Four Children Adopted During Brazos Valley Adoption Day

In honor of the 5th Annual Brazos Valley Adoption Day, four children legally joined their “forever family

There are more than 6,100 children waiting to be adopted in the state of Texas. While every child wants a permanent home with a loving parent, that wish may not come true for some of these children. In honor of Brazos Valley Adoption Day, Friday–that wish came true for four children.

Clutching on to a bright eyed vibrant little boy, College Station father Matthew Moak says he’s never letting go.

“It’s kind of destiny,” says Moak. “It’s like you see it and you know it’s meant to be.”

After a year in the making…it became reality as a Brazos County judge declared two-year-old Elijah a member of the Moak family.

“I think it’s a relief of knowing nothing is going to change,” explained adoptive mother Renee Moak. “He’s ours to raise as we please and to teach him all the things he needs to know. And he’s never leaving us.”

There is never a shortage of children needing adoptive families. According to Child Protective Services, in the state of Texas alone, there are 6,148 children in Texas Foster Care. This year, more than 4,600 children have been adopted from the Foster Care System.

While this may be their third addition, the Moak family says the family expansion isn’t over.

“I think we definitely plan on adopting more,” said Moak.

National Adoption Day takes place during November’s National Adoption Awareness Month, a period where people can inform others about these children who need a family.

Four children were adopted during Friday’s ceremony at the Brazos Administration building in Bryan.

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