During our time of wait, we have and always will, be praying for Cynthia. Kenna's birth mother. Last night I did more research on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. This is where Cynthia lives and if the Tribe denies Cynthias request for adoption, this is where Kenna will be taken to.
I had tears coming down my face learning about the living conditons of this reservation. The items I'm posting below come from the Chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. It was written in April of 2007 as he was requesting more funding from the government to assist with No Child Left Behind.
Here are some of the living conditions on this reservation from his perspective:
As you know, our Indian children struggle due to the staggering poverty and unemployment on the Reservation. This poverty leaves no part of life untouched. Our children cannot do well in school if they have no home, insufficient food, few supplies, inadequate transportation, poor medical care, unsafe communities, or broken families. The situation only seems to get worse.
The total population is 13,299 members. While we have worked hard to develop our Reservation economy, 76% of our Reservation population is unemployed compared to the national unemployment rate of 4.4% and the state of Arizona rate of 3.9%. We suffer from a poverty level of 77%. The communities on the Reservation are rural and isolated. This creates many basic needs for our students because of the lack of housing, overcrowded housing, poor nutrition, lack of school supplies, lack of opportunities, and public safety risks due to violent crime, domestic abuse, drug use, and gang violence. For example, in 2004, 64 babies out of 256 were born to San Carlos Apache tribal members addicted to meth, and 24-25% of pregnant women at San Carlos tested positive for meth. In 2005, the number of babies born addicted to meth was even higher. About 50% of all newborns at San Carlos test positive for alcohol or drugs. In 2004, there were 101 suicide attempts on the Reservation. The age range was 15 to 54 years old with 50 individuals being females and 51 being males. Of the 101 suicide attempts, two resulted in death.
Thank you for praying for us and our adoption of precious Kenna. We would also like to request that you pray for Cynthia and the Apache Tribe.
A HUGE thank you to everyone for your prayers and donations! We had over 20 family and friends donate to our sale and as you can see from the first picture our garage was PACKED! Our adoption fundraising has amounted to $2725!!!!! We have a few more 
possible sales in the works! Kayla and Bradon had a lemonade sale and I must say they were EXCELLENT sellers!! We enjoyed seeing how God worked this weekend. We were able to meet MANY people and share our journey with them. We also had the opportunity to tell them how GOD has 
blessed us and has guided us through this entire process! We met many who are now joining you as our prayer warriors and we are so greatful for you all!!! 
