We received word yesterday that all of the immigration paperwork for Luke is in hand. We booked our flights right away. We will be leaving this Saturday and bringing our son home next Wednesday!!! :) YAY!!!!!! Can't believe this day has finally arrived. It's been quite the fight, but we are thankful for so many answered prayers!
I want to ask you to keep praying for several things...
Safety for our travels. There is still a travel warning for Ethiopia.
Preparation for Luke's heart and mind for this huge transition. I am dreading having to take him away from his current home and orphanage family. I know it's for his greater good, but I just can't imagine how hard it's going to be for him initially.
Help for Dave as he prepares to leave work for a little while. It's difficult timing for him.
Help for Ben who will be staying home. Thankfully we have so many willing family members to take care of him including my parents who are flying to CO on Saturday.
Stamina for us during our travel days. We leave Saturday morning for D.C. and plan to spend the night in a hotel to get at least a few hours of sleep before the 13-hour flight to Addis, leaving Sunday morning. We will arrive in Ethiopia Monday morning local time 7:15 am. Most likely we will have to drive directly from the airport to Luke's orphanage to pick him up. Then we will bring him to the U.S. Embassy to complete his visa application. We will spend Monday night in a hotel and hope to pick up his visa Tuesday. Our flight back home leaves Tuesday night at 10:45 pm which brings us to our next (and probably biggest) prayer request...
The 30+ hours of travel with a 2 1/2 year old boy who doesn't speak English and is probably going to feel like he's being kidnapped! We are trusting for supernatural help with this one!!
We're grateful for your prayers!!!
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Will be praying!
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