On the Home Stretch!

Today we had our Consulate appointment where we applied for our boys’ visas.  Pretty uneventful since most of the paperwork has already been processed.  We also had an oath swearing in ceremony, which was a little anticlimactic after all we have done to get to this point. 

We had a nice dinner tonight with the Hughes Family who is with our agency, Faith International.  They too are a large family and have also adopted 5 times.  It was fun to share a meal together with a family that doesn’t mind all the noise we make – because they added to it, in a good way of course.  We had a private room which was good because the kids pretty much trashed the joint. After we left the restaurant we realized no one had taken a picture but we were not willing to climb the 5 flights of stairs to go back and take a group shot. 

It was a fairly uneventful day, which is a good thing.  The next 48 hours will be busy, and then we will head home and would really appreciate your prayers as we travel so far with so many, that everyone would be at peace and also for safety.  We have laughed as people have prayed for ‘traveling mercies’ because our daughter Mercy is the one that needs the most prayer on long journeys because she doesn’t do well being confined or with big changes.  So, when you pray, pray for traveling Mercy, and also for Benjamin and Samuel. 

We are not doing so well on the pictures but had to add one that shows one of the benefits of having a big brother, and also of miss sassy pants.  Who usually adds  ‘and Mercy’ to the end of everyone’s sentence.  Because she is pretty sure life is all about her.