tonight I ran into a lovely Ethiopian woman that has been at several of our events and she reminded me of the HUGE Ethiopian Soccer tournament coming to...
A friend recently called me asking advice about Uganda. She is looking into it and has found conflicting information (some sources say that it can be...
Hi Steve: We adopted our daughter from Zambia, but it was only possible because we were residents there for a year (and even then I think we got a waiver b/c...
I have a friend who is Ugandan and has been in the states for 15 years. He has friends who run an orphanage in the country. He's told me that adoptive parents...
Some Toukoul adoptive families are planning a Toukoul Adoptive Families Reunion for the summer of 2010. If you have adopted or are adopting from Toukoul and...
We are with an agency that works with Toukoul. We are finally sending our dossier in next week so we have not yet adopted a child/ren but hope to be done...
Hi Everyone: A warm and conscientious Ethiopian woman that babysits for me periodically is looking for additional hours as the family she cares for four days a...
I would love to talk with her. Do you know if she is able to watch children in her own home? Jeff works out of our home. Does she gave children of her own? ...
Hi, everyone. With May 7th being World AIDS Orphans Day, I wanted to speak briefly about AHOPE for Children, a non-profit organization whose mission is to...
Have you ever heard of the organization called Children of Abraham, based out of Indiana, around Munster I believe? It is a bunch of retired Drs. that have...
Thanks, I will check into this group. I've already received several bags of older boys clothes & have a few people checking into meds. I'll send out a more...
Please join us for an afternoon of great Ethiopian food and learn how to make some of your favorite dishes at home. When: Saturday, 16 May 2009, 11:00 AM-1:00...
Hi Everyone: Due to conflicts for our planning committee, the June 6 picnic has been cancelled. We hope to see everyone at the ENFSA Sports and Culture Event...
Hello all! I just found out about this group from Debbie Weeks. My DH and I live in Westchester, IL. We accepted a referral for our perfect son, Samuel...
Welcome Meg! What an exciting month for you! Two years ago this month we became a family. Our adopted twins are almost 5 years old. Hope you can join us at...
I would love more details about camp this summer. Sammy will be 9 mos when we bring him home, and I'll be on maternity leave all summer. FUN! Meg  Megan &...
5th Annual 2009 Ethiopian Heritage Camp Friday, July 31st, 3:00 PM to Sunday, August 2nd, 12 Noon Wesley Woods Conference Center, William's Bay, WI 90 miles...
Hello Everyone: Kongit Girma from the ECAC invites all children from our group ages 6-16 to begin soccer practice if they want to participate in the ESNFA 26th...
The Glen Oak Zoo in Peoria is opening a new African Safari exhibit on June 7th. Would anyone be interested in having a day at the zoo in June or July? I...
Debbie, We would love to go to the zoo with you and anyone else! We are good to go June 20th. :) Katie Brabson Mommy to Samuel Mussie Brabson, 3 years old ...
Hi Debbie- We were told it would only be about an 8 week wait to receive our 171H. Is 7 months typical?? That seems a really long time. Just wondering your...
Sarah & Josh, My post wasn't clear and I apologize. It didn't take 7 month and 15 days to receive our 171H, it took that long to get through all the IL...
This time was really slow for us. With our first adoption we had our home study completed and our 171H in about 4 months. This time 7 1/2 months. I'm just...
That makes more sense, we took about 4 months this time and almost a year last time (china last time). I am crazy waiting for a referral too...its only been...
EAKC is looking for families who are traveling to Ethiopia in June or July to bring back items for our Heritage Camp's Merkato (market.) If you would like to...
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