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[mommydama]

"Charity" organizations I believe in and trust:

RiverKids-http://www.riverkidsproject.org/
Zoe For Live-http://www.zoeforlifeonline.org/
International Orthodox Christian Charities-http://www.iocc.org/
Living Water-http://www.water.cc/
Habitat for Humanity-http://www.habitat.org/
Hogar Rafael Ayau-http://www.hogarafaelayau.org/ (this is where Maria spent the first 2.5 years of her life)
Orthodox Christian Missions Center-http://www.ocmc.org/


Just in case you wanted to know. Heh.

Comments

[ariellejuliana.livejournal.com]

Zoe for Life was just mentioned in the comments in my journal. Do you have any experience with them?

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Not a ton. They came and spoke to our little mission in Manhattan, KS once. It was a really great and inspiring talk. I've contributed to them and we've talked about using them as a starting point should we ever adopt again. But the thing I really LOVE about them and that I really want to do someday is that they place unmarried, pregnant young woman with families that they can live with for up to a year and go to school and learn how to care for young children and babies and the family will just generally be a support and resource for the woman. Mentoring basically. I want to do this SO BAD.

[ariellejuliana.livejournal.com]

That is a GREAT idea. I'd love to do that someday too. And that's very interesting news that they're in charge of Hogar adoptions. I've thought quite a bit about adopting from the Hogar someday. Do you know if Guatamala/US adoptions have been cleared up? I heard that they had been shut down, and haven't heard about any resolution.

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Zoe for Life is also now in charge of all adoption from the Hogar Rafael Ayau to the US.

[viggorlijah.livejournal.com]

Thanks sweetie =) OCMC might be sending us some volunteers to help with the SE Asia diocese!