Welcome to the Family: Adoptions at Home and Abroad

Alla and Cornell Brisc grew up in communist Romania and Ukraine, respectively, where their childhoods were surrounded by poverty and destruction. They distinctly remember orphans and abandoned children roaming their towns. Even though they were children themselves at the time, they committed to be a light against the human storm when they became adults. The quest to be that light has been the cornerstone of their present-day marriage.

Now living in Vancouver, they have strived to fulfill that mission. First, as foster parents and now as adoptive parents. In June of this year, two brothers from Colombia, Emmanuel, 4, and Jonathan, 3 joined the Brisc family permanently. The three-year process to bring their boys home began in 2018, when they contacted All God’s Children International (AGCI).

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November is National Adoption Month, and the need for adoptive parents and families is urgent. Learn more about All God’s Children International here and Choice Adoptions here.