Help bring Vincent Home

Our Adoption Story 
In 2018, our lives would change forever.  We received an unexpected call from a relative, telling us that a friend of hers was expecting a baby, but could not take care of it, due to financial problems. She also asked, if we still wanted to adopt. 
My wife and I were married for 20 years, at that time, with two biological children (teenagers) and have talked about adoption, but this was serious. So we prayed about it and We felt that the Lord was guiding us to adopt. My wife then traveled, out of the country and confirmed  this was legitimate, not just a scam. A few days later the baby was born and my wife was there to received him. We believed this opportunity would allow us to share his history. We felt that God would guide us in this process. 
As parents, we raised our older children in the best way possible. Providing with lots of love, Christian morals and beliefs. With everything a child needs for healthy physical and mental growth.  Now, my wife arrives in the country which also happens to be where she is from. She has the opportunity to receive him at the hospital. Shortly after, the biological mother begins the process of voluntary surrendering the boy to the department of children and family. This was as the law dictates, in order to begin the adoption process. 
Unfortunately, there is a lot of red tape with the lawyers. We have had our money taken and documents lost and have had to start over. 
There have been setbacks in our adoption journey. We have gone through the pandemic, political unrest and some other natural events that destroyed many parts of the country. 
It was not until 2020, that we found an agency, in the US, that have helped us get to the point where we could see progress. Unfortunately, they were not able to stay in business, nor continue helping us. They did however, recommend a capable and accredited agency, Nightlight Adoption Agency. that would take our case. These delays cause a lot of documents to expire and starts a lot of processes to start again. A lot of expense that we did not expect. 
My wife, has been with the little one since his birth. I, as the sole income, have had to work up to 18 hours of overtime, a week, to be able to maintain both houses, one in the United States, the other in one. , where my wife and  son are at..  
Over six years have passed, so far, since we started the role as adoptive parents. We have been separated, by distance as a couple, in order to take care of our little son. Waiting for the adoption process to be completed.  
Our family and friends have been very supportive over these past six years, but we have reached a point where we have spent most our personal savings, retirement savings, and personal loans, to be able to survive all this time. Now, we have to restart our home study, tests and background checks, that require fees for these services. Let me also not forget the travel back to the United States, for my wife. In order to continue the 
adoption process.  
That is why we are knocking on other doors. To be able to continue this fight. In order that my wife and son can 
get home here to the United States to reunite us. 
Lastly, none of these difficulties, that we have and are experiencing, with our finances and family separation 
have changed our desire to adopt our son. We continue to wait on God and pray to find a way to continue surviving this journey of unconditional love called adoption. 

Thank you for your support

Rafael & Irma