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August 19, 2010

We Have a Name!

ISABELLA Pledged to God MARIE Bitterness FEVEN Bright, Shining

Although your journey was tinged with bitterness, you are bright and shining, pledged to God, and forever a member of our family. We love you, sweet girl!

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TifAugust 19, 2010 at 6:30 PM
That's beautiful, Angela!
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Stutzman's Eight By GraceAugust 21, 2010 at 7:29 PM
love the name!!!!
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Ethiopia Statistics

*Updated March 2011 based on information from UNICEF http://www.childinfo.org/ and the CIA's World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/. See posts labeled "Statistics" and "Number Crunching" for more details and analysis.

Population: 90 million

Age 0 - 14: 46%

Life Expectancy: 56

Literacy: 36%

GNI: $330/year per capita

Below international poverty line of $1.25 USD/day: 39%

Access to safe drinking water: 38%

Access to adequate sanitation facilities: 12%

Employed in agriculture: 85%

Births without a skilled attendant present: 94%

Women who will die in childbirth: 4%

Infant mortality rate: 7%

Of the children who survive birth, 4% will die before their 5th birthday

Overall mortality rate 0(birth)- 5 years old: 11%

Child labor: 53%

Child marriage: 49%

Female genital mutilation: 74%

Children under 5 who are moderately to severely underweight: 38%

Children under 5 who are moderately to severely stunted: 51%

Children who have lost at least one parent: 5 million

Timeline

June 12 (2009) Initial application!

June 22 Ethiopian restaurant "homework"

July 6 Order vital records

July 7 Official Welcome to Program!

July 8 Online adoption education

July 8 Completed adoption education workbook

July 9 Local fingerprinting

July 10 Background checks

July 13 Passport-size photos

July 13 Self-employment income verification letter

July 14 Complete materials!

July 15 Case file referred to social worker

July 21 U.S.C.I.S. application

August 10 First meeting with social worker

August 25 Medical exams

September 2 Social worker home visit

October 6 Home study drafted

October 7 Complete dossier!

October 13 Baby girl wait list #47, sibling group wait list #14!

October 29 U.S.C.I.S. biometrics appointment

December #30 on the girl waiting list...

January #25 on the girl waiting list...

February #21 on the girl list/#9 on the sibling list...

Feb. 25 (2010) Homestudy update

March #18 on the girl list/#8 on the sibling list...

March 9 Travel immunizations

April 8 #12 on the girl list/#5 on the sibling list...

May 7 #9 on the girl list/#5 on the sibling list...

June 8 #7 on the girl list/#5 on the sibling list...

June 9 UNOFFICIALLY #5/girl

July 7 Officially #6 girl... UNOFFICIALLY much closer!

August 4 #1 on the girl list/#3 on the sibling list...

August 12 ***REFERRAL***

August 13 ***Accept Referral***

October 7 Assigned court dates

October 29 Preliminary Hearing

November 30 2nd Hearing (we travel!)

January 1 GOTCHA DAY

January 3 Embassy appointment

January 7 Home at last!

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Children are a heritage of the Lord. Psalm 127:3

August 19, 2010

We Have a Name!

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