Stanley Scism

Adoptions from Nepal:

People wishing to adopt children from Nepal may wish to view the following website:

http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/country/country_424.html

Many private adoption agency websites (which you can peruse via websearch) say adoptions from Nepal are on hold while the Nepal government reviews its policy.

www.adoptionindia.nic.in lists the adoption agencies recognizes by India’s government.  As of 2008, end of May, these were:

Lutheran Child and Family Services
7620 Madison Street
PO Box 78
River Forest, IL 60305

The Berkshire Center for Families and Children
472 West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Holy Cross Child Placement Agency, Inc.
1915 Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006

Maine Adoption Placement Service International
565 Congress Street Suite 206
Portland, ME 04101
Williams-Illien Adoptions Inc.
3439 Venson Drive
Memphis, TN 38135

West Sands Adoptions Counseling
461 East North
Provo, UT 84604
Evangelical Child & Family Agency
1530 N. Main Street
Wheaton, IL 60187

The Adoption Center Inc.
836 Lake Howell Road
Mainland, FL

Los Ninos Children’s
International Adoption Center
1600 Lake Front Circle, Suite 130
The Woodlands, TX 77380-3600
Hope for Children, Inc.
1511 Johnson Ferry Road
Suite 100
Marietta, GA 30062

Cascade International
Children Services
3439 NE Sandy Blvd., #1333
Portland, OR 97323

The American Adoption Agency
1228 M. Street, NW Second Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Love Basket, Inc.
Frank R. Block ACSW/LCSW
4472 Goldman Road
MO 63050

Children’s House International
PO Box 2321
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
Travellers and Immigrants Aid of Chicago
327 So. La Salle Street
Chicago, IL

Adoption Advocates International
136 Black Diamond Road
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.
282 Moody Street
Waltham, MA 02154

The Family Network, Inc.
9378 Olive Street Road
Suite 320
St. Louis, MO 63132

Adoption Services of WACAP
PO Box 88948
543 Industry Drive
Seattle, WA 98188

Children’s Home Society of Minnesota
2230 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108

The Alliance for Children
110 Leader Street
Wellesley, MA 02181
Work Adoption Services, Inc.
49 Lenington Street
Newton, MA 02165

Hope Adoption and Family Services International, Inc.
421 So. Main
Stillwater, MN 55082
Rainbow House International
19676 HighWay 85
Belen, NM 87002

Association Catholic Charities, Inc.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
320 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Plan Loving Adoption Now
PO Box 667
Mc Minnville, OR 97128

The United Methodist Children’s Home
PO Box 68
Worthington, OH 43085
Crossroads
4640 West 77th Street
Suite 179
Minneapolis, MN 55435

Adoption Horizons
PO Box 247
Arcata, CA 95521
Holt International Children’s Services
PO Box 2880
Eugene, OR 97402

Americans for International Aid and Adoption
877 S. Adam, Suite 106
Birmingham, MI 48011
All God’s Children Inc.
PO Box 37637
Phoenix, AZ 85069

Catholic Social Services
22 North 17th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
57 E. Main St.
Columbus, OH 43215

Montana Intercountry Adoption, Inc.
26 W. Babcock
Bozeman, MT 59715

Welcome House Social Services of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Inc.
24 Beulah Rd, PO Box 836
Doylestown, PA 19901

International Families, Inc.
5 Thomas Circle NW
Washington, DC 20005

Adoption Unlimited, Inc.
4724 B Cooks,
Montclair, CA 91710

Lutheran Service Society of
Western Pennsylvania, Inc.
11 Garden Center Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601

Bensenville Home Society
331 South York Road
Bensenville, IL 60106

Vermont Children’s Aid Society, Inc.
79 Weaver Street
Winooski, VT 05404

Family Connection
1528 Oakdale Road
Modesto, CA 95355

F.C.V.N.
Friends of Children of Various Nations Inc.
1756 High Street
Denver, CO 80218

Dillon Children’s Services, Inc.
7615 E. 63rd Place South
Tulsa, OK 74133

Adoption Serv. Information Agency, Inc.
7720 Alaska Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20012

Thursday’s Child Inc.
227 Tunxi Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Hillcrest Family Services
1727 First Avenue, SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Children’s Homes, Inc.
209 Slicer Street
PO Box 725
Kennett, MO 63857

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, Inc.
Family and Children Services
5294 Lyngate Court
Burke, VA 22015

Fundacion Ascencio-Pine
PO Box 8225
Horseshoe Bay, TX 78654

Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Services
PO Box 23221
Milwaukee, WI 53223

