The story of Justin and Ashlyn

Through our own journey in this advocacy campaign, it is very inspiring to meet other adoptive families and hear their own stories. As fellow adoptive parents, I see and learn many similarities and differences in our journey. Meeting Craig and Michelle and their adoptive children, Justin and Ashlyn, is a blessing that we would like to share in this blog. The Craigs are among the many foreigners who have adopted Filipino children. They have lived in the Philippines for nearly 24 years. They first learned about KBF through Chosen Children, an orphanage for special children. They adopted their first child named Justin.

“Our first response was pure joy in our hearts when we heard that we had been matched with a child. We wanted to jump in the car and drive the 5 hours to meet our precious little one right then and there. Of course, we followed procedure but the excitement grew by the day!” says Michelle. Recently, Ashlyn, 2-year old girl joined their family. “We are always encouraging others that have a desire in their hearts to adopt to go ahead and take that first step. The first step is always the hardest, not knowing what you may be doing. Once we contacted KBF, we were encouraged as they led us through each step and informed us what would be next” adds Craig.