Isaac's Story | From Ethiopia to the United States

Born in Ethiopia, Isaac spent the first five years of his life there before the deaths of both his birth parents led him to an orphanage. At five years old, he was adopted by a family in the United States, leaving behind his homeland, language, and culture to begin a new life. As he grew older, Isaac wrestled with questions of identity, loss, and God's goodness, questions that followed him well into adulthood. Thirteen years later, he returned to Ethiopia, where he reunited with members of his biological family and visited his childhood home. Today, Isaac is an adoption advocate, author, and college student preparing for ministry, sharing a story that reflects both the beauty and the complexities of adoption.