Ethiopian Adoption Story - Our Journey to Josanna - 2010

This is our Ethiopian adoption story. Josanna is our beautiful girl that we adopted from Ethiopia in July 2010. She was 9-months old at the time. We went through Le Toukoul Orphanage in Addis Ababa and Dove Adoptions International. The video documents our journey to get Josanna (birth name is Mihret). We stayed at YGF private hotel (guest house). The trip and the adoption was a wonderful experience. Updates on how Josanna is doing can be found here: myjosanna.com

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  • @terry-vq6ed
    @terry-vq6ed2 ай бұрын

    WHAT A DOLL!!!!!!!! SHE IS SO HAPPY TO BE HOME, WHERE SHE BELONGS!!!!!

  • @nataliyasadovskaya5090

    @nataliyasadovskaya5090

    Ай бұрын

    Самоё лучшее, чтобы эти дети оставались в своих странах!

  • @steviejenkins4364
    @steviejenkins436411 жыл бұрын

    She has the most beautiful brown eyes I have ever seen, god bless your family

  • @Daaniela21
    @Daaniela2110 жыл бұрын

    This story made my cry, what a beautiful baby girl and what a beautiful family! keep enjoying every day of you lives!!! blessings!!!

  • @SGmom2
    @SGmom213 жыл бұрын

    Just beautiful!! Congratulations!

  • @tommoclement
    @tommoclement5 жыл бұрын

    OMG Such a beautiful little girl Thank you for giving her a future.

  • @kustissue
    @kustissue11 жыл бұрын

    GBU, i also come from ethiopia and i've been adopted by dutch parents, i have been back to ethiopia in may..... i love the country, and im blessed to have these lovely parentss. :)

  • @MsMiejon
    @MsMiejon13 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful, both the video and the baby!!!

  • @WegahtaS
    @WegahtaS12 жыл бұрын

    such a happy baby! hope shes doing well with the new family

  • @natalinocamilleri1691
    @natalinocamilleri16913 жыл бұрын

    She is so beautiful just like her new parents ❤️ God bless you all😘

  • @kissypants7
    @kissypants710 жыл бұрын

    Makes your heart sing!

  • @paulocesaralvarengaalvaren9881
    @paulocesaralvarengaalvaren98815 жыл бұрын

    How cute is this cute baby, I wish adopt one !!!

  • @tonyaspain4719
    @tonyaspain47197 жыл бұрын

    Josana is so adorable! She looks more like a baby doll than a real baby. So precious.

  • @judithryle2113
    @judithryle21133 жыл бұрын

    Lucky family. Loved her little smile

  • @imcoot
    @imcoot13 жыл бұрын

    @steensn Congratulations!!!! It is one of the most life changing experiences ever and SO worth it. I hope all goes smoothly for you.

  • @lienulka7
    @lienulka712 жыл бұрын

    oh my gosh... it makes me cry and smile because it is so beautiful :))))

  • @anajoy1
    @anajoy112 жыл бұрын

    simply beautiful...

  • @ceciliapagano6636
    @ceciliapagano66363 жыл бұрын

    Che occhioni 😥bellissima un po spaventati mamma e papà ✌✌👏👏😥

  • @saskiawells9472
    @saskiawells94724 жыл бұрын

    Stunning x

  • @imcoot
    @imcoot12 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @MissSmiLeY41
    @MissSmiLeY4111 жыл бұрын

    She is so adorable I just cries beautiful story god bless you

  • @imcoot
    @imcoot13 жыл бұрын

    @wodindog The baby cot was provided by the airline KLM. Just ask for one when you book your tickets. It was so nice to have as our daughter was not used to being held all the time and it gave her and us a little break. Yeah for you guys that you have opened up your hearts to Ethiopia. It is a wonderful country and our expirience was awesome!

  • @lindamonaco7329

    @lindamonaco7329

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mm onion lo

  • @Spiceluvj
    @Spiceluvj8 ай бұрын

    Hi first time here beautiful family❤🙏🏽

  • @imnotmakingvideos1
    @imnotmakingvideos112 жыл бұрын

    5:52 so cute omg i was cheesing from ear to ear the whole time

  • @lisalongoria4134
    @lisalongoria413410 жыл бұрын

    You are so lucky!

