We had our embassey appointment.  After a wait, we passed.  We should get our daughters visa, passport, birth certificate tomorrow.

We also had our first full day and night with her in our care.  She has done really well and taken to everyone.  We are so blessed.

Being here also reminds us of all we take for granted in the USA.  Life is certainly harder for most here, and even the poor back home may have more than many here.

We had a party at the orphanage to send Meskie off, sort of a farewell party for her.  We also had full day of shopping and bartering with the local fare.  We'd have paid much much more without the Orphanage Director along helping us get a decent price.

Some of our party has had some mild health issues, but everyone is still in good spirits.

Time is still flying by here where the year is 2000, there are 13 months in a year,  and it rains daily.  Traffic is like playing chicken, as lines and traffic lights frequently are absent, and you beep your horn and try to get around the others when you can.

People are friendly, but you can see poverty everywhere you turn.  There are worse things than being poor, but it does certainly make life hard here.   Our agency is certainly making an impact here though physically and spiritually.