Ana Mayorga Analysis
“You want forever families for the kids.” - Ana Mayorga
For Ana Mayorga and her husband Erik Del Rio, the typical route for adoption didn’t suit them. After years of trying to conceive through conventional and in vitro fertilization--and hosting a family friend’s 12 year-old daughter for a summer--they knew it was time to explore other options.
That brought them to a BCFS match event where they had the opportunity to meet children and other prospective parents in the same situation. “We were more than ready to adopt,” explains Ana Mayorga. But the event felt bittersweet to Ana. The children at the event, “were hungry for someone to love them,” she describes. After meeting some of the older children at the event, the family felt “selfish” and began to consider adopting older children as well as newborns and toddlers.
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It didn’t take long for both the parents and the kids to know this was the home for them. That night, Ana heard the kids pray to God so they could behave so the Mayorga Del Rios could be their family. Ana and Erik knew this was the kids for them. After seeing the kids pray Ana asked herself, ”How could you say no?”
Now, two years later, the family has become the forever family Ana and Erik always envisioned. Now, they help other parents in similar positions. Not only to help others, but to also teach the children the importance of giving back. “We want to teach the kids to give back what they’ve gotten.”
Today, the family continues to blossom into an incredible family focused on education and having faith in God. They even consider adding more to their family if the right time comes along. Despite taking a less than common route, Ana and Erik know they made the right decision, and it shows.
“God chooses special people for special kids.” - Ana
For Ana Mayorga and her husband Erik Del Rio, the typical route for adoption didn’t suit them. After years of trying to conceive through conventional and in vitro fertilization--and hosting a family friend’s 12 year-old daughter for a summer--they knew it was time to explore other options.
That brought them to a BCFS match event where they had the opportunity to meet children and other prospective parents in the same situation. “We were more than ready to adopt,” explains Ana Mayorga. But the event felt bittersweet to Ana. The children at the event, “were hungry for someone to love them,” she describes. After meeting some of the older children at the event, the family felt “selfish” and began to consider adopting older children as well as newborns and toddlers.
With the additional …show more content…
It didn’t take long for both the parents and the kids to know this was the home for them. That night, Ana heard the kids pray to God so they could behave so the Mayorga Del Rios could be their family. Ana and Erik knew this was the kids for them. After seeing the kids pray Ana asked herself, ”How could you say no?”
Now, two years later, the family has become the forever family Ana and Erik always envisioned. Now, they help other parents in similar positions. Not only to help others, but to also teach the children the importance of giving back. “We want to teach the kids to give back what they’ve gotten.”
Today, the family continues to blossom into an incredible family focused on education and having faith in God. They even consider adding more to their family if the right time comes along. Despite taking a less than common route, Ana and Erik know they made the right decision, and it shows.
“God chooses special people for special kids.” - Ana