There's No Place Like Home

After a pretty grueling 18 hour flight home, which seems like 36 hours when you're nauseous, I made it home to Los Angeles. There is no place like HOME :-) I am reunited with Shayley and Reece and we are doing well. Mo stayed behind with Ama and Jo in Ghana as they wait for their passports and their visa appointment. But the good news is... our I-600 was approved on Wednesday, Thanks be to God!! When Mo handed me the envelope with our approval I had to do the touch-down celebration dance, oh yeeeahhh. That part of our approval process was a huge concern because we literally do not have any control over how long it could take to do. So thank you for all your prayers and encouraging texts, emails, phone calls - it means more than you know to us right now. Please continue to pray for our passports to be approved as they've been sitting on the director's desk for several days now. After the passports have been approved we can make our visa appointment, but not until we have the kids' passports. Right now, Mo and the kids are looking at possibly coming home late next week, IF the passports are approved TODAY. Please pray that the director, Ms.Bessey, will come into the office today and approve our passports so we can get the rest of our family home!! The days go by so slowly in Ghana b/c most of the time is spent at the hotel trying to keep the kids busy. You can only kick the soccer ball around and play checkers so many times before that gets old. Please continue to pray for Mo and the kids as they try to be patient through this process and not go stir-crazy at the hotel day after day (after day after day....you get the point). And a big THANK YOU to my mom and Mo's parents for being the best grandparents ever as they jumped right in to help care for Shayley and Reece while we were both gone this past week, we are humbled by your love and generosity Grama, Grami and Papi. Love to you all! I look forward to seeing you all very soon.
Isaiah 40:30-31
“Even youths grow tired and
weary, and young men
stumble and fall; but those
who hope in the Lord will
renew their strength. They
will soar on wings like
eagles; they will run and not
grow weary, they will walk
and not be faint.”