  • @abebawright3437
    @abebawright3437 Жыл бұрын

    Please update us. We met ours January 2010. It's double blessings. God bless you and your family 💖💖💖💖💖

  • @simasunder
    @simasunder10 жыл бұрын

    what you did is beautiful and deserves my admirations! beautiful people with beautiful souls!

  • @1BigSonicBoom1
    @1BigSonicBoom112 жыл бұрын

    so beautiful. Jah Bless

  • @kirbywiggins5643
    @kirbywiggins56436 жыл бұрын

    She is beautiful.

  • @monique1972rich
    @monique1972rich11 жыл бұрын

    i pray god bless thoughs who adopt!

  • @saratayeb9058
    @saratayeb905812 жыл бұрын

    omg..she is soo cute..god bless

  • @guracha200
    @guracha20012 жыл бұрын

    Thank you and God bless

  • @heavenasmr2877
    @heavenasmr28778 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful baby😪

  • @imcoot
    @imcoot12 жыл бұрын

    It is a great sadness that there are orphans in the world. Of course I would rather that all children could stay with their biological families and never have to go through the loss of their family and having to live in an orphanage. But this is the reality of this world. We chose to give a loving home to an orphan who otherwise would grow up in an orphanage, if she survived at all. Everyone has a choice, ours was to give love and family to a child in need.

  • @marigracaamaral4708
    @marigracaamaral47083 жыл бұрын

    Beautifull baby .Congratulacions❤️

  • @v.gopalakrishnan350
    @v.gopalakrishnan3504 жыл бұрын

    God bless you!

  • @emmyzia3075
    @emmyzia30755 жыл бұрын

    Beauty !!

  • @ritafarrugiasciuech
    @ritafarrugiasciuech12 жыл бұрын

    god bless your little child ....... just some few words about a group based in malta on facebook called adoption from ethiopia if you wish to enter and pls spread the word ... it would be nice for parents who adopted from ethiopia to share their experiences on this group thanks and congratulations ............

  • @kjbigsful
    @kjbigsful4 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Family ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @imcoot
    @imcoot13 жыл бұрын

    @lovin2840 Thank you for your input. I will certainly look into that camp once our daughter is old enough. We have a local man here from Ethiopia who has offered to teach amharic and I am planning on taking advatage of that in a few years as well. Thank you!

  • @imcoot
    @imcoot13 жыл бұрын

    @TeTe20121 The process took about 18 months from the time we started paperwork to the time we brought our daughter home. She is such a sweetie and she fits right into our family.

  • @lianaacca9550
    @lianaacca95506 жыл бұрын

    Stupendo video che sprizza amore da tutti i pori.

  • @waffiki
    @waffiki13 жыл бұрын

    congratulation!! is there a follow up after the adoption?

  • @saskiawells9472
    @saskiawells94724 жыл бұрын

    Oh how cute x

  • @ewegosz2564
    @ewegosz25642 жыл бұрын

    Cute,cute,cute!!!!😀❤❤❤❤❤

  • @melenaabercrombie6740
    @melenaabercrombie674011 жыл бұрын

    So cute

  • @saskiawells9472
    @saskiawells94724 жыл бұрын

    She is beautiful x

  • @kionemys
    @kionemys11 жыл бұрын

    She's adorable!!!!

  • @rizkibalki
    @rizkibalki8 жыл бұрын

    Nice couple, beautiful daughter...

  • @marykwoh7109
    @marykwoh71097 жыл бұрын

    So lovely! Makes me want to adopt a baby girl too

  • @elesha76
    @elesha7614 жыл бұрын

    AWWW I loved the way she was just taking in her dada, so beautiful. Congrats!!

  • @starshowers8312
    @starshowers83122 жыл бұрын

    All children deserve to be loved. She will be a blessing to you and you to her

  • @miagirl
    @miagirl11 жыл бұрын

    OMG!! She is BEAUTIFUL!!! Congratulations!! :D God Bless Your Family

  • @josedelamatapaniagua4113
    @josedelamatapaniagua41135 жыл бұрын

    Es preciosa,felicidades a los 3.

  • @marcmoreau9411
    @marcmoreau9411 Жыл бұрын

    Adorable frimousse ! ce p'tit est super souriante !! et regarde bien maman et papa , adorable !!!

