One of the most heart-breaking moments in a lifetime is when you realize you won't be able to have a child of your own. Even with all the scientific advancements and new research available today, some couples--and singles--have to face the fact that their dreams of their own child will never come to pass. Sometimes this moment of realization comes after years of trying and hoping.

There's no easy comfort if you have found yourself in this situation. Words can't possibly describe how you feel. But human love is amazing. It always finds a way to renew itself, to heal.

Many people have looked to an international adoption agency to create the family that would otherwise be denied them. Those dealing with domestic adoptions know that the adoption process can be as full of anguish and delay as the attempt to conceive. Governmental red tape, bureaucratic filings, and difficult placements mean that couples and singles become frustrated.

The Option of an International Adoption Agency

International adoption has become a reliable way to overcome these difficulties. In many cases, overseas adoption is quicker and easier than domestic adoption. It is handled by an international adoption agency, and these agencies are able to navigate foreign governmental bureaucracy with facility. The foreign governmental adoption agency is often motivated to work with the agency to provide the best homes for many healthy and beautiful children who have been denied homes simply because of poverty.

In 2002, there were over 20,000 children adopted by American parents from foreign countries. The countries which saw the greatest number of overseas adoptions were China and Russia, followed by Guatemala, Vietnam and India. In the newsletters and websites of recommended international adoption agencies are the testimonials of many new adoptive parents who report that their experience of adopting overseas was positive and their joy in their new baby is overwhelming.