Homeward Bound!!!!!

We are officially in the final hours of our time in Ethiopia.  After some shopping this morning @ an outdoor market, a jaunt to the nearest "Mega Book Shop" (that was 40ft x 15ft) to buy a couple of kids books, and a lunch that was"iffy" in the eating department we are almost packed and ready to go...more than ready to go!!!  We figured we'll give Levi a bath and put him in his pj's for the flight home, so he'll be nice and comfy.  We're telling him he's going home to meet his brothers...I know he doesn't understand, but oh well.

 

Please pray for our safety home...and that we have no delays.  We are pretty tightly scheduled with our connections, so pray that all of our flights are timely.  One of the reason for the longer flight home, is the airlines told us we will be flying into the headwind, so that will add an additional 2 hours to our flight...yuck.  So, we'd appreciate your prayers.

 

I'm going to leave you with a couple of pics...and a Scripture that I feel God has given me for parenting Levi...Psalm 32:8 "The Lord says, 'I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.  I will advise you and watch over you.'"  We are trusting that God will give us advice for parenting and adjusting and He will watch over our family.

 

Thanks for following us halfway across the world!!  Can't wait for you to meet Levi!

Mandy

 

pic #1 Washing our hands after a traditional Ethiopian meal

pic #2 Sleeping quarters for on duty guards--the police are off duty @ midnight

pic #3 Mandy with a group of older kids at the orphanage

pic #4 Very common to see sheep/goats being herded down the streets--BTW, Levi is afraid of any moving animal (especially cats)

pic #5 Paul, Mandy, Levi, and his nanny the day we met him