Tag Archives: Embassy

Homecoming
Hi all – We are still here, just in the fog of transition. We’ll emerge soon! In case you missed the incredible post from JenView full post »

Thursday March 22nd, the final hours
Today is the day we start the long journey home – we are so excited to get back to our Asher and our beds and our showers! Today isView full post »

March 20th, Addis Ababa
We have been on the go all day today, and it has been really great. To start, I actually slept more than 3 hours last night so that wasView full post »

March 19th, US Embassy
Hi – Our interview at the Embassy was this morning and it went really well. Simple, to the point, and after months of red tape, thereView full post »

Sunday March 18th, Addis Ababa
Hi – Thank you all for your prayers. Rob and I are both feeling much better. We had some antibiotics with us from the travel clinicView full post »

Addis Ababa, Thursday 9pm
We made it! It is a pretty brutal trek, but Emma did remarkably well all things considered. She finally allowed herself to be still longView full post »

Amsterdam, 6:30a Thursday
Flight two, check. Melatonin, check. Sleep? Not so much. Emmers is still conscious, yet to sleep a wink. Those who know her are laughing-View full post »

Beautifully Welcomed Chaos
Hi! So sorry we haven’t had a chance to update you all via the blog since we were cleared to travel. It has been non-stop to getView full post »

Like a Child
The video below is what happens when you (and all your friends) have been praying and waiting SO patiently for your baby sister to comeView full post »

C-L-E-A-R-E-D!!!
Just moments ago we received the email we have waited and cried and prayed and beat chests for, for 102 days. WE HAVE CLEARED!!!!!!!!! BabyView full post »

Arrived in Kenya
Friends, at 1:52am we received an email from USCIS in Nairobi, Kenya confirming our file had been received from Addis. Never did we imagineView full post »

Line by Line
Several weeks ago now, Rob and I both independently began to walk away from our times of prayer with an understanding that this journey isView full post »