Marcus

He has great insight.

He knew Maleen was coming years before we did.

"When is my sister going to get here?"

"You don't have a sister."

"Yes, I do Mom. Yes, I do."

Several weeks ago...

"We're getting another brother and sister."

"Really" (I have long since learned not to disregard his thoughts)

"Yes, really."

I guess only time will tell.

Facts

Haiti vs. US

Population Below the Poverty Line
70% Haiti
13% US

Infant Mortality Rate
97.1 deaths/1,000 live births Haiti
6.82 deaths/1,000 live births US

Literacy Rate
45% Haiti
97% US

Life Expectancy
49.2 years Haiti
77.1 years US

Not to mention...

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Annual income of $400.00 per year.
15% of all children in Haiti are orphaned or abandoned.
40% of the population is under 15 years old.

and this is all before the earthquake.

Source A Child's Hope Foundation and UNICEF

Wasatch International Adoption

Our agency of choice.

The application is on its way.

They say they will place us in a data base of interested families.

We could be waiting a LONG time
for international adoptions to resume.

We will wait.
And then we will be ready.

Haiti

Why Haiti?


Honestly we don't know.
Our hearts have been there for 7 years.

It's complicated.
The process could take years.

We know we belong to someone there.
They need us and WE NEED THEM.

The recent earthquake scared us.
We can't keep letting things get in the way
of OUR FAMILY!