TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!! In a few short hours we will board one of many planes :-) that will take us to Ethiopia....and to our sweet children. We arrive in ET late Saturday night and will head to Hannah's Hope on Sunday. Sunday will be a BIG day...as little man and baby girl will come into our care, leaving the people who have loved and cared for them during the most difficult time of their little lives. We, of course, are beyond excited to finally have them in our arms. This seems to be the way of adoption: loss woven together with great joy. It is also the way of our Redeemer...taking what is lost and filled with sorrow, breathing in His goodness to create beauty~a wonderous beauty that reflects who He is. Oh how our hearts long for little man and baby girl, to one day reflect on their lives and see His beauty.

We would appreciate your prayers as we bring our sweet children HOME!!! If you would be so kind as to pray for the following:

Smooth, safe travels, good healthy and good sleep while we are gone. (these go a long way in managing the chaos that will ensue)

That our hearts would be filled with peace as our family is apart. (I am so ready to have my family all together under one roof)

That the Lord will continue to bring healing to Wynter's bone infection. Neither she nor I want her to have any issues arrise while we are gone.

Monday morning is our appointment with the US Embassy~ as you go to bed Sunday night, pray that this is appointment is quick and seamless.

For communication with little man and baby girl. We have all been trying to learn some Amharic ~you could pray that what we attempt to say in Amharic will actually sound Amharic! (yes, I know..I'm asking for a miracle!)

That the Lord would fill little man and baby girl with peace..that even now, He would be speaking words of truth and peace into their hearts. That they would feel safe and comfortable with us. That they would see Jesus in us.

That the Lord would give us wisdom as we shepherd these two little hearts through the grieving process of leaving Hannah's Hope, their friends and their mother land.

We appreciate you covering this journey in your prayers.

 

May God be glorified~