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China
15 Additional Children's Hope Referrals Will Be U.S.
Citizens Next Fourth of July |
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Colombia
Colombia Sibling and Special Need Assignments Travel to
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Ethiopia
First Three Referrals Received; First Adoption Official, Family Set
to Travel |
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Kazakhstan
Families Bonding in Kazakhstan and at Home |
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Russia
Russia
Re-Accreditation Process Proceeds |
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Vietnam
Vietnamese Delegation Visits Children's Hope; Referral News |
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Success!
Nearly 1200 parents and children reunited July 14 for Children's
Hope 15th Reunion Picnic in St. Louis. By plane, by train, or by
car, families from 26 states came together, some for their first
time and some as repeat attendees of the annual reunion.
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(L to R) Anna
Cochran (St. Louis, MO), Emma Robison (Atlanta, IL),
Matalyne Chartier (Lafayette, LA), and Lindsay Burns (Chattanooga, TN):
These 3-year-old girls, adopted in the same travel group
from Wuwei, China, reunited at this year's Reunion Picnic
for fun and play. |
Elizabeth
Greenberg's favorite part of the reunion was putting little bits
of confetti in her hair and in her daddy's shoes. "We're trying
to get more families in our traveling group to come next year,"
says Elizabeth's father Paul. "It's reuniting in the most
special journey in our lives."
One little girl from China came hoping to get her first
glimpse of a Chinese boy. Others were just pleased to make snow
out of packing peanuts in kiddie pools. Still others were happy
to laugh at performing act Babaloo's stinky feet songs.
But all went away
having refreshed old friendships they never knew they'd make
through adoption and many made new friends they hope to see
again next year or before.
We hope to see you
next year, too! Thanks for making the 2007 reunion a blast!
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