We'll depart Tulsa on Friday, Jan 23 and fly to Houston then on to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. We'll actually spend Saturday night in a hotel in Dubai (on the Persian Gulf!).
Sunday morning we'll get up and take a four hour flight from Dubai to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (pictured).
WHILE WE ARE THERE (Sunday through Saturday)...
- SUNDAY: some sightseeing.
- MONDAY morning we'll meet the 6 year old girl we sponsor through Compassion International.
- MONDAY afternoon we'll meet Tarik and actually take her with us to our guest house.
- TUESDAY: mostly paperwork and playing with Tarik.
- WEDNESDAY: an important day at the US Embassy in Addis Ababa.
- THURSDAY: don't really know.
- FRIDAY: finalizing documents we think.
- SATURDAY: fly out for Dubai.
We will try to spend time at the orphanage and other things like that -- the above is just stuff we know about.
Our return flight will look about the same. One night in Dubai and the next morning (Sunday) a direct flight to Houston. Lord willing, we'll get back to Tulsa late Sunday evening (Feb 1).
We are excited about an exotic trip and even more so about meeting a daughter we love but don't know. We have a lot to get done in the coming couple of weeks to say the least. Thanks for your interest and especially your prayers.
5 comments:
I saw your comment on my blog. We are going to be there at the same time. We leave Friday morning and don't come home until Feb 2nd. Email me at bseay@us.ci.org and we can set up a time to connect at some point while we are both in Addis. I'm so glad you will get to meet your sponsored child on this trip. Congratulations on the adoption and enjoy the packing!
We were so sorry to have missed seeing you guys on Thanksgiving, but have been keeping up with the adoption progress through your blog and through Mom and Dad. We are so thrilled for you all, and can't wait to meet Tarik. Our prayers are with you as you prepare for and embark on this journey. Love, Amy
Congrats! It's been nice meeting you through my parent's (John and Gracie's) church. You might be interested in a blog I follow. They adopted 2 of their 4 kids from Ethiopia, too. http://heldts.blogspot.com/
Take care! Emily
Congrats!!! She is lovely! I'm not sure what kind of info you're looking for, but please email me if you have questions!! :) janafunderburkATyahoo.com
ps we go to a PCA church, too!
Todd and I are praying for your journey!!!
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