How To Adopt A Child From Guatemala

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How To Adopt A Child From Guatemala, those children. but still something that we can do to help. this morning, maranda joins

us live in the studio along with jennifer with bethany christian services to talk about this important issue and maranda you just got back from guatemala. i did, emily. i had the privilege of traveling with bethany

christian services. a city in the mountains of this particular city has over 70,000 widows and/or fans. the country has gone through a terrible civil war that ended in the late 199os and just amazing amount of women alone with their kids.

what this presence is real issues. they are living on less than $2 a day. then past, if someone couldn't care for the child anymore, they would consider adoption. well, adoption is officially

closed in that connery. so now we have moms facing situations like i have nine children, cannot provide them. i will let them go. they will make a run for america so bethany has come in and said we'll keep

families together. so i had the privilege of traveling over there meeting families and just seeing the situations and seeing how we in west michigan can come alongside of the family in guatemala and make difference.

well, jennifer, i know there is event tonight where people can learn about this. give us an idea of what you will present tonight. how can people here in west michigan hp the situation? yes. we are asking people in the

come-toy come together to learn more about what hays penning in guatemala. a time of fellowship, sharing, also worship. that is going to be held at the community church here in grand rapids. that is from 7:00 to 9:00

p.m. and i understand that is especially heartbreaking for people here in west michigan who have adopted from adopted fm guatemala in the past and sometimes would like to if back and adopt a sibling for that child.

so this is just a recent thing to shutdown adoption in that connery. it is. i have met so many families, and there hays natural connection especially here in west michigan and tacking to beth my we have a lot of

families who have adopted in what i really love the campaign that is being launched the one family campaign. it is this idea that we want to keep families together. so since adoption is closed we want to empower family and

so many of us we see the-and we say, i wouldic there adopt. i. it is not feasible responsible and something we cannot do. this is the way we can do it in a much smaller way but

will make a huge difference. we have a special coming up this weekend where people can learn here about your trip and what is going on there on wotv saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. and p.m. then on wood tv 8 at 6:30 p.m.

we'll introduce you to amazing families am you will meet women who live on the side of a mountain in a hut and they hugs, they love us. they us they are thankful that you know people in care about them. it is amazing special.

i really hope families watch this. i is important to show our children we have to care for children around the globe.