Again, thank you for the kind words, and ideas.

We are trying to stay out of an agency for the time being. We are giving a try at locating a willing birthmother on our own (with some help from you guys). This will save THOUSANDS of dollars in the long run. It might not work out, and in a few months or year, we might go with an agency.

While we have not ruled out a baby from another country, we would like to start our search locally, then regionally, then nationally, and then internationally. I believe there are too many cases locally to not at least try that route first.

A serrogate mother is not an option for us.
Sperm donor is not necessary
Egg donor would set us back another 35K.

Its never good when your wife's doctor mentions "tumor" and "cancer" in the same visit. Lets just leave it at that.

So, the focus is finding a young woman in trouble. The goal, ultimately, is to save the life of a child up against difficult and/or impossible odds.