I know its been quite some time since we last wrote a post. We've been busy doing life and haven't taken the time to write it all down. I'm not one for drudging through all that has taken our time for the past year so we will be starting fresh from here. I do have to mention though that it has been a year of growth for all of us. Our kids just keep getting taller, with Boe at 6'2" and Mac at 5'11", and Leia catching up quickly to my height. Zuri may be taller than all of us the way she is growing. We wanted to open back up this blog so that all of our peeps could follow our journey back to Uganda. It also gives us an easy way to stay in contact with you guys and let you know what's going on with us from day to day. We leave in just 9 days! Each morning we wake up with a to-do list a mile long and add to it throughout the day. We know one thing, when we get on that plane we will have done all that we could do and hopefully that will be enough.
We are traveling to Uganda for two main purposes, both having to do with adoption. The first is so that Jimmy can make some contacts with orphanages that have children in need of homes. He has couples each week who contact him wanting to adopt and he needs to have more contacts with orphanages that he can refer them to. He will be meeting not only orphanages, but judges and lawyers as well. Please join us in prayer for these meetings that the Ugandan officials will hear Jimmy's heart for the orphan and not feel threatened by his activism for "their" children.
The second goal we hope to complete is to adopt a little boy named Charles or "Charlie". He is 16 months old and came to Good Shepherd's Fold severely malnourished. Claudia has fattened him up and he is doing much better. We decided to give him the name Ezekiel, which means God Strenghtens. So it will be Ezekiel Charles or "Charlie Zeke" until he gets use to "Zeke" for short. We have been busy getting his space ready for when he moves in with his older brothers. We hope to bring him home with us in August but are not sure at this point because we have not been given a court date yet.
So that's where we are. Thanks for joining us in this summer adventure. Your prayers are coveted!
Gayla
We are traveling to Uganda for two main purposes, both having to do with adoption. The first is so that Jimmy can make some contacts with orphanages that have children in need of homes. He has couples each week who contact him wanting to adopt and he needs to have more contacts with orphanages that he can refer them to. He will be meeting not only orphanages, but judges and lawyers as well. Please join us in prayer for these meetings that the Ugandan officials will hear Jimmy's heart for the orphan and not feel threatened by his activism for "their" children.
The second goal we hope to complete is to adopt a little boy named Charles or "Charlie". He is 16 months old and came to Good Shepherd's Fold severely malnourished. Claudia has fattened him up and he is doing much better. We decided to give him the name Ezekiel, which means God Strenghtens. So it will be Ezekiel Charles or "Charlie Zeke" until he gets use to "Zeke" for short. We have been busy getting his space ready for when he moves in with his older brothers. We hope to bring him home with us in August but are not sure at this point because we have not been given a court date yet.
So that's where we are. Thanks for joining us in this summer adventure. Your prayers are coveted!
Gayla
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Sounds amazing and I look forward to following your adventures this summer!
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