What Adoption Means to Me… as an Adoptee

The day of my adoption, meeting my family for the first time!

Written By: Tricy Rains
November 2023

Hello, I’m Tricy Rains, I was born in Colombia. When I was a baby I had to have heart surgery because I had a hole in my heart. I lived in an orphanage and the nun named Hermana thankfully paid for it. Which is the reason I’m alive today, along with the grace of God. When I was four years old I was adopted into my forever family. Being adopted was the best thing that could’ve ever happened to me. I’m so thankful for the family that I am apart of and feel so lucky. I’m blessed with the best siblings and parents. I want to share my story to raise awareness of the fact that kids need good, loving homes and families. Just like the one I got adopted into.

Now it hasn’t been all roses and sunshine. One of the biggest struggles for me is i’ve always felt unworthy. A lot of the time I don’t feel loved, or like I truly belong. No matter how hard my family tries to show me their love. While they are excellent at it, I just struggle to trust that I belong. Another big struggle has been coming to terms with my birth history and the cards I was dealt at a very early age.

Unfortunately, most kids don’t have a voice to say “Adopt me”.. but I know I can speak up for them.

You have a chance to help give an orphan a home! It could truly save a life, or at minimum give them a better one! Every child deserves to be well taken care of, and to be apart of a loving family!