Children's Hope International E-Newsletter

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

	Dare to Hope Passionately Wait
	Wuhan Wailers Eight 12-year-olds Tell You How to Plan for Summer Vacation

DEVELOPMENT AID:

	Unemployed and without Hope One Story Amongst Many
	Bound for Hope Delivering Books to Ready Ethiopian Hands
	3 Days of Focus A Call to Action: Youth to Turn iPods Off; Their Focus on God, On
	National Volunteer Month A CHIRPS/CHAPS Spotlight

BLOG OF THE MONTH:

Taking the Skies
Prospective Parents Journeys

Adventures in Adopting
China

KIDS CORNER:

Kids Corner
Mother's Day Photo Bracelets

PROGRAM UPDATES:

	China Twenty-five Families Left with Excitement in Their Hearts; Now They Return from China with a Lot More Love
	Colombia Families Traveling and Traveling Soon!
	Ethiopia Ethiopia Program Celebrates 1 Year of Uniting Families and Bringing Hope
	Kazakhstan Three Families Travel to Bond with Their Child
	Russia Russia Program at Full Speed, Bustling with Travel

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VIETNAM PROGRAM UPDATES

In the first week of April, Children's Hope International's Vietnam Program received the good news of referrals! On April 4, two referrals, both for boys, were presented to Children's Hope families. Both boys are from Ho Chi Minh City; the first is 7 months old and is from Tam Binh 1 orphanage, the second is 11 months old and is from the GoVap orphanage. Congratulations to the families!

In the last week of March, seven traveling families returned home to the US with their new sons and daughters. These families had great trips but many were anxious to come home and begin bonding as a family in their home states.

our families also received travel notices in early April to finalize their Vietnamese adoptions and will leave for Vietnam Monday, April 14. All the best to these families!

Dr. Long, the director of the Department of Inter-Country Adoptions in Hanoi (DIA), visited our Ho Chi Minh City office last week, during an annual agency tour. He was optimistic about dossiers being received in Vietnam during the summer months. The Vietnam Program has been extremely busy reviewing dossiers to send to Vietnam. In one week in April, the Program received over 20 dossiers!

"Lucas fell asleep while playing - isn't he sweet?" asks mom Mindee Miller. Mindee adopted Lucas from Vietnam in August 2006 and just has submitted her dossier for "baby #2". Lucas turns 2 years old this week. Happy birthday, Lucas!

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!