International Adoption: Our Privilege and Responsibility | Kim Adams & Dave Adams | TEDxGrandForks

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Dave and Kim Adams share the story of their call to family - a story of hope and hopelessness, faith and doubt. A story that took them on the road of infertility, biological children, and international adoption.
Married for almost 14 years, Dave and Kim Adams are the parents to five children. The couple always knew they wanted a family; however, they never imagined it would be this big!
Kim is a graduate of Dakota High School and North Dakota State University. Currently, she serves as the coordinator of young adult and family ministry at Calvary Lutheran Church.
Dave is a graduate of Williston High School and the University of North Dakota. He currently is serving as interim lay pastor at St. Mark's Lutheran Church and coordinator of youth ministry at Calvary Lutheran Church, both in Grand Forks. Dave is also a student at Luther Seminary, completing a Master's of Divinity.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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28 авг 2024

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@sweeep0 5 лет назад

As wonderfull as this story sounds, it completly ignores all the problematic issues when it comes to international adoption, like birth parents being tricked, connections to child trafficking and so one. So if you consider international adoption please get informed really well, be critical to the promises made to you and try to make sure the rights of the birth parents and children are recognised and respected.

@noOnionswithoutTears 2 года назад

Word. I was adopted from Mexico to caucasian parents. My life and mental health have been a clusterfuck. Much of it could have been avoided. And I still don't know the real story of my identity.

@daveadams1041 10 месяцев назад

As important as your comment is, it doesn't address the story we told.

@Lyzeuph 2 года назад

Did they really whitewash their names, Yonis and Natnail (11:35), to Jonas and Nate (13:44)? How can you ignore their culture and erase part of their identity so blatantly?

@daveadams1041 10 месяцев назад

We did not...they still have their given names, and we have returned with them a few times to their culture, to visit their biological siblings. We have kept their culture alive and vital in their lives. The signs you saw in the airport were not created by us.

@Lyzeuph 10 месяцев назад

@@daveadams1041 Fair enough, sorry I assumed you made the signs. I'm glad to hear that you helped them keep their culture and took an interest in it as well!