OUR SOUTH AFRICA INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION STORY - an unethical agency, closed countries, & brick walls @ChantelKlassen

Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

Today I am finally sharing our international adoption story of how we were led to adoption from South Africa. Our journey included a lot of brick walls, like an unethical agency, countries closing and more but it resulted in the sweetest boy being added to our family and it was worth all the effort, tears and prayers!

You can see our adoption timeline on my blog here: anintentionallife.me/adoption

Hello! I am Chantel, a wife and biological, adoptive and foster mom living in the Canadian prairies. Here you'll find all things adoption, foster care, online income and whatever else I feel like God is leading me to share!

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