Our Journey to Africa: My heart aches for Africa

Sunday, July 17, 2011

My heart aches for Africa

I am wondering today, what food my son or his birth mother have to eat right now. This is one of many articles that talk about the looming famine that is hovering over the Horn of Africa.

But I had to look for it.

It's not one of the 36 featured stories on the Yahoo front page.

It's not one of the 10 World articles on Yahoo News.

Why is no one talking about the fact that 10 million people don't have enough food to eat...right NOW?

Could this be my Caleb?

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Adoption Timeline

6/6/11 - Finished application and scheduled doctor and homestudy appointments.

6/2/11 - Received an email from our family coordinator and told that the policy has changed, we can come back into the program WITHOUT waiting till baby is 6 moths old!

11/6/10 - Photography Fundraiser (+650)

9/19/10 -Children's Consignment Sale (+330)

7/12/10 - We are pregnant! Adoption put on hold until new baby is 6 months. :(

7/8/10 - Homestudy emailed to AWAA for approval

7/7/10 - Paid balance for homestudy (-$800)

6/29/10 - Received our Marriage Certificate from NC (finally!)

6/27/10 - Third Homestudy Visit

6/17/10 - Received Jessica's Birth Certificate from D.C.

6/15/10 - Received Criminal Checks {No Records! ;) }

6/12/10 - Yard Sale (+$480)

6/10/10 - Second Homestudy Visit

6/5/10 - First Homestudy Visit

6/3/10 - Both of our Physical Exams

6/1/10 - Jessica finished Hague Online Training

5/28/10 - Kelly finished Hague Online Training

5/26/10 - Paid 1st payment for Home Study (-$1007)

5/15/10 - Yard Sale/Bake Sale (+$490)

5/14/10 - Bake Sale @ Walmart (+$184)

5/7/10 - Assigned a Family Coordinator, started paper chase and registered for Hague Training (-$175)

4/29/10 - Mailed Application for Homestudy to CFS (-$100)

4/29/10 - Mailed Paperwork and 1st Program Fee to AWAA (-$1500)

4/24/10 - Yard/Bake Sale (+$550)

4/21/10 - Accepted into AWAA's Ethiopia Program

3/30/10 - Mailed Application to AWAA (-$250)

3/20/10 - Held first Yard Sale/Fundraiser (+$360)

2/25/10 - Attend AWAA Seminar

2/11/10 - We both agree we are going to adopt!

Postage to date (-$41.43)

Documents (-$96)

Other donations (+$2887)