Love At First Snuggle!

Greetings from Addis Ababa! (This is Allan writing)

It is now 1:10AM, Tuesday the 22nd. It's been just a little over 24
hours since Sarah and I got settled in our hotel (it was a looooooong
flight and the 2 hour wait to get our Visa at the airport only made
longer), BUT!... Today Sarah and I made the long awaited walk from our
hotel over to Hannah's Hope, (Melat's transition home), and tonight she
is snuggled with us in our own bed! What a day!

She is that much more beautiful than we knew from her photos, and
extremely cuddly (with a capital 'C')! It has been love at first
snuggle and she has taken well to it all (Remarkably, she has not cried
once - that will probably change, but it's been so sweet for now) Today
was packed with our morning meeting, a bouncy, wild ride through the
streets of Addis to the US Embassy to obtain Melat's Visa. We were able
to get a few smiles from her along the way, but, oh my goodness, as soon
as we got to the quiet of our hotel lobby, she had all sorts of things
to say! What a happy little baby. It is so good to see how well she has
been cared for. In fact, the US Embassy worker processing most of our
group remarked how well-adjusted all the babies were. The only real
trouble we have had has been with taking turns holding her... (ok, so
it's really only my problem)

I should probably sneek back up to bed now, but I'm glad we could get
finally find a time when the computer and dial-up decided to cooperate
so we could let you all know how well we are doing. Pass the good word
along.

Thank you for your prayers! Our God is good.

With Love, Allan and Sarah (and Melat, too!)