We are in the top ten. Wow. It affected me a lot to finally see our name at the bottom of that list. With ten referrals a month, we could get a call anytime between now and October. It's happening faster than I thought now that we're this close.
I don't know if I should be scared or insanely happy. Ha.
This blog will hopefully tell the story of our ethiopia adoption from start to finish, and possibly beyond!
Child Number Two!
Sintayehu's first picture by Daddy
Cute as Buttons
Marc and Dagny
Relaxing
Marc, Stephanie, and Dagny
Blogs to Read!
- America World Blog
- Carl, Teri, and Isaac Banner
- Ethiostork
- The Armstrongs (HOME!)
- The Bowmans (Home!)
- The Brittons (Home!)
- The Caldwells (Home!)
- The Carpenters (Home!)
- The Cavitts (Home!)
- The Coens (Home!)
- The Cordells (Home!)
- The Davids (Home!)
- The Ducommens (HOME!)
- The Dudas (Home!)
- The Forrests (Home!)
- The Gibsons (Home!)
- The Hammonds (Home!)
- The Harbaughs (Home!)
- The Harpolds (Home!)
- The Hutchinsons (Home!)
- The Juvinalls (Home!)
- The Kidds (Home!)
- The Laughners (Home!)
- The Luncefords (Home!)
- The Martins (Home!)
- The McIlraths (Home!)
- The Moles (Home!)
- The Redferns (Home!)
- The Renos (Home!)
- The Rothermunds (Home!)
- The Schmidt Six! (HOME! China)
- The Schmidts (Home!)
- The Slonigers (Home!)
- The Steigers (Home!)
- The Tennants (Home!)
- The Treadwells (Home!)
- The Treats (Home!)
- The VanWettens (Home!)
- The Waals (Home!)
- The Wegners (Home!)
- The Weimers (Home!)
- The Wests (Home!)
- The Whipples (Home!)
About Me
- MommyofDoom
- Originally born and raised in Iowa, I have traveled and lived in many places (including Los Angeles and London) before settling in a town with no stoplights, 600 people, and eight churches...says a lot, doesn't it?
AWAA Africa Reunion!
Reasons to Adopt from Ethiopia
- Ethiopia has approx. 4.3 million orphans and the country is the size of Texas.
- 1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world).
- 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone.
- The median age in Ethiopia is 18 years.
- 44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old.
- 60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition.
- Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school.
- 88% of children will never attend secondary school.
- In the 90s the population (3%) grew faster than food
- One in ten children die before their first birthday.
- One in six children die before their fifth birthday.
- Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in the world.
Map of Ethiopia
3 comments:
INSANLEY HAPPY!!! :):) COME ON BOYS ~ I TOLD YOU YOU WERE GETTING CLOSE!!!!
love ya, jori
woohoo! I can't wait to meet the little guy. Boys are just so precious.
Us too! We are in your WFR group...maybe we will travel together!
Congrats on the canning...I have been to try it but have yet to tackle such a project, especially after reading your post about how much time it took!
God bless,
Anna
WFR 3/3/08
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