It's finally here!!! Today we leave for EE to start the in country process of adopting Julia and Aaron. How we can't wait to meet them : ) Our SDA appt. is Tuesday, March 15. After which, we will take an overnight train ride to the region where the orphanage is and hopefully meet them on the 16th!!
Today, we are leaving around noon for the airport. Our good friends, Aimee and Roger, will be bring us. Our flight is 5:50pm out of Dulles. I am not very fond of flying, in fact, it always causes me a good amount of anxiety. Steve and I are traveling with Steve's mom and our 22 month old son, Evan. We have horrible seats on this 747....right smack in the middle of the 5 seats across the middle of the plane, 2 in front, 2 in back. Hopefully, someone will be kind enough to switch seats around so at least we can have 3 seats in a row with Evan between Steve and I. Please pray that this happens.
We are pretty much packed and just tying up loose ends and spending time with our three oldest that we are leaving behind. My mother is coming down on the train on Sunday to stay with them. For tonight, Steve's dad will stay overnight with them, get them to church in the morning, and pick my mom up from the train station tomorrow at 4pm.
Well, that's the update for now.....our return flight is scheduled for April 7, but if we get a court date earlier than this, we can change it and come home earlier. Thank you everyone for all of your love, encouragement and support. Please continue to pray for this leg of the adoption process, that everything goes smoothly and in God's good time! We will update shortly after we arrive.....
Hope you have a safe journey to your blessed destination!!
ReplyDeleteI could not be any more excited for you! I have been a lurker here for a while but I have been praying right along with everyone else for you! Have a safe trip and keep us updated!!
ReplyDeleteSo happy this day has finally come! Hope you have the best trip possible. God be with you!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you!! You have My continued prayers! If my experience with CP can help you at all please feel free to let me know!
ReplyDeleteGod Bless you!
Melissa Melvin
YAY!!!!!!!! I am so excited for you guys!!!! I can not wait for the day when you come back with these precious children, and can get a picture of the family together!!!! God's blessings on you!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a safe trip! :)
ReplyDeleteyippeeeeeeeee!!!!! Travel safely friends. You'll be there before you know it.
ReplyDeleteHang tight sweet babies, mommy and daddy are almost there :)
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for this unfolding miracle. We are sooooooo thankful.
So excited for you, and for those two little ones! Safe travels!
ReplyDeleteSo, so, so, excited for you!!! Ahhh, to have your arms around those precious little ones!!!! Praying for safe travels, smooth meeting and a seat change! ;)
ReplyDeleteI will be praying for you! I know oof 2 other families also traveling to Ukraine this week for their SDA dates - I hope you meet them along the way! One is an "empty nester" couple going for older children, one is a young couple adopting their first (and maybe second) child. :)
ReplyDeleteGod bless you on your long awaited journey!
Yeah!!! Can't wait for you to get those babies in your arms!
ReplyDeletePraying over your trip, and all of your kids. Safe travels, and can't wait to see pictures of Aaron and Julia!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful trip! We are praying for you :)! As far as the seats - when checking in, ASK to have seats together. We've had the same scenario several times when flying overseas, and it was never a problem to end up sitting all together (row of 4-5). Asking is worth a try!
ReplyDeleteHave a safe trip!! Please keep us updated on your progress.
ReplyDeleteYay! We will likely be in the Capital around the time you're flying home, so maybe we'll cross paths! Blessings as you go!
ReplyDeleteYippee! Can not wait to see those sweet babies in your arms! Please update as often as possible :D
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful and exciting! Cant wait to see pictures of your new son and daughter!!
ReplyDeletePraying for safe travel and that all goes very well!!!
ReplyDeleteWill be praying for you, especially interested in how things go with your 22 month old as we will ge bringing our 2 yo with us when we (hopefully) get our little guy this summer from EE!
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