I'm glad to know we're not the only prospective adoptive family who has changed their minds and course of the journey. At times it can feel overwhelming not to have a settled sense of where we're headed. Over the past several months, God has changed our direction. And so, we are going to take a leap of faith and start the process of adopting from Ethiopia! God shut several doors since May, and now it's pretty clear that this is the only one open to us right now. So, we're ready to step through. Will you pray that God would be glorified?
about ethiopia
Ethiopia is a beautiful country situated in Eastern Africa near the Red Sea with a population of 53 million. It is one of the oldest countries in the world and was the home of the Queen of Sheba. Seventeen years of civil war bankrupted the country and left thousands of orphaned children. The numbers continue to increase as the diseases of poverty cause premature deaths of parents.
Thousands of children are living in institutions because their parents can no longer care for them. Many children are orphaned due to poverty, the residual effects of war, drought or famine, or their parents may have died of disease, including but not limited to AIDS related illnesses.
The children are well cared for in orphanages or hospitals, but are in great need of a loving family environment.
Thousands of children are living in institutions because their parents can no longer care for them. Many children are orphaned due to poverty, the residual effects of war, drought or famine, or their parents may have died of disease, including but not limited to AIDS related illnesses.
The children are well cared for in orphanages or hospitals, but are in great need of a loving family environment.
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