Sunday, September 25, 2011

Keep on praying...

We received a little update in the last few days. We got an email from the US Embassy in Ethiopia saying they needed more documents and also a birth parent interview. This was all expected. The US Embassy continues to be somewhat frustrating in all this. Ethiopia has cleared her as an orphan and already interviewed everyone but the US thinks it should do all the work again. Therefore, this part of the process is taking SO much longer than it used to.

All this waiting is trying my patience BIG time. Scott seems to roll with the punches pretty well...shocker, I know. During this idle time my mind runs wild with what could possibly happen to go wrong. The optimist I am makes me scared! Good thing our sermon was on fear today!

Please continue to pray for our family, Hadi's birth family and sweet Hadi. Pray for quick interview dates and all the additional paperwork to get their in a timely matter. Our agency has been wonderful through all of this. We trust them and we trust the One who is in control. We will keep you updated.

In Him,

Saturday, September 10, 2011

New pic of Hadi


First of all...NO...we haven't heard anything yet. The US Embassy is being very frustrating! We only hear this from our agency and other families in our group. We continue to pray the process through Embassy happens quickly.

Meanwhile, we received a new pic of Hadi. The clarity isn't great but I thought it was hilarious that she was wearing a tiara, her clothes are 3 sizes too small and she was standing...YES, standing! Oh my, I think I need to childproof better in case she is walking by the time we get her. Eventhough the picture isn't great, you can see where she is living behind her. Just recently they pulled out all the carpet. Who knows what was in it but currently, there is cement floor in the baby room. Not a good time to learn how to walk and crawl! Oh well, she still looks like a princess, especially with the tiara on her head.

We covet your prayers for our family and all the other families trying to get their babies home. Thanks again!