The way to the adoption of Lilly from Laos brought her German adoptive parents to the limits: they had to disclose their life and financial situation and show a lot of patience.
The way to Beate Hoffmann and Ralf Henscheidt leads through the middle of the forest. The narrow road is not paved, the navigator has long since said goodbye. Until recently, the couple lived in the southern part of Cologne. But with children they wanted to get out of the city. Now they live in a small town south of Bonn. In your own house with a garden – and with a panoramic view over the Rhine. The breakfast table is set in the spacious kitchen. A photo of Lilly hangs on the wall: dark eyes, straight dark hair and a bright smile. Lilly will be three in the spring.
"She's a wonderfully bright kid, she's stubborn, she's confident, she's a lot of fun. We notice that she still processes some demons at night because she still doesn't sleep really well. But during the day she is a wonderfully bright girl.”
Lilly was born on March 11, 2011 in a hospital in Laos. Her biological mother was only 17 at the time and put her daughter up for adoption immediately after her birth.
“We only have information about her and we also got a photo. But we didn't get to know her."
