The Roberts Report: Just a Few Pics

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Just a Few Pics

2 comments:

Nungari M.Aug 30, 2011 09:29 PM
Ezra finally home with family....tears of joy here!
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Elizabeth DAug 31, 2011 04:23 PM
We are so excited for you guys!! Praise the Lord for an amazing answer to prayer! I love seeing the pictures!
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Reasons to 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
-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
-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