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		<title>What People Are Saying</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We had given up the idea of adopting until we met David Avilla of Advocate for Orphans International.&#8221;   &#8220;When we were there an issue came up that he was able to resolve immediately while other families had to stay there for 5 or 6 extra weeks to resolve a similar issue.&#8221; &#8220;From the very [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=993&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Our experience in working with David Avilla when adopting from Ukraine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our experience in working with David Avilla when adopting from Ukraine&#8230;  We were thinking about adopting for years, but could not make a move, terrified of the process and not knowing where to begin and whom to trust.  But just nine months after meeting with David Avilla, we brought our daughter home from Ukraine! The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=983&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- We had given up the idea of adopting until we met David Avilla of Advocate for Orphans International.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8230;we had given up the idea of adopting until we met David Avilla of Advocate for Orphans International.&#8221; My husband and I had wanted to adopt for many years.  One of our previous adoption attempts took us all the way to Kazakhstan, and unfortunately we returned home empty handed.  After that experience we contacted many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=977&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- David Avilla and Kerry Avilla mourn the loss of their brother-in-law, Phil Matthews</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with much sorrow that David Avilla and his wife, Kerry Avilla, share the loss of their brother-in-law, Phil Matthews, who passed away today of a heart attack.  He was 57 years old.  He leaves his wife of 27 years, Kerry&#8217;s sister, K’lyn Matthews. Those who knew him will miss him greatly. Phil Matthews, Pleasure Point leader, surfer, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=969&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- David Avilla and Kerry Avilla mourn the loss of their brother-in-law, Phil Matthews</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with much sorrow that David Avilla and his wife, Kerry Avilla, share the loss of their brother-in-law, Phil Matthews, who passed away today of a heart attack.  He was 57 years old.  He leaves his wife of 27 years, K&#8217;lyn Matthews. Those who knew him will miss him greatly.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=962&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- David Avilla has supported us in all ways and he knows the ropes&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://advocatefororphans.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/david-avilla-has-supported-us-in-all-ways-and-he-knows-the-ropes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear prospective adopting parents, The adoption process can be overwhelming, financially and emotionally. It is wise to work with someone who not only knows in great detail what is necessary from the US side and the foreign country, but is also sympathetic to the personal goals of couples wanting to grow their family. David Avilla [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=949&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Advocate for Orphans Reports:  Foreign adoptions by Americans hit 13-year low</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign adoptions by Americans hit 13-year low By DAVID CRARY (AP) – 2 hours ago  NEW YORK — The number of foreign children adopted by Americans plunged more than a quarter in the past year, reaching the lowest level since 1996 and leading adoption advocates to urge Congress to help reverse the trend&#8230; read more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=941&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Advocate for Orphans Reports:  Study Suggests Orphanages Are Not So Bad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Study Suggests Orphanages Are Not So Bad By DENISE GRADY Published: December 17, 2009 A new study challenges the widespread belief that orphans in poor countries fare best in family-style homes in the community and should be put into orphanages only as a last resort. On the contrary, the care at orphanages is often at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=936&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Advocate for Orphans Reports:  The Children of Zaporozhye Streets: Life Without The Childhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Children of Zaporozhye Streets: Life Without The Childhood by Svetlana Chumachenko &#8220;We all remember the question that the adults used to ask to us. “What do you want to be when you are an adult?” Looks like there is nothing more natural and widespread than dreaming of your future profession. All children dream. Do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=930&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>- Advocate for Orphans Reports:  Adopted For Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families &amp; Churches</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To read a review of the book &#8220;Adopted For Life:  The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches&#8221; by Russell Moore, click here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=advocatefororphans.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9882184&amp;post=924&amp;subd=advocatefororphans&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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