Isaac's Story | From Ethiopia to the United States

Isaac's Story | From Ethiopia to the United States

Born in Ethiopia, Isaac spent the first five years of his life there before the deaths of both his birth parents led him to an orphanage.

At five years old, he was adopted by a family in the United States, leaving behind his homeland, language, and culture to begin a new life. As he grew older, Isaac wrestled with questions of identity, loss, and God's goodness, questions that followed him well into adulthood.

Thirteen years later, he returned to Ethiopia, where he reunited with members of his biological family and visited his childhood home.

Today, Isaac is an adoption advocate, author, and college student preparing for ministry, sharing a story that reflects both the beauty and the complexities of adoption.

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Jame's Story | Giving Adoptees a Voice. Adopted from Swansea to Cardiff in Wales

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Charlotte's Story | Finding Those Missing Pieces of Her Story

Charlotte's Story | Finding Those Missing Pieces of Her Story

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Wilson Munsterman’s Story of Adoption and Identity | Marked by Adoption

Wilson Munsterman’s Story of Adoption and Identity | Marked by Adoption

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Kelly’s Lifelong Search for Her Māori Roots

Kelly’s Lifelong Search for Her Māori Roots

From our An Adoption Story series. You can watch her documentary on Alex Gilbert’s YouTube channel. Kelly Stringer was adopted at just two weeks old in Christchurch, New Zealand, and grew up in a fami...

12 Mai 15min

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Arna’s Search to Understand Where She Came From

Arna’s Search to Understand Where She Came From

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