HOME SWEET HOME (for 1 more night)

Ontoto Mountain view with a "hat salesman" :)

Phew, we made it.  What a joy it was to get home today.  17 hours on a plane starting at 10 pm last night with a 4 hour layover in Washington DC before finally taking off to come home.  We are seriously feeling the time difference and the malaise of travel and can't even imagine thinking about all the stuff that needs done to be moved out of our house tomorrow, but we know our awesome God will carry us through.  The season of blessing; meeting Makeda and now moving to our new house on Friday is one God has ordained and what He establishes He carries through to completion.  We have not heard the final word that the judge did receive the MOWA letter and that Makeda's file is complete.  I believe the many prayers that were lifted up on our behalf allowed us to hear before we left Ethiopia that at least the letter had been generated.  Communication between the agency stateside and Ethiopia is often slow.  When we do hear we will finally be able to share a picture of her.  Once her adoption is court approved, Makeda will be moved to a transitional home in Addis Ababa within a few weeks.  She will stay there a couple of months until her birth certificate can be generated and all her paperwork for her visa made complete.  We will then be given an Embassy date to go back to Ethiopia to get her :)  (usually a 2-3 month process).  So grateful you have joined your hearts with ours in praying Makeda home.  Thank you so much!