Sunday, November 7, 2010
Hello everyone! It is Orphan Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. An amazing day to celebrate how the Lord has blessed us with 3 more terrific children! Jeremiah and I are adding a post while Matt, Ian, Mary, Lamisi and Linda are at the dog park with Lonnie. We are doing very well, we are very busy and of course, very blessed! We are thankful for so many friends and family that have supported us during this journey and beyond with prayer, meals, help and well wishes through calls and visits. We are adjusting to life as a family of seven, so bear with us and we will get more text and pictures up soon. I am not a modern tech kind of gal, so I will get into the groove eventually. Right now there does not seem to be enough hours in the day- maybe that is why my first post since our trip home is after we changed our clocks for fall back! Love to all!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Having fun with the camera at Beaconhouse (our girls on the right).
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Dinnertime! Jeremiah (aka: "Jeri") in green shirt
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Tuesday AM
Big day ahead, didn't sleep well. Will be giving out gifts at the orphanage today then our family will be prayed over by everyone. Our flight out is 11pm GMT (7pm EDT). The kids are excited. Please pray for Amy's stomach symptoms to settle and that our travel and passage through immigration tomorrow in D.C. Goes smoothly. More later, difficulty uploading pictures. Internet service is poor. No water at hotel this AM!
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Matt and Lamisi at playtime
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Monday con't
We enjoyed the afternoon with the kids as they skated and jumped on the trampoline. They spent time with their friends and are excited to come home. Jeremiah is so happy and all smiles. He is definitely a two year old on the go. We are having trouble sending pictures to the blog but are trying. Lamisi and Linda can't wait to see Ian and Mary again. Can't believe we will all be home together in less than 2 days! Lots of love!
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Monday
We've spent some time with the housemoms and the teacher discussing the particularities of the kids. They are eager to come home, Lamisi somewhat nervously. Lamisi and her friends have an obvious connection, it will be a tearful goodbye tomorrow. We also left donations that were sent along with us including supplies for the orphanage and donations for the local church, street children ministry and Mama Laadi's foster home. Your prayer support has truly been felt. More this evening...
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Amy and Lamisi reconnecting
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Matt and Jeremiah being silly with Lamisi
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Linda and her "baby"
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Dad and Jeremiah
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Amy and kids Sunday
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Our First Day Back in Accra
Our flights were great (except we were cold by the exits) and on time. We went through customs and got the hotel no problem. We arrived at Beacon House after naptime and saw Jerry first. He is walking and climbing and so easygoing. He pointed to me as mama and remembered both of us. We saw the girls and gave big hugs and spent a couple of hours visiting with everyone at Beacon House. We took lots of pictures and will do more tomorrow. The girls are excited to come to America in a couple of days. Keep the prayers coming, we have truly felt covered. Love to all!
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
Back to Ghana
Hello everyone! Matt and I are leaving for Ghana tonight (Saturday). We will get to see our precious children again Sunday around 4pm (12noon in Cinci). Can't wait to share our adventure with you! Thank you for all your prayers- keep them coming! Blessings, Amy
Friday, February 12, 2010
Mary's last Post
Hello! This is my very last post. It has been fun to be able to communicate to you guys from halfway around the world, but soon I'll be able to talk to you in person! Ghana has been truly amazing. I'm going to miss many things here in Ghana, for instance, riding in cars and taxis with NO SEATBELTS! Now that is something that I'm going to miss! But there's something even more important to miss then riding around with no seatbelts, and it's my new siblings. I'm might miss them so much that I might cry. Oh, we're about to get on the plane! I'll see you later! Mary
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Our last day
Today was our last day in Ghana. We got up and had breakfast at the hotel-our last Ghana style omelette and toast with sausage. Our AC was out all night, so we were ready to leave our room (the AC thankfully came on by lunchtime for packing). We had time before going to BH, so we went with Amy Barton to a nice gift shop and a bookstore to get some items for our kids from Ghana. We want them to feel at home when they come to America! We then returned to the hotel for a quick dip in the pool (always nice in the hot weather) before going to see the kids. We took the girls child story bibles and went to visit with them for the last time. We read and played together and spent some time visiting with all of the beautiful children there. We said our goodbyes to all the kids and staff (they are terrific, too- they taught me to carry Jeremiah on my back). We hugged and kissed on our children and told them we would return soon. I held back my tears long enough to get outside the orphanage compound, as I did not want to upset the kids. Jeremiah and Linda were Ok, young enough to not really get the time concept. Lamisi was sad and cried, it was tough. We are truly hoping to bring them home soon. It feels strange now to be separated. We will keep posting as our process reaches its shining moment when we bring them home. By the way, Ian and Mary were awesome on this trip-the kids at BH loved them and they were really troopers. It was really a HUGE change from America! We headed to the airport and are awaiting our 1st flight of 3 home. We cannot wait to catch you up on everything once we are settled back in Cincinnati. Please pray for the our Ghanian children for peace and health, for all the other kids waiting for their parents to come and get them, and the staff at BH to continue to love and care foer the kids and for their well being, too. We love you all, thanks for your warm thoughts, prayers and support!!
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