\u201cYour dad was paid,\u201d Keteyian asked Meya.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom Christian World Adoption,\u201d Keteyian asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor you to be adopted?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYup.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were sold?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Christian World Adoption is one of 70 agencies licensed to operate in Ethiopia. Beyond the alleged payment to their father, the Bradshaw sisters say they were told by local employees of Christian World they were only coming to America for an education; that they could return home when school was out. Not true. In fact it\u2019s virtually impossible to reverse an adoption in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I was going to be kind of like an exchange student,\u201d Journee said. \u201cHonestly, I never knew that I\u2019m going to be here forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have watched our kids grieve and cry and scream and melt down from the bottom of their souls over the loss of their country and their family,\u201d Katie Bradshaw said.<\/p>\n

A 2007 video shows Christian World representatives entering an Ethopian village and appearing to recruit children from poor villagers \u2013 an unethical practice against Ethopian law.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want your child to be adopted by a family in America you may stay,\u201d said Michelle Gardner. She spoke those words on a tape produced by Christian World for American parents seeking to adopt in Ethiopia. And now says she deeply regrets it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was aware of a number of times when things were problematic,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd several families where children came over and the children didn\u2019t understand that the adoption was permanent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christian World was founded back in 1991 by Bob and Tomilee Harding. In 2008, records show, the non-profit agency took in nearly $6 million dollars \u2013 charging a fee of about $15,000 per child.<\/p>\n

Citing ongoing litigation, the Hardings declined to speak with\u00a0CBS News<\/strong> at their offices in Charleston, South Carolina.<\/p>\n

One such case, filed last month, includes charges of \u201cwrongful adoption,\u201d \u201cfraud\u201d and \u201cintentional misrepresentation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do you respond to charges that CWA knowingly deceived or misled adoptive parents through the adoption process in Ethopia?\u201d Keteyian asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose allegations are completely unfounded,\u201d said Curtis Bostic, attorney for CWA. He told\u00a0CBS News<\/strong> he was prohibited by law from discussing specific adoption cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m talking to parents who are really upset,\u201d Keteyian said. \u201cWho are devastated with their dealings with CWA.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, people are upset when they just simply misunderstand things,\u201d Bostic said. \u201cI believe that\u2019s exactly what you\u2019re hearing. There have been thousands and thousands of adoptions conducted by CWA all over the world. Is there going to be a handful of folks who misunderstand, who \u2013 or who aren\u2019t happy with their adoption? There\u2019s going to be, and we regret that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bradshaw family lives with its own set of regrets. Parents who trusted and believed they were doing the right thing. The three young girls are learning to adopt a life far from the country they still call home.<\/p>\n