Comments on: Our Reponsibilities as Adoptive Parents http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents Ethiopia adoption news, information and firsthand accounts by those who have been there. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:04:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ezegareal http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents/comment-page-1#comment-1880 ezegareal Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:14:37 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/28/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents#comment-1880 God bless all that are bringing love and happiness to many children. There no better gift than sharing your home and life with someone from so far away. Keep up the good work.<br /> <br /> Mike Endale<br /> http://www.Ezega.com God bless all that are bringing love and happiness to many children. There no better gift than sharing your home and life with someone from so far away. Keep up the good work.

Mike Endale
http://www.Ezega.com

]]> By: sbjdare http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents/comment-page-1#comment-1879 sbjdare Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:48:06 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/28/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents#comment-1879 Hi, me and my wife adopted two wonderful children from ethiopia we used Children's hope international and were truly blessed in our entire journey. I am posting on blogs to keep a promise to a young (34) man I guess that is still young anyway his name is Ephrim and he works for the House of Hope in Addis Ababa as a driver and interpreter. He is a good Godly man and he has a great desire to help the children of his country through International adoption if anyone has any ideas to help Ephrim in his endeavor I have his email and I want to post it on as many etiopian blogs as possible, I highly recommend Ephrim's services he is simply awesome Ephrim's email is Ephrim Balay ephriminaddis@yahoo.com.au]<br /> Thank you to anyone that can help me with helping Ephrim.<br /> God bless,<br /> James Hi, me and my wife adopted two wonderful children from ethiopia we used Children’s hope international and were truly blessed in our entire journey. I am posting on blogs to keep a promise to a young (34) man I guess that is still young anyway his name is Ephrim and he works for the House of Hope in Addis Ababa as a driver and interpreter. He is a good Godly man and he has a great desire to help the children of his country through International adoption if anyone has any ideas to help Ephrim in his endeavor I have his email and I want to post it on as many etiopian blogs as possible, I highly recommend Ephrim’s services he is simply awesome Ephrim’s email is Ephrim Balay ephriminaddis@yahoo.com.au]
Thank you to anyone that can help me with helping Ephrim.
God bless,
James

]]> By: salman22 http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents/comment-page-1#comment-1878 salman22 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:46:48 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/28/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents#comment-1878 This is a TEST Comment<br /> Salman Khan<br /> http://www.google.com/ This is a TEST Comment
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]]> By: portlisa05 http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents/comment-page-1#comment-1877 portlisa05 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:21:31 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/28/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents#comment-1877 New At Blogging... New at Adoption Process...<br /> <br /> Hi, I am in desperate need of advice. My husband and I have decided to adopt. After great consideration between fostering to adopt or international adoption, we have begun the process of international adoption. We have spent considerable time throughout Africa and are drawn to Ethiopia's program. However, being a white-middle class couple, I have this larger conversation going on in my head... Am I contributing to a modern day imperialism? By participating in an Ethiopia adoption, am I saying, west is best? Although we are working with a goodorganization, How do I know the child is an orphan? Am I stealing my child? Can I communicate with the family beyond the initial introductions? Am I taking away from Ethiopia's chance at building a national adoption program by participating in international adoption? I am having a hard time navigating my privilege and my country's infamous history of abusive power. I know this all may sound ridiculous to some readers, but I am losing sleep over this and would appreciate any insights from adoptive parents. Thanks New At Blogging… New at Adoption Process…

Hi, I am in desperate need of advice. My husband and I have decided to adopt. After great consideration between fostering to adopt or international adoption, we have begun the process of international adoption. We have spent considerable time throughout Africa and are drawn to Ethiopia’s program. However, being a white-middle class couple, I have this larger conversation going on in my head… Am I contributing to a modern day imperialism? By participating in an Ethiopia adoption, am I saying, west is best? Although we are working with a goodorganization, How do I know the child is an orphan? Am I stealing my child? Can I communicate with the family beyond the initial introductions? Am I taking away from Ethiopia’s chance at building a national adoption program by participating in international adoption? I am having a hard time navigating my privilege and my country’s infamous history of abusive power. I know this all may sound ridiculous to some readers, but I am losing sleep over this and would appreciate any insights from adoptive parents. Thanks

