Ethiopian adoptees reunited at Rehoboth gathering
Adoptees stand together with their families and sponsors during the Yezelalem Minch Ethiopian orphanage reunion at Rehoboth's Fellowship Hall Saturday. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Cable Hoover

By Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola
Independent correspondent

REHOBOTH — Although more than 8,500 miles separate Rehoboth from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last week’s Yezelalem Minch Reunion linked the American and African communities through a shared bond of kids, parents, love, and commitment.

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