Happy.

About two years ago I heard this documentary on the radio about this family from Liberia who had immigrated to Canada with only half their kids. For some reason they thought immigration would only let in five person families. So they left behind 3 or 4 of their kids hoping to bring them over just after they got to Canada. But when they got here and applied to have the rest of their children brought over, immigration denied their application. Meanwhile their kids were living bythemselves in a refugee camp without anyone to look after them. I think the ages of their kids were something like 8,10, 14, 15. When they finally got a chance to talk to their kids after months and months, it turned out their 14 year old daughter had been raped and was pregnant and she was shamed and embarrassed and all the other kids were scared as well. Still immmigration said no. They were using the documentary as a plea for help from anyone who could help them. I have heard updates over the past couple years, they were fundraising for DNA testing to prove those were their kids, learning english, finding jobs, etc. That's the history.

This morning I woke up to hear (on the radio) their reunion with their children who were finally let into Canada last friday. They welcomed home their older children and new 2 yr old grandbaby with tears and words of praise and thanks. It made me so happy.