Bringing Home Elias: May 2009

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Elias' Welcome Home Party

Here is a slide show of the great pics from Elias' welcome home party. We had such a great time!

And the weather was beautiful that day! Thank you to all who came to help us celebrate. We love you so dearly!

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Swingin' Away

Juli and Mac, Sun Bathin'

Monday, May 4, 2009

Meeting Elias

Here is our video of the day we met Elias... April 13, 2009

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Why Adopt from Ethiopia...

~ 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone.
~1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world)
~A child adopted into a Christian home is a child who will know the love of Christ!
~88% will never attend secondary school.
~Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa.
~Ethiopia has approximately 4.3 million orphans and the country is twice the size of Texas.
~44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old.
~One in six children die before their fifth birthday.
~Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school.
~Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.
~One in ten children die before their first birthday.