I love to cry over a good adoption story. What can I say. I get adoption and it gets me. Every time. So I was thrilled to discover the Archibald Project. It’s produced by a couple that documents families’ adoption stories with video and photography. Great quality photos and videos to go along with great adoption stories? I’m there. One story in particular has really been wrecking me lately.
The Via family.
When I started watching their documentary, it sounded like many other adoption stories. They felt called to adoption and decided to add to their family of 5 by adopting a fourth child from Uganda. They were matched with a precious little girl named Chloe. But then their story takes an unusual twist.
Check out the video for yourself. You won’t be sorry.
Through a turn of events that I don’t know enough about to explain, the US government repeatedly denied Chloe access to come home to her new family in the United States. What would you do if your child was stranded somewhere…halfway across the world? To what great lengths would you go to get her, to bring her home? How hard would you fight? What would you be willing to sacrifice, to give up in order to have your whole family together?
The Vias were forced to ask themselves that question.
Their resolution: If they could not bring Chloe home, they would bring home to Chloe. They decided to pack up their lives in Raleigh, NC and move their family of 5 to Uganda so they could finally be together as a family of 6. Read their story and see lots of photos here.
This is the most beautiful picture of adoption I have ever seen. It blows all of the ill-minded pre-conceived notions about adoption out of the water. This was not about a family who just wanted a baby or a child. It was not about achieving a goal. It was not about a token piece for their family or making a statement about international adoption or transracial families. There was not one once of selfish motive. It was all about this: there once was a little girl who didn’t have a family. But she is an orphan no-more.
The Vias made it to Uganda and were united with Chloe. Go here to see the pictures of their airport send off, their travels across the globe and the beautiful moments their family of six was finally all together.
Oooh! And just posted: Adjusting to life in Jinja, Uganda.
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Thanks for sharing this touching and inspirational story!
Yep, I cried. Surprise! ahahah
I always wondered that, why more people wouldn’t move to the country where their child is. I know it sounds easier than reality, but I just couldn’t imagine being away from my child for x amount of time.
Wow. Simply wow. What a beautiful story. I watched the video and I am humbled and convicted about my attitude when stuff happens in my life. I can honestly say that I usually spent time asking God why, when I should be asking God, what am I supposed to do in response to who you are and what you are teaching me about yourself?
I’ve never thought about it like that. Thanks for sharing.