Ethiopian Adoption “Forever Day”
May 21, 2010 by Adoption Information and Laws
Filed under Adoption Videos
February 24, 2007 was the day we met our three children in Ethiopia. Due to US Visa complications, we were unable to bring our daughter home at that time. We brought our two sons home first. Two months later when our daughter’s Visa was approved, Russ returned to Ethiopia, to bring her home. In celebration we have created this slideshow. Postscript: Following the creation of this slideshow, we completed the adoption of another daughter, whom we met and fell in love with on the same day, February 24, 2007 at our daughter’s orphanage. We returned to Ethiopia and brought her home on August 10, 2008. Music: “And Now My Lifesong Sings” by Casting Crowns (www.castingcrowns.com), a band that daily rocks our kitchen and inspires us. www.onethankfulmom.com
Over 107000 dogs are abandoned every year. This film follows Charlie as he is abandoned to a frightening future. Join us in this year’s campaign to help abandoned dogs. Subscribe to this channel and stay up to date, forward the link to as many people as possible (we’ll donate a pound for every view) or come to www.pedigreeadoptiondrive.com to learn how else you can get involved.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
am so touched by this
am on the verge of *tears*
much respect i would like to thank you on behalf of the Ethiopian kids thanks for giving them a life
Oh my goodness – i am inspired. we are processing the decision to adopt after having 3 biological children and are considering 2 from ethiopia. are your children siblings? why three? how is it going now? i am eager to relate to someone in our similar situation. thanks for sharing! your pal, karen
I hope one day my family can grow like yours! God bless!
God belss you and ur family
You truly have a beautiful family
your daughter is gorgeous!
i one day hope to adopt children from different countries and different ethnic backgrounds.
god bless.
Simply beautifull!
what a beautiful family!
Thank you for this lovely incredible and moving video.
I have the utmost respect for people who adopt a child from a developing country. Very admirable.
We have referral photos of our son taken on the same quilt featured about 14 sec. into the video. We must have used the same wonderful agency. Blessings to you and your beautiful family.
It’s great you adopted some older kids!
are all those kids yours? i’m so jealous thanks for sharing.
Beautiful family! May God bless you all xxx
May God give you all the blessing! what you doing is so wonderful, and amaizing. i can’t even find words to express my feeling right now. Thank you.
Lisa & Russ, and the rest of your family, you are a bunch of Angels ! Let God give you back million things in your life !
God almighty will bless you all eternally for your love of these children. I hope very soon to adopt and bring a girl and boy home to add to my own family. You have a beautiful family.
looks like a happy family, good luck!
May God bring you much more love to your life. God bless you for your good work.
it’s wonderful !!! God beless you all!!
God Bless you for your good heart!
Thank God for your God filled heart.
Beautiful family. I heard a man say, God is color blind but not color less which an enemy has kept us from seeing for a long time. Bless you. In the name of Jesus may you never want for anythng.
so beautiful, god you are so good!
. . . that’s a whole lotta beauty and love in one household . . . amazing.
God bless you all.
stefanj11 is only for Christmas not for life! Moron. This is supposed to support the cause. There are a lot of cruel people out there.
this really touched my heart! the poor dog was eating glass omg really why should anyone think they have the right to leave a dog on its own? it really makes me wanna cry
@stefanj11 your probably the retard who disliked the vid… by the way you love your cat way more than it loves you… you look for attention from your cat… your cat only loves you for food… it’s a fact, grow up you 27 year old fool.
aww my little dog looks alot like this incredible dog..it’s funny because i found my dog on street she was skinny, barely any fur it truely is the most upsetting thing to see really. It makes you sick to think people leave thier dogs like this..
So so true – and such a well-done video! This dog is a great actor; he deserves an award for this! This should be shared on every social network out there – talk about INFECT TRUTH!
How true, and such a well-done video! This needs to be shared on every social network out there – talk about INFECT TRUTH! Fuck nicotine – promote anti-animal abuse and mistreatment! That’s the real problem in society today!
People which are so cruel and abandon their friends like that should die…really…I hate unresponsible people whithout feelings.For them abandon a dog is not a big deal…it’s so sad.I wish that maybe someday everything will be different.
buahahha kill them all fkin dogs hate them.. ONLY catz
we work for a good idea, all together
greets!
Embed it on your pages!
It’s heart-breaking that people could just abandon dogs like this. Every dog deserves a loving home.
I couldn’t bear to watch this but know how many animals suffer from cruelty at the hand of humans. We should be ashamed of ourselves for the way we treat non-human sentient beings.
keep up the good work, wearefordogs, god bless you all, ive added everyone for this video, every little helps to make a BIG difference for all the little lost souls out there that need our help xxxxxxx
@dynastygal when i said peta freak i was talking about acual peta members. ALSO, i recieved no “truth” from anyone. all i am doing as is asking questions. the only statistic i can find is that about 100,000 dogs are left stranded, but i can’t find anything on the number that are left tied up. thats all i want to find out.
@mbenson2790
Err, maybe you should actually volunteer your services at a rescue centre, then you’ll see it’s utter bollocks that it’s just ‘1 or 2 dogs’.
And why does anyone who realises the truth about what goes on be called a ‘peta freak’ by you? PETA aren’t even big in the UK.
This film is heartbreaking. Especially when he starts crying.
Come people! We want to see what happens next!
Why cant people take their unwanted Dogs to local rescue centers is beyond me!
Should be severe sentences for the sick people responsible!
I have rescued a dog that was put through hell and would die for her!
I have just had a cocker spaniel puppy from a breeder as I live at home, but I want to have another when i get married in a few years time and this has confirmed Im going down the rescue root as I am getting into agility as well and it gives these poor animals a new lease of life! x
It’s so good to see all of your supportive comments. Please keep sharing this video to spread the word about the plight of abandoned dogs. We’ve nearly reached our 25,000 views target that will reveal the next episode of Charlie’s story! With your help we can make a real difference in the lives of so many dogs. Thank you!
That dog shot JR
this kills me
Well done tripper I hope your enjoying your new house with H. Made me really sad when I heard you cryin. Can’t wait to see your next episode.
@cdkreturns when did i say that there arn’t laws against it? all im saying is it barley ever happens. why do all of you peta freaks respond to simple criticism with an insult? how about the number of dogs that peta puts to sleep each year. i think that should be a commercial insted… you are right about being uneducated, the dog deserves better website won’t educate me how many dogs are left like that each year, probably is like 2
I took in an abandon dog, named him Charlie too…so loving and happy he is…me too!