The day has finally arrived when we will see our baby girl for the first time. I can't describe the feeling I have as we sit here in the airport waiting to board our first flight. It's early, I've had about 2.5 hours of sleep and my two sweet made kiddos are at home nestled in their warm beds with their Mimi. However, my other sweet girl is many moons away and she will wake up this am without anyone to hug or kiss her. But after this short 4 hour flight, I will hold her and pray she will experience the love a mother shares with her kids. So for 2 days I will cuddle and love her so big. Praying for the moments to pass slowly and that we will enjoy every moment we have with her. I will come back home to my precious kiddos and go back to our normal way of life here but I will never be the same after today. My heart will reside in another country far away for up to the next 2 or 2.5 years. Yes, we will make trips to visit but we will leave with empty arms.
I will cherish this trip and the trips to come until God decides it is Ellie's time to come home to her forever family! We love you Ellie, today we come to you with open hearts and open arms!
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The Arthur Family
Over the past year God has been tugging on our hearts regarding the Orpahn Crisis. We believe that God has called us to be faithful and serve him. James 1:27 says Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. We are compelled by Faith.
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The Arthur Family
Alittle Something About Us
- Brad and Shannon
- Brad and I met when we were freshmen in high school. We have been blessed to grow up as best friends and spend the last 18 years together. We recently celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary in November. We have two kiddos, Trenton is 9 and Riley is 4. They are like night and day, but they both have the best personalities and keep us laughing always. Our favoriate way to spend the day is with one another.
Alittle Something About Haiti
- Population - Just over 8 Million - Most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere.
- Of the 8.2 Million people who live in Haiti, children under the age of 18 make up almost half.
- There are 1.2 Million children under the age of 5. Over half suffer from malnutrition.
- Only 25% of Haitian children have the vaccines they need to survive.
- Only 25%of the population have access to safe drinking water.
- The majority of the Haitian populations lives on less than $1 a day, with a median income being only about $60 per year.
- Of the 8.2 Million people who live in Haiti, children under the age of 18 make up almost half.
- There are 1.2 Million children under the age of 5. Over half suffer from malnutrition.
- Only 25% of Haitian children have the vaccines they need to survive.
- Only 25%of the population have access to safe drinking water.
- The majority of the Haitian populations lives on less than $1 a day, with a median income being only about $60 per year.
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