Aug 29, 2008
Second and Third Trips Bring 7 Children into Forever Homes
Seven Children's Hope families have completed their Kazakhstan adoptions in 2008! Congratulations to all of the families united with their children. Last week the Children's Hope Kazakhstan Program received travel dates for two families; two more traveled on their second trip to successfully complete their court appointments. Please keep these families in your thoughts and prayers as they await their third trips when they will bring their children home to the US
Jul 24, 2008
Families Flying to Almaty
Nine Children's Hope families have traveled to Kazakhstan so far in 2008. Of those nine families: one family has completed their adoption and is home with their child, one family is in country currently picking up their child, one family leaves to pick up their child next week, and two families are waiting on their invitation for their final trip where they will pick up their child.
Jun 1, 2008
Some Families Are Traveling to Kazakhstan
What is the purpose of the database?
Children are required to be "on the database" for around six months, in order to give local Kazakhstan families first priority to adopt them. It also allows biological family members to come forward. If neither of these takes place, then at that time the child may become available for international adoption.
May 9, 2008
A New Region for Families Adopting From Kazakhstan
Please Note: Due to the large number of families already in the program, Children's Hope is not accepting new applications for Kazakhstan at this time.
We are pleased to announce that Children's Hope is now working in Karaganda Region.
We have hired a coordinator, and her name is Tamara. Karaganda is in the middle of Kazakhstan's steppe heartland. With a population of 410,000, Karaganda is the fourth largest city in Kazakhstan. It is a coal mining city, with major iron and steel industries there as well. Also in Karaganda are research institutes, a university, museums, and a botanical garden. Karaganda is described as having avenues of trees and a large central park, and the Karaganda Ecological Museum.
Apr 18, 2008
Three Families Travel to Bond with Their Child
Children's Hope is happy to welcome home two of our families who have returned to the US, the first week of April, from their first trips to Almaty City. Their last in week in Kazakhstan was full of excitement as Almaty was the first stop of 22 destinations for the Olympic torch as it finds its way back to Beijing, China to launch the Olympic Games. Kazakhstan was chosen as the first stop as the country will host the Asian Winter Games in 2011. One of our traveling families was able to watch the torch relay from their room at the Hotel Kazakhstan in Almaty!
Mar 26, 2008
Families Meeting to Bond with Their Sons
Children’s Hope International’s Kazakhstan program has one family just home from their first trip’s bonding period, two couples currently in Almaty City for their first trip of their required three for the region, and a family waiting to travel on their first trip after just receiving their travel dates over the weekend. Our waiting family travels on April 6. All four of these families are traveling to adopt boys.
We wish our traveling families smooth and safe travels, and a quick return to Kazakhstan for their second trips.
