We wanted children. In an Eastern European orphanage, three girls waited. A country in anarchy, a judge with political ambitions, an adoption agency with insight and determination, and an interpreter with incredible strength and perseverance vied to bring us together. Throughout the adoption process, we knew that these girls were ours. To them, we were Mama and Papa from the first moment they saw us. Yet the bureaucracy, the shifting leadership, and the tides of public opinion created incredible obstacles. What started in a church mission trip became an epic odyssey. Share the laughter, the tears, and the incredible dedication of friends old and new who saw us through the two-year process of becoming a family.
