Alyssa is a one year old Pakistani girl. Her parents sold her to a man to be placed for adoption. An unsuspecting American woman went to Pakistan to adopt her. After more than 6 weeks together (in Pakistan), Alyssa's new mom learned the ugly truth. Alyssa was taken from her and sent to a Pakistani orphanage, along with 2 other little girls also taken from American parents who had no idea the girls had been sold to the "adoption facilitator". Alyssa's fate has yet to be determined. She may spend the rest of her childhood in an orphanage with no one to love her. Or, she may be returned to her birth parents who will then be able to sell her again - this time no one knows who they will sell her to.
And all the while, her American mother is fighting for the chance to give Alyssa the life she deserves. One with a warm bed, clean clothes, food to eat, and a mommy to hold her tight. She has lost over $35,000 to an unscrupulous agency (ADOPTION ARK! BEWARE!), but she hasn't lost hope. The adoption community is trying to help anyway we can - donating money for an attorney to fight for Alyssa or just getting the word out about what is happening to these beautiful babies.
It's just not right.
It's just not right.
