Children's Hope International E-Newsletter

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

The Best Father's Day Gift?
For Kurt, There are 3

DEVELOPMENT AID:

	China Earthquake Daily Updates Amongst the Suffering
	Emergency Food Relief for Ethiopian Children
	Night of Hope Will You Be There?
	Artists Relay the Message

PARENT-TO-PARENT:

School's Out!
Slide into Summer

PROGRAM UPDATES:

	China Referrals and Adoptions Kick-Off June
	Colombia 10 Children with Recent Homecomings
	Ethiopia Flurry of Action in Ethiopia Program
	Kazakhstan Some Families Are Traveling to Kazakhstan
	Vietnam Joyful News in Vietnam Even During Uncertainty

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RUSSIA PROGRAM UPDATES

Missouri, Illinois, New Hampshire, Arizona, Maryland, Minnesota, Tennessee, Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, Maine, Arkansas, Alabama, Virginia, California, New York and the District of Columbia.

Through Children's Hope in 2008, there are 46 Russian children who now have new loving homes with 34 families across the United States. There are already another eight families who are scheduled for court dates this month as well.

The children who have come home so far range in age from 13-months-old to 10-years-old. We are happy for all of our families who are beginning their new lives with their adopted children, and we stand ready to assist in any way possible our families who are patiently waiting for -the call- for their first or second trip.

As we continue to have families invited to travel to Russia, we are seeing that there is less and less time between the day we find out and notify families that they are invited to travel, and the day they need to be in Russia. In some cases it is only one week! A more typical timeline is ten days. This, of course, makes it a challenge (as well as an expense) to obtain visas and a flight itinerary. With the summer travel season here, airfare to and from Russia is going up. This is affected also by airline price increases and fuel surcharges.

Great dads take their kids to new heights. Jim Fleming does it figuratively and literally for son Owen, adopted from Russia. Home now for one year in Tennessee, 2 year-old Owen is forming a bond that can never be broken - the one between father and son.

Happy Father's Day, Jim!

If you would like to share your
thoughts, experiences or stories
about your adoption, email: Jennifer.Newcomb@ChildrensHope.net

We would love to post
your family pictures!