About 14 years ago I tried to start a 
Brazilian adoption program. I worked to help a U.S. couple adopt a little baby boy. In the end, the adoption could not be completed because of Brazilian adoption policies.
Sonia and Everaldo, dear friends in Brazil, adopted the baby boy and named him Miguel. The Brazilian adoption program closed.
A few weeks ago I visited Sonia, Everaldo and their family in Aracaju, Brazil. I spent a delightful time with Miguel, now 14, who is pictured above with his adoptive mother.
Miguel wants to be a chef and open his own restaurant some day. I’m teaching him how to make Mexican food because there are no Mexican food restaurants in his city.
Everyone loves Miguel. He has a huge heart. Miguel has a great family who loves him. Sonia told me how grateful she is that the U.S. adoption of Miguel fell apart. At the time the Brazilian adoption program fell apart it was a huge set back for me, but the next year Adoption.com was created. Much more importantly, Miguel was adopted by the right family, and is exactly where he’s supposed to be. I’m so grateful that things went wrong with the Brazilian adoption program, but turned out perfectly right.
I need to remember this important lesson to help me keep perspective when other things go wrong in my life.06
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by Nathan Gwilliam
Filed under: Adoption, Faith, Life Lessons
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