As to be expected, the Internet has proved itself to not be reliable in Africa. Brent and Cindy have asked me (Kenton) to keep you all posted as he fills us in with descriptive 3 min phone conversations. Our first conversation was mostly explaining to me how to enter into this blog account.
1st call we received from Brent at 9:30AM Sun : "We arrived to Addis safely. We had good flights. We met our boys! It was SO AMAZING!! They had huge smiles and were very excited to see us. They are so cheerful. Tomorrow we will be meeting with the boys again at 10:00AM (1:00AM Monday our time). This time they will be coming with us to stay." Then the call cut out.
2nd call at 1:30PM Sun: "We have been having a great time here. Everything is very different. The people are great the weather is great. The place we are staying in is nice. Our room is on the 4th floor (top) with a view of the mountains. It has a double bed for us to sleep in, a single for Mesele, and we're getting a crib for Abinet. This morning I watched the sun rise! It was beautiful." Call cut out.
Our church family is praying for Brent, Cindy and the boys. We are all excited to hear and see more about what is happening each day. This is a time in all of their lives that will change them forever. Experiencing an extremely different culture is often life changing, and to take some of that culture home with you will be forever rewarding.
Brent and Cindy are very thankful for all your prayers. It has given them the strength and courage to get this far. They would appreciate your continued prayers as they first take the boys with them.
1st call we received from Brent at 9:30AM Sun : "We arrived to Addis safely. We had good flights. We met our boys! It was SO AMAZING!! They had huge smiles and were very excited to see us. They are so cheerful. Tomorrow we will be meeting with the boys again at 10:00AM (1:00AM Monday our time). This time they will be coming with us to stay." Then the call cut out.
2nd call at 1:30PM Sun: "We have been having a great time here. Everything is very different. The people are great the weather is great. The place we are staying in is nice. Our room is on the 4th floor (top) with a view of the mountains. It has a double bed for us to sleep in, a single for Mesele, and we're getting a crib for Abinet. This morning I watched the sun rise! It was beautiful." Call cut out.
Our church family is praying for Brent, Cindy and the boys. We are all excited to hear and see more about what is happening each day. This is a time in all of their lives that will change them forever. Experiencing an extremely different culture is often life changing, and to take some of that culture home with you will be forever rewarding.
Brent and Cindy are very thankful for all your prayers. It has given them the strength and courage to get this far. They would appreciate your continued prayers as they first take the boys with them.
6 comments:
We were so thankful to receive a phone call from Ed Klassen so we could know how things were going. So thanks Ed, and thankyou to Kenton as well, for keeping the blog updated for Brent and Cindy. It appears that all news is good so far, and we see that as an answer to the prayers of the many!
Roy
I talked to Mom again this morning and heard how it was going now that the boys are "yours" - I am so excited about the things they said and did!!!! I am thrilled that they are so happy and obedient and excited to be with you! God is so good, He has answered our prayers in ways that are nothing short of miracles!!! I love you guys and can't wait to see you again as a family!!
P.S. Take loads of pictures and video, when you get back I want to see every moment of your trip and feel like I was there ... I don't wanna miss a thing!!
Ok, proudest Auntie EVER right there...
I am so, SO thrilled for you guys. All these new little babies coming into our lives...it's your journey but I feel so blessed to know you. You remind me without words to be faithful, patient and courageous no matter what. Your dreams are coming true in such a big way...I cry every time I think about it. Blessings and safety for you.
I dito the above about taking lots of pics and video, also about you being such amazing examples of faith, patience and courage! Also, that I get all teary hearing about all that God has and is doing. Just wondering if per chance there's a couple there with you (Dina & Allan Clark) from Fort Vermillion, AB, as they are part of our CSSM missionary family and are also in Ethiopia adopting right now. It's so exciting that you have this opportunity to experience such a different culture.
Hey Kenton - good job on keeping up this blog for B&C, as you're definitely great at it with all the posts from your time around the world last year!
Take care,
Joy
I keep getting updates from Kelly and still get teary when I think of the paperwork still being lost only 7 days ago. And now all of you are together. Praise God for He is good. We are so excited for you. We continue to pray that the bonding will be seamless and that God will continue to shower miracle upon miracle and blessing upon blessing for all of you. Emily said that she thinks that it is neat that you got to be "four family" (family of 4)right away. Congratulations!
DeAnne
Post a Comment