A white evangelical couple told the amazing story of how – and why – they chose to adopt five black children, three as embryos, Thursday.
Caucasian married pair Aaron Halbert and his wife Rachel Halbert are Presbyterian missionaries with five adopted children of color.
And they agreed not to adopt white children, knowing that white kids are more likely to be chosen by prospective parents. It was a decision that was to transform their lives in the most heartwarming way imaginable.
The pair adopted two African-American kids, and found their lives changing in a magical way.
AN UNCONVENTIONAL DECISION
They first adopted two children of color. The Halberts hadn’t intended to have any more children, but then they heard about the National Embryo Donation Center, a Christian embryo bank that ‘saves’ the excess frozen embryos that are created during a couple’s IVF treatment.
Usually those embryos – which comprise just a few cells – are destroyed or given to science once their biological donors successfully implant one.
But Christian centers accept ‘donations’ that can then be ‘adopted’ by couples having trouble conceiving.
The two were also drawn to the reality of Rachel being pregnant. She did end up with child with the duo expecting twins. Shockingly, to both of the parent’s surprise, she had conceived triplets.
And on Sunday Rachel gave birth to the three tiny bundles of joy.
DEFYING THE JUDGE AND JURY
With all the hate in the world, Aaron is lucky to have his and his wife’s family’s unconditional love and support. However, he penned, strangers can sometimes react with ignorance:
“There will always be the older white woman in Walmart who stared at us with sheer disgust.[sic]”
Nevertheless, he wrote that it is not all negative. In one case, Aaron shared that a black child teared up with happiness when she found out that he and his wife’s kids were the same color as her.
A BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW
Nevertheless, and no matter the naysayers, this deeply loving mom and dad continue to bathe in the beauty of their multi-ethnic family. Writing about his personal experience regarding race, Aaron expressed:
“We believe when you look into any human’s eyes, you look into the face of an image-bearer of God – into the eyes of a person whose soul is eternal.”
However, this does not mean the dad emphasized that they do not see race but rather embrace it as God’s divine creativity.
Source:news.amomama.com, dailymail.co.uk
