Polish Family, Polish Children, Polish Adoption
Twenty-two years ago, an attractive, young Polish couple arrived in the United States
with only the clothes on their backs, each with a single suitcase. As with all immigrants,
the prospect of the “American Dream” loomed large.
Educated, bright and articulate, and with an admirable command of the English
language, Jan Madey, an architect, and his wife, Anna, who holds a degree in electronic
engineering, married and settled in Houston, Texas, where they are currently raising their
family which now includes three adopted children: Kamil, age 10, who was adopted
from Poland as a toddler; Maya who was adopted from Ukraine at age 3 and is now 11
and Anya, age 12, the most recent addition to the family, having arrived from Poland on
October 6, 2002.
And although the first two adoptions, accomplished through agencies, proceeded with
alacrity, the “road to Anya” was fraught with frustration, pain and frequently, tears.
Because the first two adoptions went somewhat smoothly, Anna Madey, an ebullient
and expressive woman, felt that given the couple’s situation—Polish roots, dual
citizenship, fluency in the Polish language, and friends and relatives residing in Poland—
adopting independently, without an agency, would be a “breeze.” 
That “breeze” turned into a three year struggle of obstacles and roadblocks,
implemented primarily by the Polish government. That protracted period tested the
Madeys’ resolve, requiring the utmost tenacity, fortitude and perseverance, yet truly
delineates their great love for children and faith in God.
Early in the Madeys’ search for a female youngster, Anna began an ongoing e-mail
and telephone correspondence with CARITAS For Children, consulting with Chris and
Barbara Hoar, asking for advice and moral support, while expressing her deep frustration.
“Adoption is going so sloooooow!” she agonized at one juncture.
Concerned with her difficulties, the Hoars beseeched Anna to work through Catholic
Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago (CCOAC), which has an established Polish
Adoption program, including its own liaison in Poland, who is connected with all three
adoption authorities in Warsaw.
According to Chris Hoar, CCOAC approaches adoption with concern for everyone
involved: the child, the prospective parents, the regulatory licensing body, and the codes
of ethics, standards and requirements of both the United States and Poland. “It satisfies
everyone,” Hoar reiterates. “It is obvious that going it independently doesn’t necessarily
guarantee a short-cut, or for that matter, acceptable results of any kind. These are among
the important reasons we recommend that people simply start with CCOAC or their local
agency in conjunction with CCOAC, in order to adopt children from Poland.”
Finally, after month after month of heartbreak, set- backs and a myriad of trips to
Poland, entreating and cajoling the proper authorities and judges, the Madeys enlisted
the services of CCOAC, and their lives moved toward Anya, the beautiful child they had
already begun to love—the child who had already captured their hearts.
“This time God is good to us,” exclaimed Anna, excitedly. “ We have good news to
report. It took us over three years! Hooray! Thank God for His blessings!”
Artykul o rodzinie Madey zostal opublikowany przez
Catholic Charities of
Chicago, agencji ktora pomogla Ani i Jankowi w przeprowadzeniu adopcji.
Panstwo Madey oferuja pomoc i rade wszystkim zainteresowanym adopcja
dzieci w Polsce.
Pani Anna podala wszystkie telefony, pod jakimi mozna sie z nia kontaktowac, mowiac "mam bardzo duzo informacji sama, chce pomoc ludziom za darmo, robie to dla polskich dzieci..."
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