a Lifelong Journey In May 2015, I made the call to the social worker that started our lifelong journey into adoption. My husband, Jorge, and I decided that we could no longer read the Bible without seeing that God expected us to take an active role in caring for the orphan. After investigating several countries, we decided to pursue an international adoption from Mexico. It was not a difficult decision for various reasons: Jorge was born and raised in Mexico, we both speak Spanish, and the minimum age of a child eligible for international adoption there is 5 years old. That minimum age was very important to me because our motive for adopting was “missional.” Although there are some unique challenges to adopting older children, we specifically wanted to provide a home to children who might not readily be considered by others for adoption. After three long years of paperwork, trips to Mexico and delays, we brought home our two youngest children, Aimé and Eduardo, on Sept. 1, 2018. Even though we spent three years praying for that day to come, our family grew from four to six overnight. Growing pains are sometimes hard, and we have had our share of challenges.
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