FINALLY!! Lotsa jumping up and down and crying and sending you huge air hugs! I'm so excited you passed the first time through! Thank you for the updates....counting down the days to hug that sweet baby!!!
HI Erin and Craig, My eyes are filled with tears of thanksgiving and Praise unto our Heavenly Father for His Love, Mercy, Grace and favor.He hears and answers our prayers. I rejoice with you that Jillian will be your precious child forever! Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow. She is so beautiful! I love the photos! Thanks for your GOOD NEWS, I have been praying and will continue. Joy, Thanksgiving,love and prayers, Pat Taylor
What wonderful news! You were in my thoughts all day long and I couldn't wait for my house to get quiet so I could log onto your blog and read the news I knew I would see for God's good and faithful servants, Erin & Craig. Tears in eyes, I'm tellin' ya! Can't wait to meet her and see those chubby cheeks in person! She is a beauty!
1. Ethiopia has approx. 4.3 MILLION orphans and the country is only twice the size of Texas.
2. 82% of the population survives on less than 1$ a day.
3. Only 24% of households have access to safe water.
4. 1 in 10 children die before their first birthday.
5. 1 in 6 children die before their fifth birthday.
6. 44% of the population in Ethiopia is under 15 years old.
7. Ethiopia's Doctor to Child ratio is 1 to 24,000.
8. Per Capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any other country in Africa.
9. HALF of all children will never attend school.
10. Because of this : James 1:27 "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: To look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
I am Erin, follower of Christ, a wife to Craig, and a mother of three amazing kids, Isabelle, age 8, Harrison, age 5, and Jillian, 1. I spend my days loving amd taking care of my family and longing for Ethiopia.
FINALLY!! Lotsa jumping up and down and crying and sending you huge air hugs! I'm so excited you passed the first time through! Thank you for the updates....counting down the days to hug that sweet baby!!!
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ReplyDeleteMy eyes are filled with tears of thanksgiving and Praise unto our Heavenly Father for His Love, Mercy, Grace and favor.He hears and answers our prayers.
I rejoice with you that Jillian will be your precious child forever!
Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow.
She is so beautiful!
I love the photos!
Thanks for your GOOD NEWS, I have been praying and will continue.
Joy, Thanksgiving,love and prayers,
Pat Taylor
She is beautiful. The meetcha day picture is so precious that I could feel your happiness. Congratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful news! You were in my thoughts all day long and I couldn't wait for my house to get quiet so I could log onto your blog and read the news I knew I would see for God's good and faithful servants, Erin & Craig. Tears in eyes, I'm tellin' ya! Can't wait to meet her and see those chubby cheeks in person! She is a beauty!
ReplyDeleteI love the picture montage! What luscious little cheeks! Can't wait to gobble them up!
ReplyDeleteYAY! SO HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS! She is absolutely precious! Such KISSABLE cheeks! Ohhhhh.......praying her HOME! FOREVER! Blessings ~
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