About Christian World Adoption

Choosing an agency is one of the most important decisions you will have to make. Credentials, skill, track record and a caring staff are all necessary components of an effective and credible agency. Why have so many parents come to trust Christian World Adoption to help them build their families? Because we...

• Host free adoption seminars and pre-adoption education workshops which prepare our clients with knowledge and effective skills for parenting their adopted child.
   
• Have adopted children ourselves and/or lived in the countries where the children come from and know firsthand how their adoption processes work.
   
  
• Are one of the largest international child placement agencies in the United States today.
   
  
• Have well established and successful adoption programs in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa to offer our families a variety of choices.
   
  
• Are members of highly respected professional child welfare organizations in the United States: the National Council For Adoption (NCFA), and the Joint Council on International Children’s Services (JCICS). Our director was former president and liaison between the JCICS and the U.S. Congress concerning adoption legislation.
   
  
• Were one of the first international adoption agencies to achieve full accreditation with the Council on Accreditation (COA) in 1997.
   
• We provide you with our exclusive Adoption Planner, a country-specific, step-by-step guide through the entire adoption process.
   
• Encourage adoptive parents to interact with each other, recognizing the invaluable support and advice available from those who have already adopted or are currently going through the adoption process.
   
  
• Network with experienced and knowledgeable local pre-adoption service providers in your state. We consult with your local social worker to obtain a home study that will satisfy the international courts.
   
  
• Have a large, professional and friendly staff who can effectively manage many programs while providing the personal attention and service to each family deserves.
   
• We explain how to prepare your dossier for international adoption.
   
• We authenticate your dossier at the U.S. Department of State, and then have it legalized at the foreign consulate.
   
• We translate your documents and submit them to our international facilitators.
• We collaborate with our international facilitators to locate a child, gather biographical and medical information, photographs and videos.
   
• We connect you with health care professionals who can provide accurate analysis and advice regarding the foreign medical reports of the child referred by CWA.
   
• We monitor the process of your adoption through international courts and provide you with periodic updates.
   
• We help arrange travel accommodations and advise you on airline reservations and travel visas.
   
• We contract with translators and guides who will escort you to all meetings while in the foreign country.
   
• We supervise the U.S. Consulate visa interview to ensure that all necessary legal documents are properly completed and submitted which will allow your child to enter the U.S.
   
• We travel internationally to manage our existing programs, develop new ones, meet government officials, orphanage directors, guides and translators.
   
• We gather and distribute humanitarian aid through Christian World Foundation.
   
• We translate and process post-placement reports as required by each international government.
   
  
• Will never give up until you have a child home.
  
  
• Offer ongoing parent support, counseling and additional post-adoption services after your child is home.
   
  
• Sponsor and organize family reunions where we gather to celebrate the lives of our children.

Yes, there is a lot to know about international adoption. But we’ve been doing this successfully since 1991. We work hard, and have placed thousands of children into their forever families. But don’t just take our word for it: read some of the comments from our adoptive parents. And if you have questions not covered here, then call our Intake Counselor toll free at 1.888.97ADOPT (1.888.972.3678).