Nicolas McCandie Glustien and his wife, first met Kwadwo in the Ghanaian orphanage that was his home. The couple volunteered there for two months, spending much of their time with Kwadwo. They eventually decided to adopt him, and went home to Canada to start the process.

As McCandie Glustien reported in an Oct. 28 article on The Globe and Mail website, things haven't gone smoothly:

Our first requirement was to find an adoption agency willing to work on a pre-identified adoption, which is not the normal route. Imagine Adoption was interested in working with us. Along with their services, the staff provided a lot of support to us in a difficult time, trying to help us navigate numerous hurdles, including the Ghanaian election and change of governments.

Earlier this year, Imagine Adoption filed for bankruptcy numerous families in limbo. Several families agreed to help restructure Imagine to keep it operational, but questions still remain. And while kids on the other side of the world wait for families, families in Canada continuing working to bring their adoptive kids home.

Labels: Canada, adoption_agencies

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