We are in Africa

After tearfully saying good-bye to our children, we left Springfield yesterday morning and have finally arrived at our hotel. It took us two hours in the Ethiopian airport to get our Visas, get our luggage, and pass through customs. We are ready for showers and a good night of rest. It is such a strange feeling to stick out like a sore thumb…to not understand what people are saying…to be the minority. This is definitely out of our comfort zones. We do have a few praises. On our flight from Chicago to D.C. we sat by three Ethiopian brothers who graciously gave us a crash course in Amharic so that we could better communicate with Silas. I was so excited. God is so good like that. So, here’s a few for you. Tony is Silas’ a-baa-t (dad), and I am Silas’ en knot (mom). Maybe we’ll get to use some of this on him before the week is out.When we arrived in D.C., still praising the Lord for our new friends, we met several other adoptive families-some from our agency and some not. We were able to eat dinner with them and just relax a bit before our long haul. What a blessing to not be walking this road alone!

Cale and Mya, we miss you tons already!! We have already placed our family picture by our bed-one that Laslee gave us at the airport. Thank you for that small gift. It brings much comfort.