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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Let Me Introduce - CANON DAWIT
This is the first picture we received 10 weeks ago when our baby was just 15 days old. Again we were in love with a special gift. Canon is just a tiny little guy and soon enough I will wrap him up and bring him home. Love you! At the orphanage in Hosanna. Below he is 2 weeks old heading to Addis. This is Canon about one month ago. So cute.
Sierra, I am so happy for you. You are amazing. If you decide to put this blog private again, I would love an invite! You are an inspiration....I can't wait to see your family together.
* One out of every 20 children born alive die in their first month of life * One out of ten die before reaching their first birthday * One out of six die before reaching their fifth birthday * Ethiopia is about twice the size of Texas, has approximately 75-77 million people, and between 4-5 million orphans (6 million expected in 2010) * Experts predict more than 25-50 million orphans in Africa by 2010 (that's just next year) * Half of all children will never attend school * 88% will never attend secondary school * The median age is 18 * 44% of the population is under 15 years old * 2.7 million people in Ethiopia are infected with AIDS * 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone * Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa
Sierra, I am so happy for you. You are amazing. If you decide to put this blog private again, I would love an invite! You are an inspiration....I can't wait to see your family together.
ReplyDeletesierra-both of your boys are truly adorable-how can you not love them?!! We are so happy for you guys, good luck with everything!
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