OUR KIDS ARE COMING HOME!!!
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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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3 comments:
Congratulations! I have been following your blog for a while and I am thrilled to hear your wonderful news. So glad your adoption is finalized!
WOW! I have holy spirit goosebumps everywhere! This video captures the love and JOY of each family member beautifully! What a precious gift, indeed! God is SO GOOD! Thanks for sharing your video ~ it helps it all seem so real ~ and gives those of us waiting a refreshed supply of hope that this really WILL happen! In God's perfect timing! GO, GOD!!! Blessings to you and yours ~
YAY!!!!! Congratulations, Garrison Family!!!! Your family of nine is so beautiful!!!!
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