Sue. This story is VERY close to my heart. Thank you so much for sharing it. In 1993 I was blessed to adopt my daughter Paige. She was born in Guatemala. Lots of details could be included (Paige knows all of them) but I do not think they are necessary to get into here. Cleft issues were still viewed in Guatemala (and may still may be today) as the work of the devil. It was impossible for Paige’s birth mother to be able to afford another child, let alone afford the necessary surgeries. Birth mother Olga didn’t register for adoption until her 7th month of pregnancy. This was because it was so hard for her to imagine giving up her child. She could just not imagine giving up her baby(sixth). But, she was working cleaning homes in Guatemala City. Her income was $50 Canadian dollars per month. I was so fortunate to meet her when Paige was only 3 weeks old. Olga (a Christian) told me that when she saw our baby’s cleft it was the sign from God that she was making the right decision re adoption. In the 31+ years of Paige’s life only 1 person has ever noticed/mentioned scarring from her many surgeries. Lots more I could say but let me end with: Paige has always been aware of her birth family. She is in communication with them and is so happy about that, as am I. There cannot be too many people who love
a baby! Paige first felt ready to reach out to contact Olga when she was about 22 years old. The first thing Olga said to her was: “There has not been one day go by that I haven’t thought of you and prayed for you.” God is GOOD!
Sue. This story is VERY close to my heart. Thank you so much for sharing it. In 1993 I was blessed to adopt my daughter Paige. She was born in Guatemala. Lots of details could be included (Paige knows all of them) but I do not think they are necessary to get into here. Cleft issues were still viewed in Guatemala (and may still may be today) as the work of the devil. It was impossible for Paige’s birth mother to be able to afford another child, let alone afford the necessary surgeries. Birth mother Olga didn’t register for adoption until her 7th month of pregnancy. This was because it was so hard for her to imagine giving up her child. She could just not imagine giving up her baby(sixth). But, she was working cleaning homes in Guatemala City. Her income was $50 Canadian dollars per month. I was so fortunate to meet her when Paige was only 3 weeks old. Olga (a Christian) told me that when she saw our baby’s cleft it was the sign from God that she was making the right decision re adoption. In the 31+ years of Paige’s life only 1 person has ever noticed/mentioned scarring from her many surgeries. Lots more I could say but let me end with: Paige has always been aware of her birth family. She is in communication with them and is so happy about that, as am I. There cannot be too many people who love
a baby! Paige first felt ready to reach out to contact Olga when she was about 22 years old. The first thing Olga said to her was: “There has not been one day go by that I haven’t thought of you and prayed for you.” God is GOOD!
Thank you for the story and the work of Safe families