After 4 flights, 18 hrs of airtime, an 8 hr time change, and a 2 1/2 hr car ride we safely made it to Good Shepard's Fold (GSF) near Jinja, Uganda. All our flights were on time, our baggage made it safely through to Entebbe airport, and the 4 blocks of cheese we packed stayed cold.
However the highlight of our trip was arriving at GSF around 7 PM and having Caleb and Hannah placed onto our laps as we pulled up while the other kids greated us with song and welcomes. We got to spend about an hour with Caleb and Hannah and we have fell instantly in love with them. (pictures to come in the coming days)
After taking them back to their house for bedtime, we enjoyed some dinner with another couple that is also adopting from GSF, one of their set of parents, and Claudia. After much awaited showers, we are now settling in under our mosquitoe nets and listening to strange new animal calls outside as we quickly fell asleep.
Thank you for all who have prayed for our safe arrival.
8 comments:
YES!!!!! I have been stalking you all day! Bailey laughed at me at one point for checking so often! I can not wait to see pics of the children! Wow...you really are there...we will continue to pray you all through all the hoops that may come! Love you two bunches!!
Yay yay yay! SO excited for you all and the journey you are embarking on! We love you guys and you guys are in our prayers daily! -Bailey
I am so excited that you made it to Uganda safely!!
I bet it was so great meeting Caleb and Hannah! What great additions they will be to your family!
Kaylee
The Spore family was excited to hear of your safe arrival. They were very excited you have meet Caleb and Hannah. We are praying for you. All is going smooth here. They miss you and love you! They were talking at dinner yesterday and Carter said "I would give up all my Christmas present if it meant Caleb and Hannah could be home for Christmas". You have some pretty remarkable kids!
Can't believe you are doing this all over again! It must be amazing. We are watching your every move and so excited for you. What a thrill to meet Caleb and Hannah! So happy for you guys.
Ahhhh... I am all smiles here hearing about meeting your babies for the first time!!!! AWESOME!
Makes me cry! So excited for you guys...continuing to pray daily...and even in the middle of the night as I lay awake thinking! Be safe and have fun with your little ones!
I am praying that all of the i's will be dotted and the t's will be crossed so you can take home the two new additions to your family! May God bless you richly in court tomorrow! Love, Tony Steckman
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