As I was reading more information coming from Haiti and the relief efforts, I came across this petition. It is asking US officials to rush visas to orphans in Haiti who have already been legally adopted by American citizens. Basically, these little ones are just waiting on either a passport from the Haitian government or a visa from the US, and we all know how tedious red tape can be. Adoptive American parents who have already welcomed a Haitian child into their families and hearts would like to bring them home. What easier way can there be for you or I to help one tiny person in Haiti to gain access to food, clothing and clean water than just to sign this petition and urge our government to move on this opportunity quickly.
Please click on the link above and sign your name. If you want to do more, or are skeptical about online petitioning, please contact your representative about the issue. For more information, here is the blog of an orphanage in Haiti (not in the immediate disaster area) where I first read about the petition.
I'll try to write about something "normal" later this evening. I think I have a stomach bug, so no promises. Yuck.
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