Tag Archives: Our Adoption Adventure
Ethiopia Photo Dump
By the time you read this, we’ll be on our way home, but here are some more photos from the trip. The relationships between adults and our kids amazes me all the time. They make friends everywhere we go. Choosing teams for a courtyard soccer game. Eyob is the founder of the ministry that runs […]
Day 8
We had the honor to say farewell for now to John’s grandma in person at her home today.
Day 7
This the second time we’ll leave this country without all of our kids. It doesn’t really get easier but Grace held up like a champ! The orphanage where John and Grace stayed threw an awesome farewell party today for John complete with prayer, food, singing, dancing, and gifts. Unfortunately I can’t share photos from it […]
Day 3
During the rainy season, kids go around singing songs to the backdrop of their washer-rigged sticks banging on the street. Traditionally, people give them small gifts or money.
Homecoming FAQs
It’s been a whirlwind of a 24 hours. We received a call yesterday morning that we needed to be in Ethiopia in time to appear in court Friday morning. That meant pushing our departure up by 3 days. We rushed around yesterday getting papers notarized, starting to pack, and gathering donations ministry friends. Because of […]
If you thought we were crazy before…
It all started when I noticed while reviewing referral paperwork that John had a cousin with whom he was raised and who was also relinquished at the same time. I immediately called our family coordinator and asked if we would ever be able to pursue her as well. The reaction was mixed. While our agency generally […]
Final Leg
The tickets are bought and Embassy appointments made. We leave to bring Kayla and John home on Saturday, August 18th! We had a generous donor offer a matching grant of $2000 to help us financially on this final leg of our journey. If you’d like to serve us in this way, you can donate here. […]