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We are so thankful to be able to announce that this morning we were finally approved and are officially the proud parents of our new twin boys, Joshua Emanuel and Josiah Abenezer. Jessica screamed with joy when we told her and Christopher was really excited that, finally, his brothers are a for sure deal.
God has blessed us in this process in so many ways and we are so grateful for all of your prayers and words of encouragement. Walking through a journey like this with your friends and family close by, definitely makes the setbacks easier to handle.
We don’t have an Embassy appointment date yet, but we’ve booked our flights departing June 27th and returning July 23rd. Yes, we will be in Ethiopia for almost a full month. It just turned out that we couldn’t get the flights to fit our plans exactly, so we know that God must have some wonderful things in store for our extended stay. We already know that we will now have more time to see the country. We are also hoping that we can spend more time in the orphanage, just loving on the other children there and supporting the staff in some way. Jessica is very much hoping for the opportunity to help out in a mission hospital that a friend of ours works in. We’ll also make an overnight trip to the village where the twins are from.
God has sustained us through the long wait and we praise Him for His faithfulness. “My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek.” Psalm 27:8
God has blessed us in this process in so many ways and we are so grateful for all of your prayers and words of encouragement. Walking through a journey like this with your friends and family close by, definitely makes the setbacks easier to handle.
We don’t have an Embassy appointment date yet, but we’ve booked our flights departing June 27th and returning July 23rd. Yes, we will be in Ethiopia for almost a full month. It just turned out that we couldn’t get the flights to fit our plans exactly, so we know that God must have some wonderful things in store for our extended stay. We already know that we will now have more time to see the country. We are also hoping that we can spend more time in the orphanage, just loving on the other children there and supporting the staff in some way. Jessica is very much hoping for the opportunity to help out in a mission hospital that a friend of ours works in. We’ll also make an overnight trip to the village where the twins are from.
God has sustained us through the long wait and we praise Him for His faithfulness. “My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD, I will seek.” Psalm 27:8
“I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.Wait for the Lord; be strong, and take heart, and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:13-14
As we celebrate this precious day, we leave you with this: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
Praising Him,
Heather
As we celebrate this precious day, we leave you with this: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
Praising Him,
Heather
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