WE HAVE NEWS FROM AFRICA!

Proverbs 25:25

Like cold water to a weary soul

is good news from a distant land.

Hello to Joy's blog followers. This is Jeanette, her sister. :) Before she left I asked her if she wanted to give me her blog info in case she had trouble blogging from Ethiopia...I'm glad I did! :)

While we were at church this morning, we received our first update email from Joy, Javi, and Janae. Apparently phone calls are extremely expensive and their internet is "crazy" (her words)...so she most likely won't be able to blog or call, but hopefully we'll get 1-2 more email updates.

I'll do this post bullet-style so I can get as much info to you -cuz I know y'all are dying to know! :) Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures to share..we'll just have to wait until they get home.

*They are obviously there -arrived safely and doing well.

*The guest house they are staying in is nice -modest and very clean with "amazing food and service". :)

*They have met the boys and are in love with them. :) (for those not familiar with the ET adoption process, apparently you don't get full custody of the children until right before your Embassy appointment so until then, you get to go visit and interact with your child/children, but not take them back to your hotel.)

*Their Embassy Appointment is Monday so they should have full custody of the boys after that.

*Jeremiah's skin rash on his face is still pretty bad.

*Both boys are covered in scabbed over chicken pox.

*Jeremiah has pink eye.

*Jeremiah is teething 2 teeth and smiling and even babbled "dadada"

*Josiah is pushing them away a bit (which is completely normal) but they have caught him smiling but trying not to show them he is smiling. :) They've even heard a few giggles from him.

*Josiah is walking, but has no teeth.

*Janae is so good with the boys (like there was any doubt?!) and just loves them to pieces.

That is all the information I have to give. I promise that if we get another email, I will post about it ASAP.

Prayer Requests:

these are from me -not from Joy. :) hope she doesn't mind!

*please pray for Jeremiah's skin rash and pink eye to clear up quickly

*please pray that both boys heal quickly from their chicken pox

*please pray for appropriate bonding and attaching for both boys.

*please continue to pray for Joy, Javi, and Janae's health and safety -that they don't get chicken pox or pink eye!

*please pray for the 4 kids still here at home. The littlest, Joanna, is showing signs of missing mommy, daddy and big sister already.

*please pray for the whole family as they are apart for another 6 days..and for God to prepare all 9 of them to come together as one big family.