:: Our Story ::

We try not to take life too seriously & are entertained by the little things, like treating our dog, Minnow, like a baby, laughing at our silly, sweet babies, basement foosball tournaments, and dance parties in the car. We are madly in love with each other and the wee family we are building. Come & stay awhile. xo

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

:: The Children of the World ::

Did you know that:
  • In the world today, there are 143 million children who have lost one or both parents. That is almost one half of the population of the United States.
  • Every 14 seconds an Aids death leaves another child orphaned.
  • Every year 12 million children become orphans.
  • 87.6 million Orphans live in Asia.
  • 43.4 million Orphans live in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • 12.4 million Orphans live in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • In Ukraine and Russia 10%-15% of children who leave orphanages commit suicide before age 18.
  • There are 30,000 waiting children in Canada, through the Foster Care System.
The statistics above were posted on a friend's blog recently.  These numbers are staggering and heartbreaking.  It is so easy to see these numbers and think of them as  only that, but each number is a child, a person, a need.  And they matter.  These friends are launching an orphan ministry; they are going to do incredible things.  And, more and more, I wonder, what is our role in all of this.......
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress ~ James 1:27

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