Why adopt from Ethiopia?

Why adopt from Ethiopia?
Probably the most compelling reason we chose to adopt from Ethiopia is that we ran across these statistics from another blog and were just utterly broken for these children. Read the list below and just let their situation sink in....and then pray for this country and all the little ones who are precious in His sight but are having unbelievable times surviving.
1. One in ten children die before their first birthday.
2. One in six children die before their fifth birthday.
3. 44% of the population of Ethiopia is under 15 years old
4. 60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition.
5. The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years.
6. 1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world).
7. 720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone, and there are 4.6 million orphans in Ethiopia.
8.Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa.
9. In the 90s the population (3%) grew faster than food production (2.2%).
10. Drought struck the country from 2000-2002 (first year no crops, second year no seeds, third year no animals).
11. Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school.
12. 88% will never attend secondary school.
13. Coffee prices (Ethiopia’s only major export) fell 40-60% from 1998-2002.
14. Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000.
15. In 1993, after 30 long years of war, Eritrea broke from Ethiopia and became an independent nation leaving Ethiopia landlocked without any major seafaring ports.


The above infromation was Stolen from the adoption blog of our "followers "Mike and Sandy Mayfield who have also been called by God to adopt a child or children from Ehtiopia as well.
Yet we agree wholeheartedly with the words they have written and we add Jerimiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper and not harm you. ....
Perhaps you are a part of Gods plan to prosper one of the little ones in Ethiopia.....Either through prayer, through financial help or perhaps God is also calling you to go to Ethiopia and give even one a forever familiy.