we flew 12 1/2 hours to ethiopia. the kids slept for awhile. the
adults slept maybe an hour each. yikes! you just go into "stupid" mode
- you can't even DO anything except stare ahead and want it to be
over. we survived though!
ethiopia airport is...interesting! small. smelly. wow. 3 hour layover there.
got on a SMALL plane to rwanda. and, surprise! landed in uganda! we
were FREAKING out. but, apparently, it was just a stop on the way??
africa....
the second we touched down i lost it. we were here. the land i've
dreamed of for YEARS. i wondered how i'd really feel. and, it was a
deep love and appreciation, just like i imagined.
arrived right on time. peter picked us up with a crew to help with all
our luggage. within an hour we were checked into the hotel, and left
hannah with the kids and peter took pat and i to start the process! it
was a whirlwind! we went to the ministry. got some paperwork we needed
(we think we got what we needed) then (surprise!) stopped by the
orphanage (!!) i was freaking out! but, peter said we just needed the
nuns to sign something. were able to shake their sweet hands and smile
at SO many sweet kids on the streets. i love rwanda. i just do.
stopped and exchanged our money. went to a store and bought bottled water.
got back to the hotel, unpacked everything. ordered pizza for dinner.
and are headed to bed SOON!
tomorrow we WILL meet our boys!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't even believe it!
today was amazing. everything went so smoothly, was so calm,
everyone's stomach's were well. SO many answers to prayer!!!!
thank you!!!!
internet connection is awful. REALLY hoping to try to post some pics
tomorrow. for now, i NEED some sleep!
25 comments:
sleep well precious friend of mine. i can only imagine how it felt to finally BE on that ground there! Praying you sleep long and hard and uninterrupted until morning. praying that tomorrow is an amazing, excited, and PEACE-FILLED day as you meet these two boys that God has chosen to put in your family!!! Love you!
Praying!! Mostly for sleep, health and peace!! So excited! (and selfishly excited that we get updates!) love, stacie e.
I've said so many little prayers in the last 24 hours. Thinking of you so much!!
Sounds weird, but some of us had luck sitting on the stairs or on our balcony to get the internet to work! So glad you are there!
Praise God for your safe travel! I will be praying for restful sleep for everyone and a joyful day tomorrow. I am so excited for you!
SO excited to read this post! Praying for the smoothness to continue and for strength for each of you.
So glad to hear from you and that things are going well! Can't wait for the next update and pictures as you are able!!
YAY! So glad you are safe and sound. Can't wait to read more!
So glad to hear you got there and things are going well! Thinking of you and praying for you!
oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!
repeat.
hooray! been praying for you all day. so excited that you get to meet your boys tomorrow!
Can't even tell you how excited I was to read an update! Thanks for taking the time to let us all know how it's going!!!
Praying for you guys!!! So excited!!!
I know you can't wait until tomorrow, but just think of how God must feel about it too. This was HIS plan from the start. HE knew these boys would belong to you and Pat from the moment they were conceived. HIS fingerprints are all over it and I know that HE desperately wants those little boys to have an earthly Father who will give them a little glimpse of HIS love for them.
Oh, Wow!! We are SO EXCITED for you all! Just heard yesterday that you were going and so excited to see you can update your blog. We're praying for you and just hope you have an incredible time meeting your sons tomorrow!! Love, Mark and Karen, Hannah, Ellie and Zach
LOVED your post Courtney! So good to hear how you all are doing. I know it was an adventure in itself just GETTING to Rwanda! So.....while we are sleeping this night....you will be meeting your precious Lincoln and Levi! We are SO happy. Praying and loving you all. Hugs all around. :) Love,
Mom
praise the lord!!!!!!
so happy!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet!
I was trying to read this post to Alan (he had to pause the Stanley Cup!) and I was good up until you landed in Rwanda and then I just started balling and kept reading through sobs of JOY.
Praise Jesus that everyone's stomachs are well--I am so thankful!
I was so excited to see this update! I can't stop thinking about y'all! Praying all will continue to go smoothly as it already has! can't wait to hear about you meeting your boys! Thank you for updating!!!
that was not the whole ethiopian airport... we were a little shocked too but on the return you will see the rest, there is much more to it!
can't wait to see pics of the boys.
hopes all goes well!
=) i'm fall over tired right now, but in my head i'm emphatic and all day i've been crying as i've thought about what you're doing...enjoy tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!
ps i'm pretty sure you're meeting your boys in 3 hours.
wow.
can't wait to hear about it tomorrow.
PRAISE GOD, thank you Lord!
AWESOME! So glad you are all there and it went as smoothly as it did. Prayers continue for the big meeting!!
Thinking of you with the boys right now....Wow!
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