We will be meeting Sweet M on Saturday! Crazy, after an almost 3 year process, we are finally going to actually touch, smell, kiss and hold our little girl (who will be 10 months old at the end of April.) Then we will say good bye for a month or two until we get our Embassy date and head back to bring her home. It will be close, but with luck we will have her home for her first birthday.
We have a suitcase full of donations for the orphanage and I just scored 22 new soccer balls on eBay (that will be here for our second trip). As we travel around the Addis Ababa and to Woliso, to meet Sweet M's birth family, we can give out bright blue soccer balls to the kids along the way. I shared with the seller what my plans are for the soccer balls and he included four new pairs of soccer shoes and socks for us to give out on our travels. I'm really kind of psyched to see the expression on some of these kids faces when their old tied-up ball of rag and twine is replaced by an brand new ball. Not to mention the few that will get some new shoes.
That is so cool that the seller threw in some extras!
ReplyDeleteThose balls will be a HUGE hit! Might need to set aside a few for each village, because word travels fast around there. If they hear a feranje is giving out something, all 22 will be gone within minutes. So jealous of your upcoming adventures. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteThose balls will be well loved and well used! What a great thing to take over. I'm thinking about you guys this week!
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