You probably have a million questions about Orphan Hosting
floating around in your head. This is
new territory for us too.
Here are some common questions and answers:
- Who are these
children?
Most commonly these are children
who are less likely to be adopted. They
are older, may have special needs, or they could be part of a sibling
group. Some live in orphanages. Some live in foster families in their home
country.
- What happens at the end of
the 4-5 weeks?
The children must return to their
home country. This is the hard
reality. The children are told they are
going to camp/vacation in the U.S.A. to practice their English. They know it is only temporary.
- Where are the children
from?
Children of All Nations offers
Orphan Hosting programs in the following countries: China, Philippines, Latvia, and Ukraine. There are other agencies that offer similar programs.
- When do the children arrive?
Children of All Nations offers
hosting programs in the summer, as well as the winter. Our agency typically hosts 25-30 kids during
each program. For the winter program, we
expect our kiddo will be here from mid-December to mid-January.
- Why orphan hosting?
The ultimate goal behind this is to
find these children their forever families.
It could be the host family, someone within the host family’s community,
or a family on the other side of the U.S.A.
This is a chance to get to know the children prior to taking a leap of
faith and completing an adoption. There
is a high success rate. Nearly 75% of
the children hosted end up being adopted.
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