The time has come

This is a late entry for us.  I wrote this post actually yesterday while we were waiting to board our first flight.  Was having trouble with the internet and spent literally forever on a plane without any chance of having an internet connection.  I'll write another post for today, but let's keep things in chronological order first.

"Big things happening right now people.  If you are friends with us on Facebook you know where we are right now.  Currently we are sitting at a Starbucks in the Dulles Washingtion International Airport, but this time it’s not for a vacation or a wedding.  

This time we are flying to Congo.

Along with two other families from our adoption group, in less than 48 hours we will be holding our Agape.  I type these words, but honestly it really hasn’t sunk in yet.  I’m probably doing that sub-consciosly, because everytime it starts to feel a little more real I become over whelmed with too many emotions for a reserved guy like me.  This is gonna be huge, and when the time comes when I am face to face with our daughter I’m afraid I will blow up.

Until then we have a bit of traveling ahead of us.  We’ll board our plane in about an hour to head to Addis Ethiopia, then take another plane to Brazzeville in the Republic of Congo, and then finally to Kinshasa.  It has been our little Jerusalem for over a year now.  The place we want to go so desperately, but haven’t been able too.  Please pray for us as we continue towards the end of this adoption journey.  The exit process for Agape leaving the Congo may be a problem.  The court is as slow as usual in completing this process, and are not very careful with the accuracy.  We are expecting to be in the Congo for about 10 days.  Pray it’s not longer.  Also pray for us as we have left our bestest little bud in the care of family and friends.  Being away from him for this long will be very hard.

Luckily, we will have little excuse not to update our blog routinely.  Plenty of time as we wait to come home.  Blessings to you all."