Maya's Documents

Right after Christmas, we received Maya's documents. These are the official documents that discuss the circumstances of Maya's abandonment and detail the due diligence conducted on the part of Vietnam.

There was a very small photocopied photo showing her wrapped in a towel. But it was clear it was her. I think my heart stopped for a moment.

She was approximately 5 days old when abandoned at the gate of the Vung Tau 3 orphanage.She was discovered by Mr. Le Kim Duc of the orphanage on April 16, 2009. In his report, he described her as follows: "Female, with pink skin, black hair, high forehead, double eyelids, high nose, large mouth, weighs 3.1 kg, health normal, estimated to be 5 days old. When found she was wearing a red woollen hat, a white shirt, and was wrapped in a used green towel"

(Now that description doesn't do her justice. Those that have seen her pictures know she is a cutie!)

The rest of the documents showed that announcements had been sent out to the community via radio and television to see if there were relatives willing to raise her. The first announcement was dated April 20, 2009. We also have a copy of her birth certificate.