Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Two tickets to paradise...er, Africa

That's right, we're FINALLY going to Ethiopia to meet our sweet boys! We got our phone call today, telling us that we have a court date scheduled for February 26th...only 20 days from now!

I can't believe we're in the trip planning process of this journey, but SO thankful that we are! We don't have many details about our trip yet, as we still have to have a phone conference with our agency later this week, but our suitcases will soon be packed and we'll be itching to board the plane. Not looking forward to the 13+ hr flight, but totally looking forward to the handsome little faces we'll meet when we get there!

Another family from our agency is there right now and emailed me earlier today that they were able to take some pictures of our boys for us! Unfortunately they haven't been able to email them to me yet (Internet connections aren't consistent or reliable there...it's like they're in a 3rd world country or something!), but the photos will do this momma's heart some good the moment they land in my inbox. I'm so anxious to see how they've grown in the past few months. These precious pictures will have to hold me over until I can lay my eyes on them in person. Wow. We're finally getting to meet our babies...not just in prayers, not just in daydreams, but for real. 20 days cannot come fast enough!

More details to come later, right now I'm going to get our suitcases out of the closet, I might even start packing! :)

9 comments:

  1. Praying for a safe trip for you!

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  2. Yippy ! So Happy for the both of you. It's been such a long journey waiting for this moment!! Great news !
    Love You !
    Sharon and Family

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    1. Nana and Opa are so thankful and praising God for many things. Obviously this news brings so much joy to our hearts. Erin and JT, we are so thankful for the two of you and watching you live out your dependence and trust in God through this adoption process. We love you both and continue to pray each day for you and our grandsons.

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  3. That is so amazing!!!!! I'm so excited I want to go with you!!

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  4. Laurel and I are VERY excited to hear this news! Praise God! We'll continue to uphold yo in prayer!

    ~Pastor Steve

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  5. Praise God! We will continue to pray for safety and praise God with you! Can't wait to see photos of your family.

    God Bless,

    Amanda & Sandor

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  6. WOW!! So exciting! We will be praying for you! (We are waiting for our court date for our 3 kids from Ethiopia, so it's great to hear that things are moving!)

    Looking forward to hearing more updates as things progress!
    Blessings!!!

    Friends in PA

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    1. I'll be praying that you receive your court date soon...trust me, this phone call is AMAZING to receive (obviously not quite as huge as the referral, but a VERY close 2nd!)

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