Scattered Seeds: Here are our cuties!!

Thursday, July 09, 2009

Here are our cuties!!

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The Lord has worked wonders!! We can't wait to share in detail...but until then enjoy.

TRULY HE IS GOOD, TRULY HIS LOVINGKINDNESS IS EVERLASTING. 2 CHRONICLES 7:3

10 comments:

Morgan said...: Beautiful. Congratulations again!; Friday, July 10, 2009 1:20:00 AM
Kara said...: What a testimony of faithfulness and grace! So excited for you guys!; Friday, July 10, 2009 2:24:00 AM
KF said...: TEARS TEARS TEARS!!!!!! WE are FILLED with joy on your behalf!!!!!!!!! Those sweet boys are going to be SO blessed!!!! LOVE you!!!!; Friday, July 10, 2009 4:45:00 AM
Shannon Morrison said...: crying! they are so handsome. the video is wonderful. what a fantastic birth announcement!; Friday, July 10, 2009 5:58:00 AM
The Peppers said...: Ok so I'm not just crying, I'm bawling!!!! They are absolutely adorable. We are so happy for you all!!!!

The Peppers; Friday, July 10, 2009 6:31:00 AM
Brandon and April said...: oh my word!!! That was 5 minutes of constant chill bumps for me!! WOOHOO!!! And WOW! Ezekiel's eyes, amazing!! what a doll! and Nehemiah is gonna be a little heart breaker. What a cutie!! Can't wait for you to finally meet them and start loving on them in person! And we can't wait to get some blue football onesies on them too! can we start spoiling them already?!?!?!? yippee!!!!!!!!; Friday, July 10, 2009 10:15:00 AM
Ashley said...: Rejoicing with yall!!! Praise Him!!!; Friday, July 10, 2009 11:06:00 AM
A&W said...: precious!! They are beautiful!!!! God has done great things, and it is clear you are filled with joy!! I cannot wait to see you together as a family of 4!! What an awesome God we serve!!; Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:18:00 PM
Rebecca said...: Ohhh! Your sweet boys just took my breath away! I am so excited for you all to bring them home!!; Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:34:00 AM
Rachel said...: What a beautiful video. I was crying, too. I can't wait for you to hold those boys in your arms! It will be the most incredible day for you when you meet them.; Thursday, July 16, 2009 5:17:00 PM

Why we adopted from Ethiopia

One in six children die before their fifth birthday

• 44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old

• 60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition

• The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years

• 1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world)

• 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone, and there are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia.

• Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa

• In the 90s the population (3%) grew faster than food production (2.2%)

• Drought struck the country from 2000-2002 (first year no crops, second year no seeds, third year no animals)

• Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88% will never attend secondary school.

• Coffee prices (Ethiopia’s only major export) fell 40-60% from 1998-2002.

• Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.

• In 1993, after 30 long years of war, Eritrea broke from Ethiopia and became an independent nation leaving Ethiopia landlocked without any major seafaring port