"I had nobody else to really give me the answers that I was looking for, so I used my faith, my prayer to navigate on this journey." - Makayla Brown, Black, Same Race Adoptee + Host, Adopted but Identified
When you know who you are in your adoptive family and who you are in your biological family, how do you merge the two and still be YOU? Makayla Brown answered this question by being exactly who God created her to be.
Rooted in her family's Christian upbringing, Makayla found God for herself and developed a personal relationship by talking to God through the letters she wrote in her prayer journal. She consistently wrote her intentions to one day find her first family, and those letters manifested into the sweetest 16th birthday gift of reconnecting with them.
Makayla's mother supported her search and reunion from the beginning with a literal open book and open door to ask questions. Without the burdens of secrecy, stigma and shame, Makayla's heart and mind were open to receive her "new" family. But, were they ready to receive her and the family that came along with her?
There's no rule book how to navigate the process of life after reunion, but Makayla's story is evidence that speaking life over your adoptee journey is a must!
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