TB Test Results

The girls passed their TB test-yeah! So we are off to Africa. Just 3 more days until we leave and one week until we finally meet Hermela and Meron. We have lots to do still, but we are really excited!

Surprise Shower

Tonight a group of my friends threw a surprise shower for us. We are overwhelmed with gratitude for every one's generosity tonight and throughout this journey. We had one Christmas miracle after another a couple of weeks ago with family and friends and friends of family donating monetary gifts to us-just unbelievable. Literally, everyday during the week leading up to Christmas day, someone gave us money for our trip. Tonight was another unbelievable outpouring of God's love and the love of good friends. Our girls will definitely not be lacking in the fashion department. We can not express in words what every one's support has meant to us. We are truly blessed!

143 MILLION ORPHANS MINUS TWO THANKS TO YOU!!!

Travel Update

We've been given the opportunity to travel to the Mekele care center (our agency's other care center in an outlying area). We'll be able to bring care packages to and take pictures of the kids there for their parents that are waiting. We are so excited for this opportunity. This means that we'll be traveling 2 days earlier to accomadate this side trip. We'll still be in Addis by Sunday night and be able to meet our girls on Monday morning.

It was Christmas Eve in Ethiopia today and tomorrow is Christmas day, so no news on TB tests until Friday. Hopefully, Friday morning. Keep praying that all is well and for our upcoming trip and familiy transitions.

We're still working on the girls' room, but it is all coming together(we do have bed rails, they're just not up yet, and drawers-still being painted). Nick's dad built the beds from a picture we sent him and my dad and Nick have been working all week to get them painted. I love their sweet little room-can't wait to fill all those beds.