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Posts Tagged ‘Ethiopia’
Piece of my heart-
Friday, May 13th, 2011“I’ll say come on, come on, come on, come on, yeah take it!
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby. (break a..)
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, (come on…)
Have another little piece of my heart now, baby, yeah…”
I believe Janice Joplin was onto something there. That’s a little of how I’ve been feeling lately. My wife posted this video the other day on our Longing for Africa site. These are a couple ministries that we’ve become acquainted with over the past year. All I can say is, that while we love our home and are amazed at how God continue to bless us, our heart is STILL breaking every time we see and think of Ethiopia. Our adoption continues to change our lives and hearts every day. If you haven’t checked it out yet, head over to LONGINGFORAFRICA.COM and learn a little more about our journey…the process… and the ups and downs of adoption.
The City of Addis – A short documentary from Session 7 Media on Vimeo.
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When God gives you a voice to make a make a difference- repost from longingforafrica.com
Thursday, March 10th, 2011Here’s what’s been on our minds lately… Please read through this post and consider signing the petition connected with the post.
My wife posted about it (HERE)
“My heart has been heavy over the last week with the news that the MOWA may reduce the number of files they review from 50 to 5 a day. This is a 90% cut in Ethiopian adoptions. Our adoption agency asked us to join them in advocating for the orphans in Ethiopia who have no family to call their own. Please join us in being a voice for the voiceless by either signing this petition today or by praying for the children in Ethiopia and for the MOWA as a they seek a solution to better the Ethiopian adoption process. Here is great article in conjuction with this.
I am 110% behind ethical adoptions and agencies. If you are considering adopting or in the process of adopting, it is worth it even with all the bumps in the road. I do encourage you to thoroughly research the agency you go through. Interview lots and ask lots of questions. One thing I love about AGCI is that they are concerned with what is in the BEST interest of the child…” (Click here to keep reading)
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