we ate breakfast.
finished packing.
my stomach was in KNOTS.
at 10 am he called and said we could come get the passport.
didn't really believe it (if you've been there, you understand that) until pat walked back out of the passport office WITH it in his hand.
the smile on his face was priceless!!!!
dropped pat off at the US embassy to finish levi's paperwork and the driver took the rest of us to Bourbon Coffee to grab lunch before we went to the airport
took off from Kigali International Airport at 3:15 pm.
i was glad to make it out of there..WITH pat and levi.
but it was quite emotional to leave with lincoln and levi...to take them from their "home"
arrived in ethiopia at 7:45 pm
got to the guest house at 10 pm and tried to find what we needed to go to bed!
whew! we made it!!!
9 comments:
LOVE the picture of Bailey and Lincoln!
Yay! You guys all look so happy! ...and healthy. :-) I felt the same way as we were leaving Korea with Sora...emotional that I was taking her away from the only home she had known as well as her culture among other things. It was also pretty surreal to be there again (just for a layover) only 6 months later when we were moving to Thailand. I pray that one day you will all be able to return there!
Yeah!
yea and praise the lord...
glad got away and on way home.....
try and rest know you well be home soon....
prayers every day.....
Courtney,
Because of our Swazi trip, I haven't been able to keep up with your time in Rwanda. I just read all your posts and caught up. I want you to know I TOTALLY understand the emotions you are experiencing. There is so much joy intertwined with so much pain and fear in this process. Just reading your posts brings back all the emotions that I went through. My heart aches for you.
2 years after the fact, I can honestly say that although I don't know why all that happened went the way it did, I can see God's Hand in it ALL. It is a spiritual battle like no other. God is ultimately victorious. All of these events are part of Levi's and Lincoln's stories. Someday, I pray that our children will be able to hear the story and see the battle we fought for them. They are Chosen and Loved!!
I am here if you ever need to talk. I know how you are feeling. I can promise you that it does get easier. Email me if you want to communicate clappfam@comcast.net.
Love,
Laura
been praying for you throughout this whole process and so excited for you.... you are the PERFECT, CHOSEN mother for ALL 6 of your kids. God is perfect and doesn't make mistakes....
hugs and love julie
Man, every single time you post pictures I just tear up like no other! :) Love it!!
Wow...i am exhausted just reading your blog. i know you are so excited, tired, worried, among a thousand other emotions. love you, praying for you. every day is a day closer to coming home.
i'm loving these pictures of ALL of you together - the chaos that all of you must bring when you arrive at an airport with 7 of you, two little boys that seem to be going with the flow quite well - and all those backpacks!! :) LOVING these pictures! And your picture with levi with your HAPPY face on - LOVE it!
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