Welcome to Children's Hope International - Southwest Branch

Children's Hope International is a highly respected and experienced international adoption agency working closely with families in states through 10 regional offices including the Southwest Branch. The Arizona Branch services those families residing in Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada who wish to adopt internationally. This office has been in existence for over 11 years.

Children's Hope International placed over 500 children in 2007 from China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Vietnam. We have trained and caring staff in each country who accompany and guide the adoptive parents during the entire time they are abroad. Our fees are reasonable and we believe you will find the service exceptional.

Feel free to explore our website and contact our reference families to learn more about their adoption experience with Children's Hope International.

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Letters from our families...

Dear Marianne,

Where to begin? How can we thank you for guiding us on this journey to bring home our new son! I don't know if we could have made it through all the red tape, without your help. From the very beginning, I felt a connection and could tell is wasn't just a business to you...but a calling. You were so knowledgeable...but also compassionate and devoted to these kids.

I honestly believe God led us to CHI...just as he told us in our hearts, that Wen was the little boy we should adopt. We weren't really considering a boy, or a toddler, or a child with special needs. But he is the perfect addition to our family...a darling little boy...bright and happy and sweet. He is so capable, despite being born without a right forearm. Every day the love grows stronger and deeper.

There just aren't words to describe what a blessing Wen is. He has made our family complete.

Many thanks,
Lin Sue and Wen

Dear Marianne,

Well, the first 2006 travel group is back from Vietnam, and I must say that all went very smoothly. Just got back to the office this week after getting back from Vietnam last week. I thought that I'd catch you up with what is going on with Alexis.

The first night in the hotel, I put her in the crib, and she sat up for over an hour. Grandma finally moved her to the big bed, and she slept with me while we were in Vietnam. When I first met her in Vietnam, she arched her back initially on day one whenever I held her. On day two she shook her head NO when she saw me. From then on, she was okay and began to get more comfortable. She started showing smiles and her personality came out around the fifth day. From then on, it has been great!

Since we have gotten home (less than a week ago), Alexis has adjusted extremely well. Much better than I had anticipated. She's very disciplined and organized, extremely neat and clean. She likes everything in order! She takes all of her dirty clothes to the hamper and does everything we ask. AMAZING! We took her to dinner with our family, and she never made a peep! Just sat there like an angel and ate her dinner and fed her dad!

As you know, Bob did not go to Vietnam with me. Alexis went to Bob right away when she got home to the U.S. and also went to my adult son. She's really shy, and it took her about three days to smile/laugh with Bob, and now she is just fine. Once we got home, she slept with Bob and I for four days. Then we switched her to the toddler bed which is right next to our bed. She then mastered the art of throwing a fit when it was nap time or time for bed in the evening for a few nights.

When I was in Vietnam, I put her in bed and patted the pillow. She went right to bed. So I believe she has developed the "spoiled" routine already. We started working on the problem right away. As of last night, she settled right in and fussed a little. We are leaving the door open so that she can hear that we are near.

Anyway, we are pleased. This was much easier than we thought, and we're so grateful. We almost feel guilty as we have heard others have had a much more difficult time with adopting. Again, we feel so blessed. So much so, that we are having conversations about a brother or a sister for her.

Thanks Marianne for all of your help and support. Thank you for checking in on us. We enjoy Alexis so much! We didn't realize that it would be this great. Talk with you soon.

Donna

His adoption was final on the day he turned 20 months old. He had just learned to walk, had little or no babbling, and did not feed himself. He now runs and climbs everything, including all the way up the big playground equipment at the park. He can say many words verbally along with signing quite a few. He has also mastered his spoon.

We are very thankful for all of your help and assistance throughout our process. There were so many times that there was a new requirement or delay in our process, due to Russia's changes. But you and the CHI home office in St. Louis were always on top of what the latest news was, and you were honest and trustworthy as to what the next steps were. As frustrating as it was, we know now that it was to match us the THIS child, the one God had chosen for us. Any change in our journey and the end result might not have been this amazing little boy joining our family.

So again, thank you for all that you and CHI do. We will always be eternally grateful.

Love,
Matt and Carrie

Dear Marianne,

Sending you a great big THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for your support and guidance along my journey to Taldy Korgan, Kazakhstan where as you know, I adopted my beautiful son, Talgi.

It has been an incredible journey that I will never forget. I still remember that hot summer day in 2004 when I first met you at one of the CHI's informational meetings. As a single gal, I was so uncertain as to which agency I wanted to work with, and you as the CHI-AZ coordinator, had come highly recommended. You were were the main reason I chose Children's Hope International. You were there for me through each phase of the adoption, from the challenge of getting all the paperwork done, through the waiting period, through my travel time in Kazakhstan, and even now that I am home with my son.

As you know Talgi was 10 months old when I first met him. He is now 16 months old, happy and healthy and bonded to his forever Mama. For all that you have done to make us a family, I thank you!

Sincerely,
Marianne Zuen

Our lives were full and happy but somehow we always had the feeling someone was missing from our family. CHI once again assisted us in bringing our youngest daughter Ava Lian Margaret home in 2004 (Ava is now 3.).

International adoption is a very complex process. CHI has the ability to take this very complex process and make it virtually seamless. From the very beginning, working with Marianne Adams, our adoption coordinator, we felt a sense of confidence and ease. We had frequent contact and updates regarding the process of our adoption. Once in China we were met by employees of the CHI branch in China. They accompanied us the entire trip. We felt secure and informed. The staff was extremely knowledgeable regarding the adoption process. We were supported in every way imaginable. When we left China we felt we were leaving friends!

We are always perplexed when people approach us and tell us how lucky our children are. Our response is always the same, "We are the lucky ones!"

Our children are thriving. They are all incredible little beings. They are inquisitive, intelligent and beautiful...but most of all they are loved.

If any of your clients want to talk to either of us, please feel free to give them our contact information below.

Mark and Heidi Callesen
480-704-0280
Email: heidi.vanfleet@gmail.com

P.S. And by the way, how do they give you children who fit so well into the family? She is such a drama queen!

Love ya,
Shari (Mae-Lei's grandma)