Ethiopia it is! We have finally(what a long two weeks!) decided, after much prayer, investigating, and weighing our options, that we will pursue adopting from Ethiopia. Now, like I said in my last post, I believe God sometimes closes one door and opens another. We are putting complete trust in Him and if that means allowing us to adopt from another country instead of Ethiopia, then that's what we whole heartily do! We are beyond excited. My nights now consist of putting Ellie to bed, immediately grabbing my computer and researching anything and everything about Ethiopia, adoptions and blogs from families who have either adopted from Ethiopia or are in the process. I can't lie when I say they give me hope and encouragement. Please continue to be in prayer for our family as we go through this wonderful journey. We are so thankful for your love and support. Here are some interesting facts about our future baby's birth country:
There are an estimated 6 million orphans in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia's primary religion is Muslim.
With living in poverty and diseases like AIDS their life expectancy is 49.
They have a literacy rate of 40 percent.
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. ~Isaiah 1:17
oh, I her ya! I was OBSESSED with other people's blogs when we were in process, too! There is so much encouragement in this wacky adoption blogging community--it's important to find folks you get the journey--both its challenges and blessings. My daughter has been home for almost two years (hard to believe) so feel free to pick my brain anytime!
ReplyDeletexo, Julie
I think its so awesome and I can't wait to see what God has in store for you guys!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the crazy world of Ethiopian adoption!!!
ReplyDeleteEthiopia is actually still predominantly Christian, which is why we can adopt from there, because adoption is illegal in Islam (if that's not satanic, I don't know what is.) In fact they believe that they have the 10 Commandments in one of their churches...no one else seems to agree with them, but it's a very cool idea! :)
Praying your process goes much quicker than ours is :/