Our Dream Come True
I write this as my son is sleeping in the next room….something I never thought I’d be doing. I hoped, prayed, dreamt about it, but never knew if my dream of becoming a mother would ever come true. But thanks to Adoption Ark it did. My husband and I thank them daily for our amazing son; who is truly the light and love of our lives, and now without whom we don’t know how we existed.
Like many who may read this my husband and I underwent years of fertility treatments, tried private adoption, surrogacy, and it all failed miserably, leaving us devastated and without hope. But we were not willing to let our dream of having a family go just yet…and that’s when we discovered Adoption Ark. From the very first phone call all the way through the long journey to a few days ago, our coordinator’s phone call to check on how we as a family are doing; the experience with Adoption Ark was incredible. They are truly in the business of creating happy families and making dreams come true. Every single person we dealt with genuinely cared about us and about our prospective adoptive son. From here in the U.S, to the big city of Moscow, to the most remote areas of Siberia, Adoption Ark people helped us, informed us, guided us, understood us and cared about us. Every step of the adoption process we always felt like they were right there beside us “holding our hand”. Their expertise, knowledge, and years of experience created a smooth, quick, seamless journey with the reward of our precious angel at the end of the journey. But we do not feel like it is ever the end. We feel like every person we dealt with at Adoption Ark and in country is part of our family now.
The daunting, unfamiliar process of international adoption can scare many people off, and I was one of those. Did I want to spend the time, the money and travel to another country where I don’t understand anyone and venture into the abyss of the unknown? The second I spoke to an Adoption Ark representative I no longer felt any of that. Throughout the mountains of paperwork, the uncertainty of the impending travel, the waiting, and all the rules & regulations, Adoption Ark was there with us every step of the way telling us what to do, how to do it and what to expect next. And if we ever questioned anything, they were always there for us via phone or e-mail. We were never alone throughout this process. The same in country; the people they work with in Russia are incredibly knowledgeable, caring and experienced. We always felt protected and informed with them; and I can’t say it enough – they genuinely cared about us and helping us become a family. They brought gifts to our son, made arrangements to work around his nap and playtime, and literally held our hands through the foreign processes.
It was truly an adventure; one where you just dive in and take a leap of faith. But Adoption Ark was there for us when we dove in, and brought us to shore with our son. And now we are the happiest family loving life with our Russian blessing, Spencer Dimitri. He is a happy, thriving, learning, adventuring, silly, loving little angel. We stare at him some days asking is he really here, and really ours? Yes, thanks to Adoption Ark!
Susan, Sam and Spencer Wilkins,
Canandaigua, New York