Children all over the world are in need of loving homes. The first in a series of presentations by Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida (LSS) on how the agency can help facilitate the next addition to your family will be held at Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church, 7860 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32256, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, at 6 p.m.
Susan Myers, director, Lutheran Adoption Network (LAN), Baltimore, Md., will describe the international adoption process. A local family will share their story about adopting three international children, with a fourth adoption underway. Kelsea Eckert, LSS international adoption coordinator, will be on hand to help answer questions and provide further information.
LSS is a member of the Lutheran Adoption Network (LAN). LAN is a national collaboration of 30 Lutheran social ministry organizations that are active in international adoptions and who are members of Lutheran Services in America. Visit www.lanadopt.org to learn more about LAN.
As a whole, LAN member agencies place thousands of children in caring adoptive homes every year. LSS and LAN provide adoption services to all qualified parents regardless of faith.
As a direct service agency, LSS is the only agency in 11 counties licensed to handle international adoptions and the only member agency of LAN operating in the state of Florida. Due to its affiliation with LAN, LSS is able to help prospective parents adopt children from such countries as: China, Colombia, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, and Vietnam.
Anyone interested in international adoptions is invited to attend the presentation. Additional presentations are planned for March 6, April 10, and May 8. Contact Kelsea Eckert for presentation locations and times and for more information about international adoptions as follows:
Kelsea Eckert LSS International Adoption Coordinator Toll-free: 1.888.LSS.ADOPT (577.2367) wkeckert@lssjax.org
