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 After much prayer and consideration we have decided to grow our family through adoption!  Adoption has always been dear to our hearts. We had considered it before our daughter, Olivia, was born, but decided we'd like to have biological kiddos first. After Livy, we had two miscarriages. Our beautiful babies, named Hope and Noah, were delivered directly into the arms of Jesus. Through our heartbreak and loss, we have discovered great hope that God has a plan for gifting us with another little one to love. We desperately want to parent a kiddo in need while also giving Livy a new brother or sister. 


We've discerned that the next step of our family's journey is adopting internationally through an organization called Lifeline.  We were accepted into their Hungary program, and expect the adoption to be finalized over the next few years.  We were drawn to Hungary after learning about its largest orphan population, the Roma children.  The Roma people (often negatively referred to as gypsies) have been discriminated against globally for hundreds of years. This is especially true in eastern European countries where there is a high population of them. Many children of Roma descent are passed over for adoption by native Hungarians because of their “undesirable” heritage, making them eligible and at a much greater need of international adoption. 

We are so excited to welcome a new little one and his or her culture into our family!  We would appreciate your thoughts and prayers as we navigate this process. We can't wait to introduce you to our beautiful new kiddo someday soon!

Grace and Peace,

Matt, Meghan, and Olivia Johnson

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