Klaasen Family Adoption: MUCH to celebrate!

Thursday, January 3, 2013

MUCH to celebrate!

That's what this season is all about...celebration! It began with Thanksgiving and feeling an overwhelming gratitude to our Heavenly Savior for the addition of Kyah! Then, the celebration of Jesus' birth! That He came to this Earth in human form and live among men and remain sinless. I celebrate His life and how vitally important it is for me to continue to follow Him closely. And now a New Year celebration! Our family adventures in 2012 were literally "over the top!" We continue to have MUCH to celebrate!!


The Girls!

The Boys!

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AnonymousJanuary 7, 2013 at 8:50 AM
Love all the pictures!

Connie
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UnknownJanuary 8, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Awesome Pictures!
Someday you'll be saying 'Kyah! Get off the phone!!!' I can see it already! :)
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Why Adopt From Ethiopia?

-One in six children die before their fifth birthday.
-44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old.
-60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition.
-The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years.
-1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world).
-720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone, and there are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia.
-Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa.
-In the 90's the population (3%) grew faster than food production (2.2%). Drought struck the country from 2000-2002 (1st year no crops, 2nd year no seeds, 3rd year no animals)
-Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school. 88% will never attend secondary school.
-Coffee prices (Ethiopia's only major export) fell 40-60% from 1998-2002.
-Ethiopia's doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.
-In 1993, after 30 long years of war, Eritrea broke from Ethiopia and became an independent nation leaving Ethiopia landlocked without any major seafaring ports.

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

MUCH to celebrate!

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