Adoptive family searching for Ethiopian family. Boy named Million was born in 2003. He became lost in Addis Ababa at age 5 and entered a care home in 2008. He spoke Oromo at that time and was the only child of a family that kept animals. He was adopted to the USA at age 11 in 2014 through Bethany Christian Services. Million has an identifying scar.
Submitted by Adoptive Parent
Child’s Information
Gender of Child Boy
Year of child’s birth 2003
Ethiopian birth name of child Million Tekele
Age of child at adoption 11 years
Year child was adopted 2014
Give information about child’s Ethiopian family, if known. Father was a farmer. He owned a few animals. Mother worked outside of the home in the evenings. He was an only child at the age of 5. His family spoke Oromo at home.
Relinquishment or Abandonment Information
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 5 years
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 2008
Region of origin Addis Ababa Region
City/town of origin Addis Ababa
Give information about how the child became available for adoption Million’s mother asked him if he wanted to go to the store. He initially said no but then decided to follow her. He got lost in the Lafto area of Addis. He remember walking across a large bridge that cars were driving on and underneath.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed IN ETHIOPIA Bethany Christian Services (USA)
Adoption agency workers with titles if known Meselu Fantahun
Adoptive Country USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Kebebe Tsehay
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center used in the adoption Bete Saida
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Additional information that could be useful to the case He remembers some kids at Kebebe Tsehay saying that his mother came to the center and talked to the director while he was at school. He doesn’t know if this was true.
