Tiffany's Story
June, 2007
Kelly's facilitator Tiffany and her husband Mark just returned
from Peru with their new adopted son Percy. Tiffany met Percy during
a volunteer experience at an orphanage in Peru 3 years ago. Two
years ago she and her husband held a fundraiser here in Seattle and
returned to help the children; buying food, clothing, medical
supplies as well as throwing a nice party with a huge feast of rice,
beans and meat which they rarely enjoy. Tiffany and Mark both felt a
strong bond to Percy and decided at that time that they wanted to
adopt him and give him the opportunity of a lifetime here in the US.
The adoption took 13 months and untold hours of work. They were
finally able to travel back to Peru in May to complete the adoption
for their new son who is now 14 years old. The process took about a
month in Peru with the majority of the time in the historic city of
Cusco about 90 minutes from the ruins of Machu Picchu. The balance
of that time spent in Lima completing the US immigration papers so
they could bring their new son home to the US.
The Brown's have been home with their new son for 2 and a half
weeks now. The experience has been very rewarding and they are very
excited to finally have him home. Husband and new Father, Mark put
it best, “It’s an incredible thing to see this young boy experience
things for the first time that we all take for granted. I’ve never
seen anyone so excited to ride an escalator. The best part is that
he can tell you about these new experiences as they happen.”
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