Hello friends! Long time no post. So sorry about our lack of communication here. I (Bonnie) have been in Ethiopia for the past 5 weeks, and have not been able to get on blogspot to post news about our adoption. It stinks to not have been able to keep family and friends up to date via our blog. We're thankful for facebook though, and are trying to update our posts frequently to keep our loved ones in the loop. If you are on facebook and would like current updates please friend us.
When I left for Ethiopia 5 weeks ago I was fully anticipating our situation clearing within a few weeks in time to bring Hosanna and Asher home for Christmas. Unfortunately, as I have been here more and more complications have come to the surface in our children's cases causing significant delays. Hosanna's case in particular has been a hairy mess, and we are unsure when the legal issues surrounding her situation will be resolved.
My mom was able to spend two weeks with me early on in my trip, and then Justin was able to come out for 2 weeks around Christmastime. He flew back home last weekend and I am now here by myself. We have resolved in our hearts to for me to stay here with the kids in Ethiopia as long as it takes in order for me to work out these legal issues and bring them home. We have no idea when that may be. At this point we're anticipating it taking at least another month or two to resolve.
We knew when I stepped on that plane last month that I was entering a vast sea of uncertainty and that there was no telling when I would be back to America. Justin and I do not regret for a single second our decision to send me over here and to get our kids out of the orphanage when we did. When we picked them up, they both had bronchitis and Asher had amoebas which eventually landed him in the hospital after days of projectile vommitting. Since they have been in our care, they no longer have colds, Asher is currently on medications to rid him of the nasty amoebas, and the children are thriving. They have grown so much developmentally in 5 weeks and have bonded with us so deeply that we cannot imagine life without them.
Though it is extremely difficult being on this side of the ocean apart from my husband and family, Justin and I are convinced this is the very best thing for our family right now. Hosanna and Asher have been abandoned before; we will not abandon them again. They are worth every financial and emotional sacrifice this journey has taken us on. We deeply appreciate your prayers for our situation, and would ask that God would make a way for us to bring both of them home soon. We know that while we wait on Him though, that He indeed has good things for us right where we are and we don't want to miss a single one of them. Please pray that He will be greatly glorified in the remaining battles that lie ahead, and that He will safely usher Hosanna, Asher, and I back to America where we can be reunited as a family of four. Thanks for journeying with us. We love you all.
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