle, you might be thinking, aren't there kids here in the US that need homes?? Shouldn't we help kids here before going outside our borders?
Yes- there are. And yes, we did. Twice. If you're really worried about it-maybe God is trying to tell you it's your turn.

It comes down to this- We are not special or wonderful people for doing this. The truth of the matter is, we want another child. We want a daughter. China has a need for adoptive parents. Win Win.

We know from experience, adoption is NOT about us saving these kids. WE are the lucky ones. They're saving us. Every. Single. Day.

So why are we adopting from China?

The easy answer-Because that's where our daughter is.