Adoption Update

So we left our babies (and our hearts) in Indiana yesterday.  Darin and I cried like babies when we drove away, and I cry every. single. time. I think of my babies.  Jonathan did not cry.  He said his eyes were just itchy as he rubbed them like crazy....  Owen told us to get back in the car and come with him.  Their grandma told me that they did great last night (no tears!!!) and woke up happy this morning, so that is a huge relief.

We will embark on our journey to Uganda...to our precious daughter...tomorrow afternoon, and should arrive around 10:30 pm in Entebbe on July 8th.  Our guide will meet us at the airport and take us to our "home" in Kampala, about an hour's drive.  Hopefully, we will get to meet Rose on Saturday morning!  We will also meet with the orphanage directors and our attorney, and receive guidance as to what our court hearing will entail.  Adoptions are not being processed quickly right now; most families are making two trips, and some court dates are being rescheduled once families arrive in Uganda.  This may not seem "fair" to Americans, but it is the norm in Uganda, so we plan to go with the flow.  Right now, we are scheduled to arrive back in the U.S. on July 27th, but have packed for longer, just in case we get to stay longer and make only one trip because the process moves more swiftly.

Please pray for our travel, our babies and their grandparents, Rose, and the court hearing.  Thank you all for supporting us on our journey to Rose.

Counting Down!

We are now in the single digits...nine days until we board a plane for Africa!  We are so grateful for our friends, colleagues, church family, and family members.  Our adoption would not be possible without so many following God's leading and supporting us prayerfully and financially.  Elizabeth Rose is very fortunate to have so many who love her already!

We Have a Court Date!

On June 1st we received the phone call that we have been waiting for...we have a court date!  We will be leaving for Uganda to meet our sweet baby girl in July.  At this time, we do not know when we will be coming home, or if we will be making one or two trips.  Please keep praying for our journey to our daughter!