  • @nataliyasadovskaya5090

    @nataliyasadovskaya5090

    5 ай бұрын

    Эти дети должны жить в своей стране!

  • @imcoot
    @imcoot13 жыл бұрын

    @marcimello Thank you! Josanna is such a blessing to our family! I still tear up every time I watch this video too as it brings back so many memories.

  • @edithadacillo4928

    @edithadacillo4928

    2 жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @ketitiseyoum5064
    @ketitiseyoum506410 жыл бұрын

    Much love!!God bless America!!!!!!

  • @swedens1151
    @swedens11519 ай бұрын

    Che gioia dev'essere adottare un bimbo ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @saskiawells9472
    @saskiawells94724 жыл бұрын

    Lucky wee girl x

  • @liliatiberti7228
    @liliatiberti72285 жыл бұрын

    Bellissima! È soddisfatta di avere dei genitori

  • @imcoot
    @imcoot13 жыл бұрын

    @weberfamily2001 How did your trip go? I am interested to know how the process goes now since all the changes. Congrats!!

  • @draganstojkovic1562

    @draganstojkovic1562

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can I have the agencys name you made the addoption, please? Thank yoy.

  • @TeTe20121
    @TeTe2012113 жыл бұрын

    How long did the process take? As a black woman, it is great to see that you saw beyond the color and adopted a beautiful baby girl, Good luck and you family of 5 will always be blessed!

  • @itsssssssssss
    @itsssssssssss11 жыл бұрын

    Priceless.

  • @carvedtreeful
    @carvedtreeful11 жыл бұрын

    She is beautiful

  • @LightandDistress
    @LightandDistress11 жыл бұрын

    This is the sweetest thing ever. She's so, SO adorable, and her eyes are so big and beautiful.

  • @judynajar3506

    @judynajar3506

    2 жыл бұрын

    Most beautiful baby ever!!

  • @judynajar3506

    @judynajar3506

    2 жыл бұрын

    Love love love her

  • @Keinbartwuchs
    @Keinbartwuchs11 жыл бұрын

    Looks like she loved you from the first time she saw you :-) Good luck!

  • @Whitneypyant
    @Whitneypyant13 жыл бұрын

    she is so cute. I think I when get married I going to adopted fro ethiopia

  • @anitapisacane7100
    @anitapisacane71003 жыл бұрын

    Che meraviglia ❤️❤️❤️

  • @shananduba9957
    @shananduba995711 жыл бұрын

    ihope se i happy with her newmom and dad

  • @vivianbrown701
    @vivianbrown70112 жыл бұрын

    when i grow older i'll like to adopt 2 or 3 cos in high school my friends would say they want 3 kids but oddly i'll say i want 12 dunno but i just luuuv kids...God bless ur family nd ur new addition..amen

  • @claudiamandini
    @claudiamandini8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for sharing!!!! God bless your family!!!!! 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

  • @weberfamily2001
    @weberfamily200113 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful video. We were one of the first families to make two trips under the new law. We met our daughter at Toukoul in late July, and we leave this Friday to bring her home!

  • @imcoot
    @imcoot11 жыл бұрын

    What type of commercial are you filming?

  • @saskiawells9472
    @saskiawells94724 жыл бұрын

    Look at those eyes x

  • @mahmingirenthlei186
    @mahmingirenthlei1863 жыл бұрын

    Very cute baby

  • @lovin2840
    @lovin284013 жыл бұрын

    hi, im from ethiopa i was adoped my goal is to find all the people adopting babys and tell you as a child growing up i always wished i could have gone back to ethiopa as a child and learn to speak amharic but i must say my mother took me to a camp in californa called ethiopan heritage camp if you look up the camp amber stime runs it PLEASE look into going to a camp!!!!to let her know and lern her coulture and i was 9 months when i was adopted to so GREAT time to start teaching her her heritage!

  • @paulocesaralvarengaalvaren9881
    @paulocesaralvarengaalvaren98815 жыл бұрын

    Halleluiah!!!

  • @enajcutie
    @enajcutie12 жыл бұрын

    shes so cute,. i want to hug her and kiss her... congratulations to d both of you. Godbless. love her and take good care of her.

  • @lisablisa
    @lisablisa12 жыл бұрын

    She's beautiful and she's obviously loved. Ignore the few ignorant comments and enjoy your family.

