Sorry...wifi has been down last night and this morning...Wow! Our hearts are so full!  Tuesday was a whirlwind of emotions…starting in the morning around 9 am at DINAF for interviews with social worker and psychologists lasting nearly 2 and a 1/2 hours.  When we arrived, there was a little confusion at first, which we picked up on, about the translator not being present; but he showed up very soon and we got started.  They asked us many questions about our childhood all the way through to adulthood, leaving nothing to be wondered; but they were very professional and personable.  It was a long morning, but not bad at all.  

Afterwards, we were told that we were headed straight to meet Little H!!! We did have time to stop by the hotel to change clothes and grab a couple of toys and things for Little H.  In a little over an hour (after a quick stop for lunch), we arrived and were taken into the office, where we waited for Little H to be brought in for us to finally meet.  This child is so amazing; we can’t wait for all of you to see our little blessing!!! At the first sight of us, Little H cried, but we know it was only because nap time was interrupted for this event ;)  So, a little warming up to us was required.  Nothing some candy, a few toys, and a lotta love couldn’t remedy!  Before long we had walked around the grounds together and loaded up in the truck to head back to the hotel as a family of 3!  Sort of unsure about what was happening, Little H was pretty tense during the whole ride, but began warming up once we got back to our room and began playing.  Because of the tenseness, we decided we should simply hope to get a smile by Friday (which, by the way, Little H will be staying with us from now until Friday!!!).  But, we are so excited to say that we have already been blessed to see numerous smiles and to even hear laughter :)  This is so amazing! Our God is so good!  

Yesterday, as we were asked why adoption, we were able to respond with the Gospel.  What an incredible opportunity we had to share the Gospel with the psychologist, social worker, and translators.  We pray God will stir in their hearts and that they will find salvation through Jesus.   We’ve been adopted into God’s family; and we were present today to adopt Little H; so prayerfully the circle of adoption will be completed with these beautiful people who we met yesterday.  

What a blessed day - we met for the first time, rode in a truck, played and laughed together, ate dinner, hugged and kissed, bathed (which was a somewhat traumatic experience for Little H and us 😳), read a book, and then called it a night.  What an incredible experience!!! And it’s only the beginning…