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During the month of January, we had one family travel to Colombia to receive an older child.

ICBF and Bethany are committed to providing the best families for children. Families desiring to adopt an older child or children need to be very prepared to adopt an older child through reading, trainings, exploring outside resources, attending support groups, knowing or learning some Spanish, connecting with other adoptive families. There are many resources in the local communities, your local Bethany office, or through Bethany's website of resources. A couple of books to consider are:

Risk and Promise: a handbook for parents adopting a child from overseas by Chasnoff, Schwartz, Pratt, Neuberger
Parenting the Hurt Child by Keck and Kupecky
Our Own: Adopting and Parenting the Hurt Child by Trish Maskew

We would love families to give suggestions of other books or resources that have been helpful to them. This can include resources particular to Colombia culture or older child adoptions.

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Dear Bethany Family, We regret to inform you that there will not be a Multicultural Festival in 2009.  For the last couple decades, we’ve been Blessed with the resources and volunteers to host this fabulous event for families across the country to unite in Grand Rapids, MI and celebrate their multicultural and adoptive families.  Unfortunately, that is no longer the case.  We hope that your local branch offices can maintain an annual picnic or gathering of some sort. It has been wonderful to see families gather here in Grand Rapids year after year, particularly our China families as they maintain the tradition of their annual travel group reunions.  It has also been tradition for Shiyan to come in from China every-other-year to visit with families as well.  Shiyan sends her regards to families and wishes everyone well.   Sincerely, The Colombia Team Bethany Christian Services-International Grand Rapids, MI

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