tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533250459832170913.post2635655776537415370..comments2023-06-04T07:23:28.797-06:00Comments on The Long Way Home International Adoption from Russia: 147 million - could you make a difference?Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831866182384809250noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533250459832170913.post-38304495462484730522011-11-14T17:55:39.246-07:002011-11-14T17:55:39.246-07:00Well written as always Stacey. For me it's a ...Well written as always Stacey. For me it's a little girl named Lizette that captured my heart. I would move heaven and earth to go back for her if it was an option but sadly she has an absent mother that won't relinquish her so at the orphanage she stays.Heatherhttp://www.searchingformybirdinthenest.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533250459832170913.post-61975432994005015112011-11-06T16:02:22.849-07:002011-11-06T16:02:22.849-07:00I probably shouldn't have watched Oprah today ...I probably shouldn't have watched Oprah today as I have been weepy ever since. I couldn't help but cry when reading your post. I think about all of the children in Ellie's group and I hope they will all be gone when I return. I also hate the word orphan. I never think of our girl as an "orphan" she has a mama and daddy...they are just waiting for a stinking court date.Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03049603515789177094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533250459832170913.post-31834214479631260272011-11-06T10:10:52.191-07:002011-11-06T10:10:52.191-07:00Great post Stacey. I also don't like the word ...Great post Stacey. I also don't like the word "orphan" because I think it motivates people to do things out of pity. And adoption in particular is something that should not be done out of pity, but out of the desire to add to one's family. And of course, once that child IS adopted, he is not an orphan anymore. We are not doing him a favor - we are receiving just as much as we are giving. <br /><br />And yet...the 147 million ARE orphans, because they have no family. So I think Orphan Sunday is a good thing...and those of us who care about children, and who care about social justice, and most importantly who care about the future of our world, should do whatever we can to make people aware not only of the scale of the problem, but also tangible ways to do something about it. Adoption may be the right thing for those who want to add to their family...for others, working to end the causes of children becoming orphans might be the right thing.<br /><br />I think the real value of a day or month like this is that people are reminded that this is an issue they can do something about, even if it is a small something.<br /><br />Anyway, love your post. Yes, there is something about having been there to see those faces that changes you. You've seen what you've seen, and you will never be the same.<br /><br />Love ya girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com