Since 1998, U.S. families have adopted more than 2,500 children from Guatemala. Every adoptive parent has their own reasons, whether spiritual, humanitarian, or cultural. Regardless of why they decided to adopt, these parents have provided their children with opportunities that weren't available in the kids' birth country.

"Joel Neikirk said the world already had a lot of orphans, and instead of bringing another child into the world, they would take care of one from a Third World country. Neikirk said he had always wanted to adopt because he had been adopted."

International adoptions can cost up to $25,000 or $30,000 dollars, which puts them out of reach for many couples. But tax credits and employer reimbursement programs can help make it possible. Source: The Hays (Kansas) Daily News

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