We're Home!

God is so faithful! Dave and I have felt the hand of God over every detail of our adoption of Hanna. We arrived on time Thursday afternoon and were greeted by beautiful signs welcoming Hanna to our family. The kids are absolutely charmed by her and she has been enjoying their enthusiasm over her!

Hanna is full of curiosity and full of smiles for everything new she encounters! What a joy it was to experience her first ride on an escalator and escalator! Hand dryers and auto flush toilets caused wide-eyed laughter! The aiplane ride was very traumatic for her and she would "check out" by going to sleep. She has been through so much and Dave and I are in awe of her strength.

Hanna already loves the Lord and it has been fun listening to her read her little Bible in Amharic. She loves to pray and look at pictures of the Bible stories she knows. What a blessing to be able to pray with her when we needed strenth for the airplane landings and take-offs.

THANK YOU to all our friends and family who have prayed for us and supported our children and Laura's parents while we were gone. We cannot put into words how important your prayers and support have been. We will update soon with more details from the trip but for now we are "nesting" with our new "little" family of seven!

"Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name"