British Columbia family finally able to bring adopted son to Canada

Published Friday, July 12, 2019 6:06PM PDT
Ben Miljure Reporter @CTV Vancouver

After a year-long ordeal that saw them living in five different countries, sometimes together and sometimes apart, a Fraser Valley family returned to Canada with the son they adopted in Nigeria.

They travelled to Nigeria last August 1, hoping to be home with their newly adopted son by his new mom's birthday on October 2. Clark and Kim Moran used a Canadian adoption agency and when they met two-year-old Ayo, they knew they wanted to give him a home and a new life in British Columbia.

The couple began the process to adopt Ayo child from Nigeria four years ago and, when they flew there last summer they expected it would take four months, max, to get Ayo home. Not a chance.

Nigeria has no Canadian immigration office, so after completing the paperwork for Ayo, which included giving him his new last name, the family travelled to Accra on the Ghanaian coast to process the final phase of paperwork there so that Ayo could come to Canada and become a Canadian citizen.

As well, Canadian government didn’t make it easy. Back in December, the federal government told the family a third-party had come forward, questioning the legitimacy of the adoption.

"That part was really challenging for us because they were making accusations of child trafficking," said Kim.

Living in Ghana at the time, the family eventually moved to Dubai, before spending the last three months in Amman, Jordan.

Kim received an email from the federal government only a few days ago saying Ayo’s Canadian citizenship had been approved, and the couple could bring their son home.

Instead of sharing the joyful news with relatives over the phone, the family hatched a better plan.

"We just thought, wouldn't it be fun if we could pull this off?" said Kim. "Nobody knows at this point, nobody knows that we're coming home so what if we just tried to surprise everyone."

And surprise them they did. Videos posted on social media show the ecstatic reactions of family and friends as the trio made the rounds to different houses after landing back on Canadian soil Monday.

"You could see that they really felt it. And they felt it because they've carried the weight of this whole thing with us," said Clark. "So to watch them experience it and to watch them express it was really quite special."

After a tumultuous year, the Moran family is ready to settle down at home in Abbotsford.

"We're looking forward to being a family," said Clark. "And doing some of those things that we've always kind of envisioned."


Sources:
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/mobile/abbotsford-family-finally-able-to-bring-adopted-son-to-canada-1.4506534

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/abbotsford-couples-long-wait-to-bring-adopted-son-home-from-nigeria-finally-over



Wonderful couple. You can see the love they have for Ayo. I'm happy for all of them. ♥

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Make somebody come adopt me from this shithole
country

Space

See as God rewrite the pickin story this life self you no fit understand ha somebody the world rejected mama and papa reject am God give am better mama ,better papa in better country God only you can make the impossible possible turn my life around too for better rewrite my story for good I used this picking as my point of contact .

how is this one my business?

This pikin go enjoy ooo

This is how this little boy's destiny took a U-turn for the better. I'm so happy for the boy. I wish he grows up and takes advantage of all the opportunities his 'enlightened' society will avail him.

Mehn they go regret later in future

Regret wetin?? Ayo is a child of destiny. Enjoy

tobby20:
Mehn they go regret later in future

See wicked soul talking trash.....that boy has a good destiny.

the boy has escape this shithole and his future is as bright as the star. how I wish my ancestors knew better and allowed themselves be taking as slave back then,by now i would be somewhere in DC chilling with the trumps. only if they knew better

Whits no go gree make blak adopt their pikin, Africa Wey mumu

Lucky boy... Destiny child

tobby20:
Mehn they go regret later in future

Bad belle. They won't regret anything. He is such a beautiful, loving boy and has brought them nothing but joy. They are Pastors, so should anything arise they would know how to handle it.

royalads:
This is how this little boy's destiny took a U-turn for the better. I'm so happy for the boy. I wish he grows up and takes advantage of all the opportunities his 'enlightened' society will avail him.

I'm very happy for him too. Idk what happened to him in Nigeria, but I think he was abused and/or neglected. Idk how this couple found him - it can only be God! They will take good care of him. Yes, I believe he will.

Lucky chap

When Baba God answers prayer.. I am happy for Ayo.. Even when Federal Government( Civil servant wey dey find bribe) wanted to put sand sand for him story, Baba God answer am.
Ayo may you use this opportunity wisely and be great