Bal Jagat Children’s World
9311 Farralone Avenue
Chatsworth, CA 91311

Children’s Adoption Resource Exchange
1039 Evarts Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017

Catholic Social Services
140 North Fifth Street
Hamilton, OH 45011

Lutheran Family and Children’s
Services of Missouri
4625 Lindell Boulevard, Suite 501
St. Louis, MO 63108

Sunny Ridge Family Center
2 S 425 Orchard Road
Wheaton, IL 60187

Catholic Social Services
2045 Lawton Street
San Francisco, CA 94122

Counseling and Family Services
182 North Knoxville Avenue
Peoria, IL 61603

Bethany Christian Services, Inc.
901 Easter Avenue, NE
Grand Rapids MI 49503

Bay Area Adoption Service, Inc.
PO Box 2617
465 Fairchild Drive
Mountain View, CA 94043

Partners for Adoption
927 Cherry Street
PO Box 2791
Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Colorado Adoption Services
3333 Quebec, Suite 4030
Denver, CO 80207

Adoption Services International
4737 Ortega Street
Ventura, CA 93003

Aid for Children International
PO Box 698
1516 Ridge Road
Lancaster, PA 17603

Accept and Adoption and Counseling Center
No. 543 Byron St.
Palo Alto, CA 74301

Christian Counseling Services
515 Wood Land Street
PO Box 60383
Nashville, TN 37206

Pauquette Children’s Services
315 W. Conant Street
P.O. Box 162
Portage, WI 53901-0162

Children’s Services International Inc.
Suite 318, 1819 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-1847

Children’s Aid Society of Utah
652 26th Street
Ogden, UT 84401

Lutheran Social Services of Texas, Inc.
PO Box 40589
Austin, TX 78765

Family Counseling Clinic, Inc.
19300 West Highway 120
Greyslike, IL 60030

www.ichild.org has also been recommended to me

www.lovebasket.org, likewise, and is listed above

www.newbeginningsadoptions.com is working with other agencies to facilitate international adoptions in many nations, including India

If you want to adopt children out of India, see http://www.adoptionindia.nic.in

I quote from the person who advised me on this:
‘CARA (Central Adoption Resources Agencies) is the organization to guide anyone on this. They are quite strict now after many cases of human trafficking reported few years back from India. International Adoption can happen only from recognized agencies. State Government have been empowered to recognize them….There are many who will say they can help but ultimately they may not be recognized putting eager parents and the child in total disappointment if legal formalities are not done correctly.’

Regarding where there are orphans to be adopted:  I know several orphanages in various Indian states and will ask them to send to me pictures of orphans, will put them on this website, with information as to which children’s home they’re in so that people can contact that children’s home.  I will ask each children’s home to provide a state-government recognized agency.  Don’t even bother to work with an agency not so recognized.

I knew that if Marilyn Monroe had lived longer, she’d have grown to look older, but this is ridiculous.

Look at this picture from 15 feet away, and you see what she looked like while living.  Then look at it from up close, and you see the potential for aging.

Prayer Request: State assembly elections in Karnataka, SW India, left the right-wing orthodox Hindu fanatic party with 110 seats out of 224, just three short of forming a government.

Please pray that:
their efforts to maintain a majority will be defeated;
their efforts to stamp out Christian ministry in the state will likewise be defeated by the courts, which stand up for religious freedom and civilization in India;
Satanic efforts to stamp out the message of Jesus Christ will continue to be defeated as good news spreads and people come to Jesus Christ.

Prayer Request:

Both parents of Zahluna, one of our general youth leaders in NE India, are suffering from cancer.  Imagine how you’d feel if both your parents had cancer.

Please pray for Zahluna’s parents to be healed and out of pain (Jesus is touched with the feelings of our infirmities).  Imagine the effect of a double miracle on everyone who hears about it, and how many people can come to Jesus Christ as a result!

Stanley Scism

Dear friends
It’s very sad to write to you that both my parents are suffering cancer.  My mother was declared blood cancer in the last part of January this year.  She was hospitalized twice this year.  She got treatment from the doctor up till now.  Fortunately she was slightly improving.

My father was diagnosed with stomach cancer the first week of March.  He was hospitalized three times within two months.  We took him out of the hospital on 5th May 08.  He can’t eat, can’t move by himself.  He is looking weaker and weaker.  It’s a very heavy burden for me that both of them suffer such a terrible disease at the same time.
We need your help in prayer. I know there is healing in Jesus’ Name.  I believe the people of the name Jesus’ prayer can heal their diseases.  All we have to depend on is  your prayer.  Please do pray for us!
Yours in Jesus name,

Zahluna
Aizawl.