The Adoption Journey

God has fashioned the Horrell family. Nothing has gone as we planned. There has been heartache, triumph, uncertain times, and amazing miracles. God has never failed us and continues to amaze us.

You never know when you’ll receive “the call.”

We had just arrived at the University of Washington to attend commencement ceremonies at Husky Stadium when my husband’s cell phone rang. “I’m calling about a baby boy,” said our adoption specialist. “He was born yesterday. His birth parents chose you.”

Kids are expensive. We all know that. Before they’re 18 we’ll dump $250,000 on them. So, when the summer of 2007 rolled around and Karen, my wife, was convinced that God was calling us to adopt from Ethiopia, I was a tad reticent. Although I was fully open to adopting, and fully open to Ethiopia, I was struggling with how to pay for such an adoption.