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Super Bowl Joe!
Just a note for
our myadoptionwebsite families and friends
living in and around Pittsburgh - Joe is featured in a
Super Bowl ad for the Pittsburgh Pirates, scheduled to
air tonight on KDKA at 5:58 p.m. (maybe a few minutes
earlier or later.)
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Hello
myadoptionwebsite families and friends,
Two
updates for you . . . Nikki is still requesting our
fervent prayers, as she is still in the agonizing
stage of trying to bring her daughter home from Haiti.
Her paperwork is progressing, but the process is both
uncertain and stressful. Please keep Nikki, big
sister Olivia, and the precious baby (pictured below)
in your thoughts and prayers.
Myadoptionwebsite friend, Nathalie, emailed me
with an important warning - - It is from the Center
for Adoption Policy:
January 26, 2010. Beware of Adoption Scams and
Non-existent Programs. The Haitian earthquake
crisis reminds us that while tragedies bring out the
best in the people, they also encourage conmen and
crooks who eagerly attempt to take advantage of
desperate people and dire situations. The Haitian
earthquake aftermath is no different. We have received
reports of families being recruited for new Haitian
adoption programs. There are no new Haitian adoption
programs. We have learned about people calling
in-process U.S. families and telling the families that
for a fee the families can get their U.S. embassy
paper work expedited. There are no such legitimate
programs. We are aware of people pretending to be
parents with previously referred Haitian children. We
urge everyone involved in the adoption field to beware
of schemes and false promises. We are happy for anyone
with questions about a particular person or entity to
contact us at our website.
http://www.adoptionpolicy.org/
My
personal thoughts . . . If you have friends or family
members who are now considering a Haitian adoption,
encourage them to research carefully and prudently,
and to select an established adoption agency with
solid credentials and years of experience in Haiti.
A few
weeks ago I received a wonderful email from one of our
early myadoptionwebsite moms. Nikki, mom
to Olivia, had received the very long-awaited referral
of her second daughter, a 10-month old beauty waiting
for her in Haiti. And then came the devastating
news we've all followed now for several days.
Praise God, Nikki's daughter was unharmed. But
her orphanage, just 10 miles outside Port au Prince,
was destroyed and she, along with almost 100 other
orphans, were taken to another nearby orphanage.
Nikki
asks for your prayers:
- Pray
that our government will bring these children home NOW
to their new families
- Pray for food and water
- Pray for health, as illness is beginning to take
hold
- Pray for protection from looting and violence
If
you've ever had that referral photo in your hands and
have endured the wait to travel, you know how very
difficult it is. Now imagine your child is in
Haiti. Please lift up Nikki and all the
other adoptive parents around the world who find
themselves in this unimaginable position.
"So
do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed,
for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
- Isaiah 41:10
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