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10/14/11 - COURT DATE!!!!

10/8/11 - MET OUR KIDS!!!!

10/7/11 - Flew to ETHIOPIA!

9/26/11 - Received Addendum and sent it off to be Authenticated (once it was state certified in Indy)

8/??/11 - Contact SW to have an Addendum added to our Home Study

8/19/11 - TICKETS CAME in the MAIL!!!!

6/15/11 - WE GOT THE CALL!!! SIBLINGS!!!!

11/26/10 - Received Corrected I-171H

11/13/10 - Evening in Ethopia Dinner ($8,805 raised!)

11/10/10 - Dossier Arrived in ETHIOPIA!

11/07/10 - Read for Orphans Ends ($595 raised!)

11/04/10 - DTE! DOSSIER TO ETHIOPIA!

10/31/10 - Made copies and sent in our Dossier

10/27/10 - Received our I171H

10/22-23/10 - Volleyball Tournament ($2,185.50 raised!)

10/4/10 - Biometrics Appointment!!

9/21/10 - Received our State Certified Documents!!

9/8/10 - RECEIVED OUR HOME STUDY!

9/3/10 - Jody's Last Background Check Done

9/2/10 - HOME STUDY FINALIZED!

8/15/10 - LAST MEETING w/ Social Worker!

8/14/10 - ALL Reference Letters are IN and Notarized!

8/11/10 - Docs Notarized!

7/27/10 - 1st Reference Letter Came In!

7/19/10 - Physicals/Blood Work

7/11/10 - HOME STUDY MEETING AT OUR HOUSE!

7/8-10/10 - Garage Sale Fundraiser ($2,882 raised!)

6/11 & 18/10 - We received our Passports

6/11-12/10 - Garage Sale FUNdraiser ($843 raised!)

5/29/10 - HOME STUDY ORIENTATION!!!

5/27/10 - Accepted by our Home Study Agency - St. Elizabeth

5/21/10 - Changed Home Study Agency (filled out application); Received copies of Marriage License, Divorce Decree and Birth Certificates

5/14/10 - Assigned to a Family Coordinator; Decided on a Home Study Agency

5/12/10 - Completed Hague-Compliant Training

5/10/10 - Agreement Paperwork and Payment Received

5/6/10 - Mailed back Agreement and Initial Program Fee

5/5/10 - Application APPROVED!

5/3/10 - AWAA contacted us for more information

4/20/10 - Submitted Online Application to AWAA

Why Ethiopia?

One in ten children die before their first birthday

One in six children die before their fifth birthday

44% of the population is under 15 years old

60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition

The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years old

There are roughly 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia

Ethiopia's doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000

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

Half of the children in Ethiopia will never attend school.

88% will never attend secondary school

Coffee prices (Ethiopia's only major export) declined 40-60%from 1998-2002

Severe drought struck the country from 2000-2002
First year no crops
Second year no seeds
Third year no animals

Addis Ababa

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