Our Family through adoption: A little girl's heart and Igor's painting

Monday, November 23, 2009

A little girl's heart and Igor's painting

Today, I received a letter in the mail with a check. The note was written by a little girl whose heart was touched on Orphan Sunday.

Here's Igor's latest painting. It was inspired by a sailboat adventure he had with his cousins a few weeks ago.

3 comments:

Rob and Heather said...: Both are beautiful!
Wow, Igor is really a wonderful artist!
Can't wait to see you!!!
I think we should make it a tradition that we meet every December!
Love you,
Heather; November 23, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Roscoe and Julia Richardson said...: Such a talent he has!; November 27, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Apryl said...: That is an amazing painting!!; November 28, 2009 at 3:59 PM

Facts about Ethiopia

Total population: 77 million

The average income in Ethiopia is US$100 a year. Almost 82% of the population lives on less than $1 a day.

Malnutrition levels are among the highest in the world.

The average life expectancy is 43 years.Ethiopia is home to 4 million orphans, or 12% of all children.

More than half a million of these were orphaned as a result of AIDS.

Literacy rate: 42.7% age 15 and over can read and write.

Only 18 percent of children reach grade five.

Ethiopia's neonatal mortality rate is one of the highest in the world - 49/1000 births with tetanus infection being the second major cause of infant/neonatal death.

Statistics are from the CIA, Save the children, WHO and UNICEF websites.

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Monday, November 23, 2009

A little girl's heart and Igor's painting

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