Many of you may have heard the news that a 7-year-old child adopted in September 2009 from Russia was recently put on a plane by his adoptive grandmother and returned to Russia.  His adoptive mother, Torry-Ann Hansen, a nurse, sent the following note with the child:
 To Whom It May Concern:
I adopted this child, Artyom Savelyev on September [...]

With the adoption of my two daughters from China, celebrating the Spring Festival (aka Chinese New Year) has become an annual tradition I embrace with enthusiasm.

The media has been convering a story about a group of Americans from a church group who attempted to “rescue” 33 Haitian children from an orphanage. The ten Americans are now under arrest for illegally attempting to take the children across the border of Haiti.
It looks as if this group of people was well-intentioned and [...]