There are many rumors and interesting tidbits of information seeping out of Nepal. Will adoptions be processed in 2010? Will the Nepali government continue to strive to meet Hague Accreditation Standards? Nepal…the home of the New Beginnings of Nepal Children’s Home. What would you like to know about adoptions from Nepal? [...]
Haitian Adoptions & The Crooks
by Tom on February 2, 2010
Okay, the news today is about the Baptists and the children they spirited out of Haiti to the Dominican Republic. I’m wondering how the story will end, but while it may have been “heartfelt,” it was really a dumb thing to do. I.e., we need passports to get into Canada these days and they [...]
“Show me, O Lord…”
by Renae on January 20, 2010
“Show me, O Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man’s life is but a breath. Selah. Man is a mere phantom as he goes [...]
Christmas 2009 Update
by Tom on December 12, 2009
NEW BEGINNINGS ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES Tupelo, Mississippi 2009 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES Domestic Adoptions New Beginning’s domestic adoption program is one of the foundations of our ministry to women in crisis pregnancy. With the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, the number of birthmothers opting to carry their pregnancy to term has decreased [...]
A Visit From Bobby Adhikari
by Renae on September 11, 2009
On September 25, Bobby Adhikari will be coming to New Beginnings for a month long visit!! We’ve all been excitedly anticipating Bobby’s visit for quite some time now. As mentioned in our last newsletter, Bobby is our in-country adoption coordinator for our Nepal program. He will be the person who walks our families through the [...]
Nepal Update!
by Marcus on June 24, 2009
There is still no sign of referrals from Nepal for New Beginnings families. Hopefully, they will come soon. It appears that some of our families have been matched and that their files are awaiting “consent” by the Minister? of MOWCSW. Did I mention that no one currently holds this position? Other agencies have received referrals [...]
Rajesh’s New Home
by Renae on June 22, 2009
The face of the little boy smiled from the photograph that we received in an email from our Nepal coordinator. We opened a few more photographs of him…one of him sitting in front of a plate of food (and enjoying it by the looks of it), one of him sitting in front of our coordinator’s [...]
Update from Kathmandu, Nepal…
by Marcus on May 28, 2009
Kathmandu: A meeting was held today between the consulates, embassies of various countries in Nepal and the Ministry of Women Children and Social Welfare to discuss and update International Adoption of Nepal. The meeting was coordinated by the German Embassy here in Nepal. The Ministry briefed the international offices about a “Code of Conduct “which [...]
Adoption in Nepal
by Tom on April 7, 2009
Hurrah! We just found out the Nepalese orphanages are starting to send children’s profiles to be matched with New Beginning’s families by the Nepal Ministry which handles adoptions in Nepal. This is a really exciting time as we work to give these children a better life! Also! New Beginnings has recently confirmed Michael Reagan [...]
Internatonal Blessing – Update!
by Marcus on March 3, 2009
Since my last post, the international adoption process has continuoualy moved forward in Nepal. The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (the Ministry) in Nepal announced that they would only accept ten families per agency at this current time. The Kathmandu Post reported that of all the agencies that were registered, only fifty dossiers had been submitted to [...]