Blue Nile is a 100% volunteer operation, a literal “mom and pop” venture: Mom and Dad with three adult sons (2 of them married), seven grandchildren (including 3 refugees from Eritrea and the Congo), 2 sons adopted from Ethiopia, 2 daughters adopted from Ethiopia, and 5 who are either in or have graduated out of a refugee foster care program (from Central America and Asia). We work in partnership with Bethany Christian Services (our adoption and foster care agency).