Last Saturday Brad and I met T. in Adama, Ethiopia. He was scared of us at first, but we gave him some anaimal crackers and a new ball and he warmed up to us quickly:) He is 3 years old and just adorable. He loves kicking and passing balls - I think we have a eighth soccer player for our family.
The YWAM orphanage where he is, is holy ground. It is a widows and orphan home run by an amazing woman of Christ, Tezera. While we were visiting T. we heard singing. I looked around and realized it was coming from the babies’ room. I asked Tezera and she opened the door to the babies room where each nanny was holding a baby and singing and clapping. Tezera explained it was shift change. She then lead them in prayer. It was in Amharic but we recognized each babies name. I believe they were praying over each child.
After the orphanages I have seen in Russia, the sweetness of this “shift change” brought tears to my eyes. It was wonderful t to see the widows and children living together under the precious care of Tezera and the nannies.
We attended court on Tuesday, but our case did not pass because the MOWA approval letter was not there. Hopefully, it will arrive in the next three weeks and the judge will pass the case. At any rate, our part is done and we do not need to appear in court again. Our job is again to wait:)
Another highlight of the trip was meeting three other YWAM families - I liked them immediately and hope we will see each other again sometime.
We stayed at the Ethio Comfort Guest House, where I stayed last year. Seeing Tsebay, who runs the guest house, was like seeing a dear friend again. I love her and it was great meeting her new husband when he came to pick her up to go to a Bible study.
We are so lucky to have our children in this amazing place. I am so grateful for the care that they receive. We recently were matched with a little boy who is at Adama, so it is so very special to hear about his routine.
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