Jeremy and Rachel Smith
are adopting 3 children from Liberia
Here is our Adoption Journey so far…
We started this process of adopting 2 little girls from Liberia in April of 2022.
After visiting Liberia for 5 months in 2024, we decided to additionally adopt a little boy. This little guy, already bonded to our Liberian daughters, also became very close to our entire family during our time in Liberia, and now, life without him with us is unimaginable.
We chose Liberia because we are impressed by Liberia’s resilience and progress as a war torn country that is healing from so much. Liberia works hard to allow adoptions when necessary and to reunite families whenever possible. We are grateful Liberia is allowing us to adopt our daughters, and hopeful as we watch Liberia grow as a country.
We started this journey in April of 2022.
In May of 2023, with the help of our friends and family, church, community, and organizations like Noonday Collection, Phill the Box, Funds2Orgs, and Adopt Together, we reached our fundraising goals to make our adoption possible. At that time, we anticipated our Liberian daughters would be joining our family in 3-6 months time.
We did not get any solid updates for months, until November of 2023, when adoptions for multiple agencies, including our agency, were suspended in Liberia, which prompted our visit to bond with our kids and explore all avenues in person in February of 2024. We returned home in July of 2024 after exhausting all resources to unite our family permanently.
There are multiple political conflicts that brought adoptions to a halt in November of 2023. Although these political conflicts put Liberian children at risk, the layers of the conflicts are multifaceted and complicated beyond the adoption process itself.
As we continue to wait, we are committed to intentional international parenting. We will continue to visit as much as we can and continue to pursue every avenue to unite our family on one continent. We appreciate any encouragement as we continue to walk this road.
Adoption Status
Adoption Agency
Updates
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Update 211
Day 794. Adopt from Liberia.
May 30, 2024Number of Days Living in Liberia: 107
Number of Days of Daily Videos: 151
Number of Days Adopting from Liberia: 794
Number of Days in Orphan Care: 1,134YouTube link to subscribe:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhvmF_X0zoUuAwUF7WzqlfZaskzIBmns2&si=0SE6xFYPJoXfkGIY
Shop Noonday AND assist with our adoption expenses by just clicking here: https://bit.ly/livinginliberiaClick here to make a tax deductible donation to assist with our adoption expenses: https://bit.ly/adoptfaster
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Update 210
Day 793. Adopt from Liberia.
May 29, 2024Number of Days Living in Liberia: 106
Number of Days of Daily Videos: 150
Number of Days Adopting from Liberia: 793
Number of Days in Orphan Care: 1,133YouTube link to subscribe:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhvmF_X0zoUuAwUF7WzqlfZaskzIBmns2&si=0SE6xFYPJoXfkGIY
Shop Noonday AND assist with our adoption expenses by just clicking here: https://bit.ly/livinginliberiaClick here to make a tax deductible donation to assist with our adoption expenses: https://bit.ly/adoptfaster
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Update 209
Day 792. Adopt from Liberia.
May 28, 2024Finally a little good news!
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Update 208
Day 791. Adopt from Liberia.
May 27, 2024“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Edmund Burke
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Update 207
Day 790. Adopt from Liberia.
May 26, 2024Number of Days Living in Liberia: 103
Number of Days of Daily Videos:147
Number of Days Adopting from Liberia: 790
Number of Days in Orphan Care: 1,130YouTube link to subscribe:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhvmF_X0zoUuAwUF7WzqlfZaskzIBmns2&si=0SE6xFYPJoXfkGIY
Shop Noonday AND assist with our adoption expenses by just clicking here: https://bit.ly/livinginliberiaClick here to make a tax deductible donation to assist with our adoption expenses: https://bit.ly/adoptfaster
Matching Donors
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Devon (Happy Birthday Sadie!!) matched $500
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Devon matched $500
