Our Family

Our Family

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Hello everyone, I saw this on several other blogs from fellow adoptive families and thought I'd copy it for mine:)

WHY ETHIOPIA?
TOP 10 Reasons to adopt a child from Ethiopia!

1. Ethiopia has approx. 4.3 MILLION orphans and the country is only twice the size of Texas.

2. 82% of the population survives on less than 1$ a day.

3. Only 24% of households have access to safe water.

4. 1 in 10 children die before their first birthday.

5. 1 in 6 children die before their fifth birthday.

6. 44% of the population in Ethiopia is under 15 years old.

7. Ethiopia's Doctor to Child ratio is 1 to 24,000.

8. Per Capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any other country in Africa.

9. HALF of all children will never attend school.

10. Because of this : James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: To look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Well, I have been meaning to create a blog for quite a while, instead of emailing out updates for the adoption to those who have asked, and I finally made one. For those of you who know me, this was a big thing for me:) As far as an update, our dossier is currently in Ethiopia right now. I think the courts are closing from Aug. 14-mid September, due to the rainy season. They could close for up to three months, so this would be great if it's only closed 5 weeks! According to our America World group, some couples who had a DTE date (dossier to Ethiopia) the end of March are currently going to court next week. I'm excited for them, and that means we are about 2-3 months away from making our first trip to Ethiopia. If you haven't heard, they have changed the Ethiopian adoption laws, and Dennis and I both have to go for a week when the baby's case goes to court, then leave the baby, and come back 4-12 weeks later to get the baby. God has perfect timing, I know, I just have to keep telling myself that! Thanks to those who have been praying for us!