We have our court date.... and it is sooner than expected!!!! Aaron and my dad will be leaving Friday November 25th for Addis Ababa Ethiopia! Court will be on November 30th, they return home on Sunday December 4th! Aaron will get to meet Sophie Ayantu at the orphanage she has been housed at since she was found, after he has met her and seen the orphanage she can be moved to the foster/boarding home that is run by our adoption agency! She will be housed there (with better medical and more one on one care) until Aaron returns to Ethiopia for the US embassy hearing, after all that clears we can get her home!!!!!
Thank you for your prayers, we are praising God for such a soon court date!!! And a huge praise that the court date is a month before my due date so (Lord willing) Aaron will be here for Claire's birth! Please join us in giving God the glory for his perfect timing!!!!!
Here are a few specifics to be praying for:
-Health and well-being of little Sophie Ayantu!
-That we would get everything done (paperwork, shots, Aaron's leave from work, substitute teacher and plans etc.) in a smooth, timely manner before the trip!
-That the initial hearing of our case (that we don't have to be present for) on Nov 18th would pass without any problems or delays.
-That the trip itself would go smoothly, and we would pass court with no problems or delays (and on the dates they have given).
-Safe travel!
-Please start praying for God's hand and timing in the US embassy investigation, hearing and trip... this is where people are running into problems.
*Side note: once Aaron returns from this trip we wait for the US embassy to investigate and call us to a hearing (at which point Aaron will return to Ethiopia for the hearing and upon passing the hearing gets to bring Sophie home on that trip). It used to be about a month between the 2 trips, lately it has been taking longer. So we are looking at Jan, Feb, March for bringing her home? Please pray that God's hand would be in the timing here (not too soon with Claire coming, not too long for Sophie's sake!).
