Domestic Adoption?

So, when we started the adoption process 6 months ago, the agency that we are working with reported a wait time of 18-24 months. In the past 6 months that wait has increase to 24-30 months, and they are advertising a wait time of 24-42 months for new applicants. Such a long wait, an its hard to say how long it will be in the end. Anyway, we decided to research some other options while we are waiting for our fingerprints.

We started talking a bit about domestic adoption. The further into this process we get, the more we realize that domestic or abroad, adoption is a necessary ministry. The needs are just different here.

We have read so many stories of the heartache that can be involved with domestic adoption, so we were pretty skeptical about it. However, when I asked the director of our local agency about domestic adoption she mentioned an agency in another state that is looking for adoptive families.

I spoke with the director of the African American program there yesterday and I was so excited by what we talked about! Their agency has such an amazing ministry that offers free counseling and an alternative to abortion. The fees are higher with them because their main focus is on the ministry to the birth mothers that they help.

Oh, and the wait time... Anytime-1 year!!!

Right now we are praying for some guidance. We can't go wrong either way, which makes this decision even harder. If you could pray with us it would be greatly appreciated!