Welcome home X 2

2 special families in our life brought their children home from Ethiopia in May and it is such a joy to hear the God stories surrounding their adoptions and to see and hear the stories of how the kids are now thriving.



Above you can see all the little cousins after a swim on Mother's day. Biruk, on the far right, is their new 5, almost 6 yr old.






















My friend Andrea also brought her 2 newest kids home, Misrak in the pink and Micah, the little guy in daddy's arms. We have been friends since starting our failed adoption in Zambia, then we both adopted our kids from Ethiopia in 2008 and went through that process together. Her little Micah sounds like a long lost twin of Jeremiah. Their personalities, actions and size are just identical. I even think they look similar, except that Micah is lighter and older. I am so thankful and amazed by this family who has taken on 4 young children with special medical needs, even though they are caring for their adult daughter and their other daughter is off to college. So many people in this stage of life have excuses and are looking forward to some peace and quiet and being "empty nesters". I thank God for families like this that are willing to start over again and trade in the "easier" life, for the more "tiring", but far more rewarding life of following Christ's heart when it is less convenient and much more costly.