Decisions, Decisions

So now that we’ve decided on a social worker, we need to look for an adoption agency. The agency we used for our first two adoptions no longer exists; they closed their doors the day we first held Diego in our arms. The Program Director, Raul, saw us through the completion of Diego's adoption and was invaluable to us during that time. He was savvy enough to get the Colombian program transferred over to another agency (Gladney), unfortunately, this past spring they downsized and he was let go. He has since started a consulting business, helping adoption agencies get Colombian accreditation. He is currently working with an agency (Little Miracles) that he is fairly certain will receive accreditation by next month. He says they have a lot of experience working with military families that are stationed overseas, which is good for us, but I worry that they will not get their accreditation or it will take longer than expected. I also worry how effective they will be in Colombia if they are just starting their program.



Through my own research, I have also found an agency (Adopolis) that has received many favorable reviews. They are a small agency, but very knowledgable. I've emailed them for information, but haven't heard back yet.



So we still have some decisions to make, but hopefully we'll have it figured out soon. I'm eager to get started on all that paperwork :)