  • @carorawr
    @carorawr11 жыл бұрын

    Omg she is so beautiful! and what you did is amazing

  • @estherfernandez581
    @estherfernandez5814 жыл бұрын

    Maravilloso

  • @ceciliapagano6636
    @ceciliapagano66363 жыл бұрын

    Complimenti al personale

  • @sebrinalee5757
    @sebrinalee57573 жыл бұрын

    Hi. My name is Sebrina lee I’m ten years old nearly 11 I don’t know if u will see this but I just thought it was a coincidence that I was adopted from Ethiopia 🇪🇹 in 2010 I was adopted into England I was found on a road out neAr harer somewhere around Haramaya the lady who found me guessed I was a few weeks old so said my birthday was July 8th if you are wondering why this account says Julian lee is because this is my dads iPad

  • @yaman971ful
    @yaman971ful11 жыл бұрын

    i cried!!

  • @ceciliapagano6636
    @ceciliapagano66363 жыл бұрын

    Piccoli orfani hanno una famiglia✌✌🙎‍♀️

  • @janasebelova4422
    @janasebelova44222 жыл бұрын

    Krasna nova rodinka. Preji vsem stastny zivot. Dekuji.

  • @francescamanni8106

    @francescamanni8106

    Жыл бұрын

    Adotta un bianco .

  • @nataliyasadovskaya5090

    @nataliyasadovskaya5090

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@francescamanni8106совершенно верно!!!!!!!!!!!! Эти дети должны жить в своей стране!!!!! Зачем их везти к себе, на родину! Там что чёрных не хватает??!!!

  • @gabriellasenziani3267
    @gabriellasenziani32673 жыл бұрын

    Ciao che bello bambino carino anche la sua famiglia e bella carina come il bambino ciao tutti

  • @ceciliapagano6636
    @ceciliapagano66363 жыл бұрын

    Che occhioni😥

  • @ballaesmeralda
    @ballaesmeralda12 жыл бұрын

    first smile when mum kiss

  • @MariaJose-gm2it
    @MariaJose-gm2it2 жыл бұрын

    Muito lindo esse vídeo, crianças lindas pais lindos Deus abençoe sua família maravilhosa ❤️

  • @nancyp4983
    @nancyp498311 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunatly there are about 140 million orphans in the world and Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries on earth. The reality is most orphans once they age out often turn to crime including prostitution to survive, many of them commit suicide so while it would be great if they could remain in their country and be adopted into loving Ethiopian families it just doesn't happen so the lesser of 2 evils is to be adopted into loving foreign homes & hopefully they will at least learn about E culture

  • @carolleffingwell7428
    @carolleffingwell74286 жыл бұрын

    Such beautiful babies

  • @gabriellasenziani3267
    @gabriellasenziani32674 жыл бұрын

    Ciao bella bambina ecarina ciao

  • @gabriellasenziani3267
    @gabriellasenziani32674 жыл бұрын

    Ciao che o visto il vidio la famiglia sono tre belli i bambini carini ciao tutti ingrosso bacione ciao

  • @ewylingrnbech601
    @ewylingrnbech601 Жыл бұрын

    ❤️🥀💋🍀♥️

  • @mariabernadetemendes9160
    @mariabernadetemendes91602 жыл бұрын

    Como está essa bebêatualmente?

  • @aurora8107
    @aurora81078 жыл бұрын

    yo igual quiero adoptar un negritoooo son tan lindos con eso rulitos*-*

  • @camiaylen66
    @camiaylen668 жыл бұрын

    cuanto tardo la adopción? how long the process of adoption of the child?

  • @mekdealemetub2297
    @mekdealemetub22974 жыл бұрын

    My child name is mekdes birthey) adoption 😭😭😭

  • @noraarmenta1986
    @noraarmenta19862 жыл бұрын

    I wish i can get an update of this babies... I wonder what happen to them? How old they are?

  • @elliesouza717

    @elliesouza717

    8 ай бұрын

    Their lives aren't your business

  • @noraarmenta1986

    @noraarmenta1986

    8 ай бұрын

    @@elliesouza717 and my comment is not your business. Get the hell out of my comment, they make their life's public so is everybody's business so stfu

  • @mekdealemetub2297
    @mekdealemetub22974 жыл бұрын

    in Ethiopian bon 2009