A Prayer on the Wind: So what have we been doing lately...???

Sunday, May 15, 2011

So what have we been doing lately...???

Sending a shout out to our friends at Aama Nepal Orphanage via enjoying our morning tea!

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Enjoying hiking and biking in the gorgeous spring mountains:

In typical Nepali style, a little nunu on mommy's back

Uncle Papa enjoys the a little mountain peace

...that is until the little monkey wakes up!

Exploration...the best!

Ok, so no photos of the biking portion of this day, but we did bike way out a canyon that was recently closed by a mudslide, making it a blissful, carefree (or car-free) ride and a wonderful place for a little nunu (nepali for sleep or nap), and a picnic lunch.

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How about a little swimming with Uncle Papa??

The pool is heated...really heated (for those of you who remember KTM!)

HOW CUTE IS THAT???

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Or biking and then taking a little skinny dip???

At first it seemed like a good idea to wade

But then, "Mommmyyyy getting wet!!"

So like a true nature boy...


why not just get nekked!

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And lastly, a visit with Grandma and Grandpa and cousin Tristen

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THE US GOVT WAS WRONG TO SHUT DOWN ADOPTIONS. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

There were 55 families stuck in the Nepal Pipeline because the US Government had 'suspicions' of 'fraud' and 'serious irregularites' based on a poorly conducted 82-day investigation of 62 orphan cases. That's 1 1/2 days per case. Their findings are rampant with errors, cultural insensitivities and blatant incompetence.

IN THE END, EVERY CHILD WAS ABLE TO GO HOME WITH THEIR FAMILY BECAUSE NOT A SINGLE SHRED OF FRAUD WAS FOUND. NOTHING. ZERO.

THE US WAS WRONG.

Children spent an average of 200 extra days languishing in orphanages, and cost families an average of 25K extra dollars for no good reason.

Both Ends Burning, a non-profit international adoption advocacy group has published an investigative report based on a the findings in an extensive review of the 55 investigations US parents were forced to make to prove the orphan status of their children. They studied over 3,000 pages that were compiled by lawyers and private investigators. Their discoveries are shocking. See the full report by cutting a pasting this link: https://bothendsburning.org/help-out/current-initiatives/re-open-nepal/

On June 6, 2014 we travelled to Washington DC along with many other families and Both Ends Burning to meet with our Senators and Congressman and women. Help us keep the momentum by signing our petition: http://www.petition2congress.com/15574/lift-suspension-adoptions-from-nepal/

We are asking our Senators and Representatives to follow-up with these actions:

1. Sponsor a Congressional Resolution to open re-open Nepal for international adoptions

2. Call for a Congressional Hearing to Investigate the closure of Nepal

3. Enter a floor speech on behalf of us and our children to correct the record

Read the blog notes dated June 13, 2014 to see all the videos, news coverage and links to the report. There is also links to the news below in "Jenni in the News".

ABOUT NEPAL:

The status of women is low in the Nepali society, contributing to frequent abuse and abandonment of wives and children. More complicated reasons for abandonment of children include being unwed, the caste system, poverty, the lack of a social system, unequal access to education, and religion. There are no social services and the per capita income of the average household is less than $350 a year.

With adoptions halted, and orphanages either closed or full to capacity, there is nowhere for these abandoned children to go. Some live on the street, many others die.

I have travelled extensively all over the world but never been to a country where the need is so great. With a total population of 28 million people, Nepal is home to approximately one million orphans.