Monday, April 12, 2010

Long list of prayer requests...

...and we would SO loved to be covered in prayer! Sooo, here are some things that we would appreciate you bringing before God on our behalf:
1-for the boys' hearts to be open to Jesus
2-travel safety as we head to Ethiopia
3-quick bonding and attachment in our family
4-Abby & Sofi's patience, acceptance, adjustment to their new brothers
5-PATIENCE!!! (now and forever!)
6-quick learning of a little Amharic (for us) and lots of English (for the boys)
7-peace and comfort for the boys' birth-mom
8-love to grow in all of our hearts and knit us together as family
9-for Abraham's grieving heart at leaving his birthmom, country, and everything familiar
10-complete HEALTH for all the boys--no lice, scabies, parasite, worms, HIV, etc.
11-for protection for all of us from malaria, the heat, the altitude while in Ethiopia
12-for our suburban to keep running to carry all 7 of us when we return! :)
13-physical, emotional, spiritual protection for the boys while they are at the orphanage
14-decisions (eventually) as to where to send each of our kids to school
15-unity and growth in our marriage through this sometimes-difficult journey of adoption
16-once home, that filling out all the massive amounts of paperwork for health insurance, life insurance, adoption finalization, social security numbers, citizenship will go QUICKLY, EFFICIENTLY, SMOOTHLY
17-that the trip to Ethiopia will be a JOY, that we will see the beauty and fun that God created in the country that our boys are from
18-anything else that God lays on your hearts to pray for us!!! :)
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