6th Fundraiser complete - His name is ...

Today's the day!

As of last night, enough money has been donated to buy the next letter, which is 'M'...

And the reason the last letter was so 'expensive' was because we figured we'd give you the rest of the letters after you got to the third...

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That's right, friends, I am so happy to finally tell you that his name is:

Samuel comes from the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard". We think "God has heard" is such an appropriate name for a boy waiting for his family and for a family waiting for their son - all of our prayers have been heard by God! It is a fantastic multicultural name, and a strong one.

And Samuel is his name-o!

Thank you to everyone who participated in this fundraiser! Your donations will help us to give Samuel a family and to bring him home! (And, a bit selfishly, I now can use his name in public! Woohoo! This has been difficult for me to keep a secret, so thank you for freeing me up to share!)