Congratulations to our Gladney Russia Program families!

Gladney's adoptive parents who have created their families through our Russia International Adoption Program are outstanding in sharing their experiences to others who are going through this process.  

Russia Adoption Program Experiences

• Seeing the World Through Her Eyes
• We got the call on January 4, 2010 in the evening. We couldn't believe it.....it was our little girl! She was 9 months at the time and had pretty severe medical problems. But, we knew that she was ours! Read the rest of the story.
• "The door opened into the dismal, elongated room lighted only by a small window at the end. There stood a robust woman, dressed in layers of clothes. In her arms she cradled a chubby cheeked lad.
  My husband, Michael, and I looked up from the child-sized bench where we had been waiting patiently for this moment. Yes, at that moment, our eyes met that of our child. Slava, as he was known by his Russian nannies, was dressed in mismatched clothes. His feet were literally stuffed in pink, Mary Jane shoes." Read more . . .
• We Give Thanks for Family
• Our Adverture with a Home Stay
• The Boys Are Back!
  

We want to make it easy for you to share your stories with us and with other families who are going through this process. If you recently adopted from the Russia program and would like to share your photos and stories, here are some story starters:

• The first time I saw you . . .
• Our placement day . . .
• We chose Gladney because . . .
• Our adoption journey . . .
• Our rollercoaster ride . . .
• Not knowing what to expect . . .
• Gladney helped us . . .
• The trip home . . .

Please email those stories and photos to us at adoption@gladney.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

We accept all submissions. We may publish, at our discretion, any writings, video footage, recorded statements, photographs or other submitted materials but reserve the right to excerpt or edit materials in size or content. By submitting this material you grant the Gladney Center the right to use, publish and otherwise publicly display this material in the manner The Gladney Center chooses, including use in brochures and on the web.