Thoughts on Addis

We've been home a few days now, and I think we finally have our days and nights right now. Thoughts of Ethiopia are still swimming in our heads though. So much I want to record in my memory about our girl's country....

- shanty, shack towns everywhere...they just go on for miles!
- poverty like I've never seen before
- joy despite their circumstances
- dirty feet
- homeless sleeping on the side of the road all over the city
- little and big hands held out asking for money
- babies on the backs of women
- women carrying huge loads of eucalyptus down Entoto Mtn. - can't believe how hard they work
- absolutely BEAUTIFUL people
- sweet babies lying in crib after crib with bottles propped up in their mouths
- the special needs kids at the government orphanage - don't know where to put this in my brain
- sweet men playing with our kids - such love in their eyes
- cars everywhere, constant horn honking, smell of diesel fumes, no stoplights - craziness on the roads!
- donkeys, cattle, goats in the middle of the street
- men holding hands and arms around each other....affectionate people
- boys too young at an all boy's orphanage - kept imagining sweet David there at the age of 5.
- the smell of fire burning all the time (most still cook over open flame)
- a fusbol game with a family at the top of Entoto Mtn - language not a barrier when it comes to fusbol!
- Korah (the dump) - don't know where to put this in my brain either...too much!
- the leprosy hospital and women with no fingers weaving beautiful things
- a crazy baboon at the lion zoo
- a soccer game at Kolfe (boy's government orphanage)
- plates so full of food at a lunch with the Kechene girls (Kechene is the government run girl's orphanage) - we didn't think they could eat it all but they did!
- sweet women at the Bjoe Guesthouse...they took such great care of us
- Gladney - they do all they do with excellence and have a heart for all the children of Ethiopia
- some really neat families that are with us on this journey
- sweet girl and her friends at Gladney - can't wait to get her home

I'm trying not to think about the investigation and the delay in bringing her home....so frustrating, but I know God's got it. His timing is better than mine:-) We are excited to go back!