Burakaeyae.blogspot.com leaveittoavery.wordpress.com The journey that our family has taken in order to be united with our adopted Ethiopian children; the faithfulness of God to see us through financial obstacles, red tape, unethical practices, and much sorrow; the miracle that God performed when He made two orphans our very own.
This is the adoption story of Maïla, our second daughter
This video by Jackson Hewitt explains the new adoption tax credit. Coupons for tax preparation at participating Jackson Hewitt locations available at www.jacksonhewitt.com
“If we shut down international adoptions, that’s 5000 kids a year whose lives we are ruining, whose lives could have been wonderful, and we’re dooming them by shutting them into these institutions. So, to me, that’s fundamental evil.” –Harvard law professor Elizabeth Bartholet In 2007, Guatemala’s privately run system of adoption attorneys, orphanages and foster care providers helped nearly 5000 abandoned children find homes with loving families around the world. But then the Guatemalan government shut down international adoptions, created a centrally controlled adoption agency and nationalized the orphanage system. The plan was to promote in-country adoptions, but that plan hasn’t worked. Last year, only 35 children were adopted by Guatemalan families. Why did the Guatemalan government put an end to a system that was giving thousands of abandoned children a chance at a better life? And what did UNICEF have to do with it? Reason.tv producers Paul Feine and Alex Manning went to Guatemala to find out. “Abandoned in Guatemala: The Failure of International Adoption Policies” is a film about the promise of international adoption and the sad reality that international adoptions around the world are decreasing, largely due to the influence of UNICEF. It’s also a film about a privately run system that worked and a state-run system that is failing. Most of all, “Abandoned in Guatemala” is a film intended to raise awareness about international adoption in the hope that in the near …
We get really excited about adoptions here at Nevada Humane Society, so we decided to put our spin on the famous JK Wedding Entrance Dance. LIKE us on Facebook and share how excited you get about adoptions! facebook.com Music: Chris Brown. “Forever.” Exclusive. Polow da Don, 2008.