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The Parents
The Bigs
Emma, Hayden, and Haley
The Littles
Aleigha, Solomon, Samuel, Elijah & Grace
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.
James 1:27
WHY ETHIOPIA?
~ One in ten children die before their first birthday
~ One in six children die before their fifth birthday
~ 44% of the population is under 15 years old
~ 60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of
malnutrition
~ The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years old
~ 1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest
in the world)
~ There are roughly 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia
~ Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country
in Africa
~ Half of the children in Ethiopia will never attend
school.
~ 88% will never attend secondary school
~ Coffee prices (Ethiopia's only major export) declined 40-60%
from 1998-2002
~ Ethiopia's doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000
~ Severe drought struck country from 2000-2002
(first year no crops, second year no seeds, third year
no animals)
James 1:27
WHY ETHIOPIA?
~ One in ten children die before their first birthday
~ One in six children die before their fifth birthday
~ 44% of the population is under 15 years old
~ 60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of
malnutrition
~ The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years old
~ 1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest
in the world)
~ There are roughly 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia
~ Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country
in Africa
~ Half of the children in Ethiopia will never attend
school.
~ 88% will never attend secondary school
~ Coffee prices (Ethiopia's only major export) declined 40-60%
from 1998-2002
~ Ethiopia's doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000
~ Severe drought struck country from 2000-2002
(first year no crops, second year no seeds, third year
no animals)
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20 comments:
Yeah!!!!!!! Rejoicing that our Elijahs are coming home!!!! He is beautiful Kathy!!!! Can't wait to travel with you!!
Oh he is GORGEOUS Kathy!!! Go get that boy!!!!!!!
He is so amazingly beautiful! Wow!! What a gift from God!!
What an amazing faith story! The video brough tears of joy to my eyes. Elijah is absolutely beautiful. Can't wait to meet him. Praise God for his goodness! Now we'll be praying for safe travel.
What a dollbaby!!!!!!!!! He is so precious!!!!!!
What a beautiful video!! Congratulations!! So excited to have another Ethiopian beauty in Central Illinois!!
Congratulations! He is just precious! What a blessed day!
Erica R.
Congratulations. The slideshow gave me chills and I had to fight the tears as I sit at work watching it! So happy for your family!!
Yay!! I remember this day. Enjoy it!!! We're SUPER excited for you guys!
Praise the LORD!!!! He has such amazing eyes! So excited for you guys!
Gina Root
AWAA
Wow!!! Congratulations!!! So happy for you guys!
Brings back a lot of memories for me... we received our referral June 19 last year, but couldn't get a court day till after they reopened in October. I am so, so happy you don't have to wait!!!! Can't wait to see pics of E. in your arms!
~Amy Lusse (awaa)
God is awesome!! Through your wonderful family, the beautiful child has been saved. Celebrate this joyous day. We can't wait to see him in person. Congrats to all of you!! :]
We are so happy for you! Our prayers will continue for good health and safe travel! :) Elijah is precious!
Congratualtions! He's adorable. What a joy and relief that you passed.
-Jen
AWAA YG
Home w/ Jonas 12/27/08
Praise the Lord!!! We are rejoicing with you and praying for you all as you prepare to go get your baby boy.
PTL!!! He is amazingly beautiful! What a blessing that this day has come for Elijah and your family.
Blessings, Sherry Semlow
My eyes are too full of tears to read the comments, but just know how much you love him, we love him and all of you! Thank you Jesus for your sweet, sweet spirit and unfailing love. We are so happy for all of you and can't wait to meet Elijah some day.
Love,
Mindy Haile
Congratulations!
Get ready for the trip of a lifetime! (and I mean that on many different levels)
God Bless,
Andrea
Crying tears of joy for your family! We are so excited for you. Elijah is beautiful and God is good!
The Porters
Oh tears are flowing! What a wonderful and joyous gift from the Lord to you and to him. We will be praying for your safety in your travels. Great video - oh how sweet!
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