Our hosts took the day with us and we travelled about 2 hours west of Addis Ababa to a town called Walisso. There was a beautiful resort there with a pool that was fed by warm springs. It was great to be outside and enjoying the lush, green resort. Ryan and I both said that we could feel ourselves relaxing as we drove away from Addis Ababa. While we live in a fairly large American, it is nothing compared to this city and all the of things that we witness while traveling around it.
Ellie and Hannah, here is a picture of a monkey for you:
Here are a couple of pictures or our hosts, Nesibyu and Burtikan, and our families and of course, one with Daddy playing with his little girl:
Our latest information about the birthmother is that she has committed to driving up to Addis Ababa tomorrow afternoon so she can appear in court on Monday morning. Please pray that her travel will go well and that we can get the remaining documents taken care of with the court and Embassy on Monday. I am sure that this is a very unpleasant trip for her to make and I pray God’s grace and mercy will be with her.
From what we hear from Grandma back at home, the girls are doing just fine with our delay and they are enjoying the spring weather in Denver, which is quite a relief to Ryan and me. While this is just a few days delay (hopefully) we certainly don’t want them to suffer or worry.