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Adoption Fellowship

Tonight is our first Durango Adoption Fellowship Group! I'm so excited! Adoption Fellowship was one of my favorite things in Branson and I am so thrilled that I finally have it up and rolling here in Southwest Colorado! There is a fairly big adoption community in Durango. . .it is so neat to see! And it is so fun to see how much it is growing. . .two adoptions from Rwanda in the early stages right now!! I'll keep you posted! I'm excited to become a part of the adoption community in Durango!

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♥kevnerin♥ said…
Hi Jamie--I came across your blog while I was googling Rwanda adoptions and AWAA. I am so inspired by your posts and by your amazing family. My husband and I are beginning the process to adopt from Rwanda, hopefully with AWAA, but we also have 3 bio children and it seems that could pose some issues. I'd love to chat with you--I live in Colo Spgs--please email me at your convenience. I'd love to learn about your adoption journey. keges.est.1997@gmail.com. Thank you so much! Blessings, Erin www.ourlittleways.org
February 9, 2010 at 11:16 AM
Kristyn said…
that's so cool. i need to hook up with the people here in kc!
February 9, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Shonni said…
Hi from Colorado Springs. We heard about your family from Valarie and Darren McKinnis. We adopted our little Corbin 5 years ago through Valarie's mothers agency in OK.
So I wanted to introduce us to you. We have good friends in Durango Pastor Dwight Saunders and his family. (River Church)
We are really praying and hoping that we might be able to be apart of Rwanda adoptions. If there is some way we could help????
Anyway, nice to meet your family again...your children are all so gorgeous!
Shonni
February 9, 2010 at 6:09 PM
kim said…
I am so sad we can't be part of the Braner fellowship group! Have fun!
February 9, 2010 at 7:55 PM
Mark and Megan said…
How wonderful to be involved in a group like this. My husband and I have recently been approached by several other families in our community here in Breckenridge regarding their desire to adopt. Perhaps this is something we can think about doing here. Thanks for sharing.
February 10, 2010 at 12:17 PM
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