]]> By: carolinah http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents/comment-page-1#comment-1876 carolinah Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:02:09 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/28/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents#comment-1876 I am a member of Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency, and I wanted to let everyone know about a fundraising event that is taking place in Greenville SC on September 6. The fundraiser is to raise money for an Ethiopian orphanage that was a victim of arson earlier this year. If anyone is interested in attending or helping in anyway through donations please contact me at samanthap@carolinahopeadoption.org or visit our website carolinahopeadoption.org <br /> thank you I am a member of Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency, and I wanted to let everyone know about a fundraising event that is taking place in Greenville SC on September 6. The fundraiser is to raise money for an Ethiopian orphanage that was a victim of arson earlier this year. If anyone is interested in attending or helping in anyway through donations please contact me at samanthap@carolinahopeadoption.org or visit our website carolinahopeadoption.org
thank you

]]> By: dawit6 http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents/comment-page-1#comment-1875 dawit6 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:05:33 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/28/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents#comment-1875 Hi - I am a British teacher married to an Ethiopian and we reside in Ethiopia. We have some schools for the poor in Ethiopia ( www.englishaliveacademy.org ) and have noticed that some people are having some difficulty with their adoption in relation to transportation / language / feeling secure etc - thus we are considering setting up an organisation which offers a complete service - e.g. collection from the airport / sightseeing / tranportation with car seats / hiring of necessary items eg steriliser / clothes etc / 24 on call in case of health emergencies / basic language lessons etc - however we are on a very limited budget since all our funds are taken with the schools - have you any advice ? - many thanks in advance - Stephanie C Mills ( have tried to email you but cant get through - my email is stephanddawit@yahoo.co.uk<br /> Hi – I am a British teacher married to an Ethiopian and we reside in Ethiopia. We have some schools for the poor in Ethiopia ( http://www.englishaliveacademy.org ) and have noticed that some people are having some difficulty with their adoption in relation to transportation / language / feeling secure etc – thus we are considering setting up an organisation which offers a complete service – e.g. collection from the airport / sightseeing / tranportation with car seats / hiring of necessary items eg steriliser / clothes etc / 24 on call in case of health emergencies / basic language lessons etc – however we are on a very limited budget since all our funds are taken with the schools – have you any advice ? – many thanks in advance – Stephanie C Mills ( have tried to email you but cant get through – my email is stephanddawit@yahoo.co.uk

]]> By: dawit6 http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents/comment-page-1#comment-1874 dawit6 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:04:51 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/28/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents#comment-1874 Hi - I am a British teacher married to an Ethiopian and we reside in Ethiopia. We have some schools for the poor in Ethiopia ( www.englishaliveacademy.org ) and have noticed that some people are having some difficulty with their adoption in relation to transportation / language / feeling secure etc - thus we are considering setting up an organisation which offers a complete service - e.g. collection from the airport / sightseeing / tranportation with car seats / hiring of necessary items eg steriliser / clothes etc / 24 on call in case of health emergencies / basic language lessons etc - however we are on a very limited budget since all our funds are taken with the schools - have you any advice ? - many thanks in advance - Stephanie C Mills <br /> Hi – I am a British teacher married to an Ethiopian and we reside in Ethiopia. We have some schools for the poor in Ethiopia ( http://www.englishaliveacademy.org ) and have noticed that some people are having some difficulty with their adoption in relation to transportation / language / feeling secure etc – thus we are considering setting up an organisation which offers a complete service – e.g. collection from the airport / sightseeing / tranportation with car seats / hiring of necessary items eg steriliser / clothes etc / 24 on call in case of health emergencies / basic language lessons etc – however we are on a very limited budget since all our funds are taken with the schools – have you any advice ? – many thanks in advance – Stephanie C Mills

]]> By: kirstenleigh http://ethiopia.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents/comment-page-1#comment-1873 kirstenleigh Fri, 16 May 2008 14:33:20 +0000 http://ethiopia-ado.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/12/28/our-reponsibilities-as-adoptive-parents#comment-1873 Hi, a friend of mine will be bringing home her adopted son (age 3) from Ethiopia any day now. Fellow friends and co-workers would like to have a shower for her, but are unsure of the best way to provide support. Are there things (clothing, toys, etc) that would be needed most that you could recommend? I'm assuming the family will need several weeks to adjust, is four weeks ideal, or will they need longer? Any thoughts and ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Hi, a friend of mine will be bringing home her adopted son (age 3) from Ethiopia any day now. Fellow friends and co-workers would like to have a shower for her, but are unsure of the best way to provide support. Are there things (clothing, toys, etc) that would be needed most that you could recommend? I’m assuming the family will need several weeks to adjust, is four weeks ideal, or will they need longer? Any thoughts and ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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