Finally For Keeps

Finally Finally Finally

After uncountable trips of running around, waiting, and running around again, we finally got Epimaque’s travel document from the Minister today. When we were on our way to the Orphanage to pick up the children for good, our driver’s car run out of gas as we were going uphill. What can you do but get out and push. So Dale, Chad and I had the pleasure. We were quite a sight to the locals. Three muzungus (white people) pushing a car that ran out of gas. We managed to turn it around in the busiest traffic you could imagined, and coast for about 1km down the hill. There’s nothing like getting into a moving vehicle. I’m getting pretty good at getting into and out of moving vehicles. A regular stunt women.

When we arrived at the orphanage, the sisters were so happy and congratulated us on getting the final permission to take our children for good. There were lots of heartfelt goodbyes. As we were leaving the kids were calling out to Epimaque and Teresita from the base of the cement stairwell a chorus of farewells. Epimaque waved and waved back.

We have had a quiet evening discovering the kids while they investigate their new life. Epimaque is very scared of the Finnerty’s dog, cat and bunnies, so we know we need to pick him up when we enjoy the outdoors. He is smiling constantly now and we are too.

Thank you all for your love and intercession over this journey. Your prayers have realeased miracles for us. God has set things up in the midst of all this crazy stuff that only he could have accomplised on our behalf.

There are still two hurdles left that we need to process in the next week: 1) we need the passports for the kids to be processed FAST! With all the hang ups we have had, it has delayed our passport process a bit. 2) we need the visa's issued pretty much instantly once we get the passports. Please pray and thank-you so much for all your prayers you have given. We appreciate them more than you can know (and probably more than we can know).