Safe and sound on the ground.

Howdy! Mo here. This is my first posting on our blog...ever...because...Rebekah is in Ghana and hasn't yet connected to the internet. Sooooo...after a nearly 20 hour long trip, Rebekah landed in Ghana late monday night. Thankfully, it didn't seem as rough as anticipated. She did get picked up by our Ghanian coordinator, Percy, and was taken to the Hotel. Once there, she unpacked and crashed out. She had a big day on Tuesday. Two major milestones were scheduled -- meet our kids at 11am and an appointment at the American embassy at 2pm. Because of the 7 hour time difference, Rebekah called us in Torrance at around 9am our time. With speaker phones in hand on either end, we had our first verbal reunion as the Padilla six. From our end, Shayley, Reece and I heard the sweetest voices. We said our hellos and I love yous. It was nothing short of awesome. Constance, who is 10 yrs old and goes by Amma, speaks very good english but, as expected, was a little shy. Jonathan, who is two years old and goes by Jojo, was able to say ba-bye. The grins on our faces here at home was priceless. We're praying that the process can expedite so I can travel and help Rebekah bring the kids home. Please continue to keep us all in your thoughts and prayers. Much thx! We'll post some pics soon.