Sam's Story
By Mary Anne Williams

Hi. My name is Mary Anne Williams. My husband Derek and I adopted an ANGEL from China through Alliance. We recently moved from Evans, Georgia to El Paso, Texas. Yes, we are a military family. We brought Samantha home May 7th, 1998 and couldn't have been more pleased with Alliance's professionalism. We were quite nervous about becoming parents, traveling half way around the world and many, many other things. Anyway, Alliance and all of their staff became our "second family." They made our dreams come true and gave us our Sam, our FAMILY! We couldn't have "made" a more beautiful, adoring, silly girl - when we look into her eyes, we see magic!

Our story is complicated yet with a wonderful ending. We have a VERY loving and generous family... my 8 brothers and sisters and their children got together Christmas 1996, and in lieu of gifts (now remember, there were children involved), pooled their money together and sent us a check so that we could afford our Samantha!

After years of frustrating infertility regimes, we were ready to adopt. Now, where do we begin? Finally, after exhausting research, we decided on The Alliance For Children. Alliance was recommended by another couple that adopted from China. Experience spoke volumes to my husband and me, so with Alliance our journey began.

From the very beginning, Alliance held our hands through all of the paperwork and completion of our dossier. Then they wiped our tears as we waited for our assignment. When we thought that nothing was really happening, Alliance called. Our daughter, Samantha, was REAL!

Our trip to China was fabulous! Alliance organized everything. All we had to do was pack and show up at the airport. It was that simple. Their staff in China thought of everything and treated us like family. We were scared to death... becoming parents, more paperwork... YIKES! But it all went off without any problems. Alliance is very organized, diligent and professional, but most of all, they really care about each and every family.

Because of Alliance, we are now complete. How does one thank a group of extraordinary people for making your dreams come true? You thank them by helping others.

Feel free to tell our story... it's a WONDERFUL one! Also, both my husband and I would be more than happy to "talk" to anyone interested in adoption with Alliance via the internet. Keep up the fabulous work and send our love to everyone at Alliance... they work very hard and don't get near enough credit! They are our family!

Sincerely,
Mary Anne Williams
Kikibao@attbi.com