Two days until the long-awaited ruling. Thanks for all of the prayers and encouragement; we even got a note from Tanzania today. Please keep praying. It is possible that the ruling has already been made. Then again, it is possible that it won’t be done until tomorrow night. Either way, we’ll find out in about 40 hours.
A quick clarification on the Congressional Coalition on Adoption. It deals with foster care, domestic adoption, and international adoption. By extension, they deal with all sorts of issues related to the welfare of vulnerable children. So this caucus is a very important one for the future of the world’s children, particularly given that the US is seen by many as a world leader. So if your reps and Senators have not joined yet, the Vietnam adoption crisis might be a good time to encourage them to consider this.
I noticed something disturbing on MD Senator Mikulski’s site. When you send a message, it asks you which topic you are commenting on….there are many options. One of them is Abortion, but Adoption is not one of them. I don’t question for one moment that abortion is an extremely important issue. I am not picking on her; but it does seem that adoption (and related issues) is just as important. Speaking for my home state, it has not yet been given the attention that it deserves.
Except for Chris Van Hollen, who accepted my Facebook friend request today. Speaking of which, does anybody know of a nationwide adoption support group (for during adoptions, not just after) made up of “regular” people like us?
I want to give our legislators the benefit of the doubt that, since orphans don’t vote or call in with, this issue is easy to have slip into the background. Just like it happens to us many times. So a reminder would be nice. If you have a moment, please check yesterday’s blog for the info on contacting legislators.
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