WITS END - JO LEE Magazine

FEATURE
THE POWER OF ADOPTION
By
Genevieve Delaflote
Paris - France
Most people who adopt children from other countries are not
famous. They are people like Annette and Marcel Pierpont of
Paris, France. The Pierponts have a biological daughter named
Marie-Suzette who was almost ten when her new brother
Henri arrived from an orphanage in South Korea. Annette and
Marcel had thought about adopting a baby from China, but
their plans changed when a nearby office where
documentation could be obtained to satisfy Chinese adoption
requirements was temporarily closed.
The Pierponts had already faced a year of waiting and now,
the delay would be considerably escalated because of the
closing. It was at this time that Annette and Marcel learned it
might be faster to adopt a child from South Korea. Why,
Annette had a brother and sister adopted from South Korea
and … they wanted a child so much – they did not want to
wait any longer.
Today, Henri is a vibrant six year old.
Thousands of
beautiful
orphans live
amongst the
impoverished
residents.
48 JO LEE SUMMER 2007