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An innovative approach will help you convert negative experiences into positive life-changing actions. A new attitude will strengthen you and your family. The authors rouse audiences and readers of all ages with their personal stories of triumph over tremendous hurdles before teaming up to achieve a lifelong dream of improving the lives of children.

You will be motivated to find ways to overcome the barriers that hold you back—that make you less than you want to be. You can rise above the obstruction that keeps you from finding true meaning and purpose in your life. The Erichsens’ books and speeches will move you. They will nudge you toward your niche in the happiness that comes from serving others. No matter who tries to discourage you, no matter how long it takes, you will triumph--just as they did.

Struggles in their youth gave them insight and sensitivity to the needs of infants and children when they visited orphanages in other parts of the world. The couple grew up in dismal surroundings on separate continents. As a child, Heino R. Erichsen survived food shortages and bombings in Europe. He tells startling stories of surrender as an 18-year-old private, survival in eleven POW camps, and his shocking arrival home.

Jean Nelson Erichsen survived child abuse and was forced out of her home at sixteen in America. She reveals her hardscrabble background and the spirit that rocketed her above it. She tells heartwarming stories of how she with her husband raised an international, transracial, cross-cultural family of six children and successfully directed a world-renowned adoption agency for over twenty-five years. The couple overcame poverty, earned academic degrees, and launched the first non-profit international adoption agency in Texas. Thanks to their efforts, thousands of children benefit from stable, loving adoptive families.

For a new perspective on life, explore the Erichsen Books’ down-to-earth style of determination, devotion, and diligence to benefit others.

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THE ERICHSEN'S CAUSE IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF OUR LEGISLATORS

An article by Jean Nelson Erichsen in the Adoption Advocate was circulated in Congress October 1st, 2001. "Protecting the Rights of Intercountry Adoptees: Steps to Ensure the Right of Citizenship for Every Adopted Individual." The text is available on the National Council For Adoption site.