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What a day! Video added: Road to the orphanage We pulled in the driveway and with a beep of Percy's car horn, the gates opened and there was Lola (filming) with Emmanuel in her lap. Wow, this was really about to happen! We sat there a second just looking at him wondering what to do, I stretched out my hands and he came right to me and laid his head on my shoulder. I looked over at Kathy who had tears flowing and a big smile on her face.  I held him for a while, then he laid on Kathy's chest as peaceful as he can be.  Within a few minutes, he was in a deep sleep snoring. What an a amazing moment!  Video added: Lola  made this amazing video at the orphanage.  Halfway  through you will see the moment we met Emmanuel.  The owners wife took him inside to ensure he didn't miss snack time.  Within a few minutes, out came E'Man with a fast sprint straight to his Mama.  By this time, he was wide awake and ready to go!  Kathy pulled out his new family photo book

Kathy and I are very excited by this opportunity God has provided! The last year has been full of surprises and challenges.    Tomorrow we will get on plane and travel 6000 miles to meet our precious new son! Which is amazing! We are blown away by what God has done for our family.   We we will also leaving  our two sweet little  girls behind which will be challenging.    Jessica and Shannon, we couldn't prouder of the ladies you are!   As a father, I am so proud of the decisions, you are making and your desire to excel. I love how you make me smile, laugh and exasperate me (lol).    As your brother in Christ, your humbleness   inspires me!    You both continue to make tough stands  which comes at a   cost.    However, you stand firm in your faith, even when others don't understand.     There are   hard days and weeks, but in the end  you  stand

Court date set, airline tickets purchased, bags being packed! We are so thankful for your support and prayers over the last year. We are very excited about the opportunity to meet and visit with our son! The last two weeks have been crazy. We have learned so much about Emmanuel through pictures, video’s emails and posts. One of my favorite comments is from one of his caregivers who happens to be from Michigan “he is a little guy, who is so full of personality, I tell him all the time he is a 45-year-old man trapped in a two year’s body because he is so smart and funny.” We also know he is left- handed, filled with energy, loves to dance, laugh and has a look that will make you melt. We are so thankful we have direct flights (around 12 hours) coming and going out of Atlanta and a great friend who will be staying with our girls at the house. Our embassy/immigration appointment is next Monday @ 2:00 PM. We will try to update blog during our stay. We can’t wait to share pictures and

On Friday, April 27th I (Kathy) received an e-mail stating there was an error in our court document so it would have to be pushed back through court. Tears immediately began to sting my eyes. This is such a huge, emotional roller coaster. It's like you take 1 step forward and 10 steps back. I know the final outcome will be completely worth the wait. But, you get right on the brink of thinking you are about to travel to meet your child, and something seems to always happen to knock you back indefinitely. As I resolved myself not to cry, because I was at work. I re-read the e-mail and prepared to call Rob to let him know-knowing full well the tears would come freely when he picked up the phone. However, just before I dialed, I read the bottom of the e-mail and noticed the e-mail stated what orphanage Emmanuel is at. Before calling Rob, I sent a quick text to a friend in Knoxville to let her know where he is. Immediately, I received a reply that said "call me". Lo

This video has had such a tremendous impact on me.    I wanted to share it with you.    If your desire is to seek Christ and to learn what it means to follow him, you should watch this. Thank you, for your support.    I am amazed that over 8100 people from 37 countries, and 44 states have found their way here.   

Greetings,  It's a mazing to think one year-ago today, we received   confirmation from God through a Bible Class and a text message that it was time to adopt. I am writing this from 35,000 feet flying back from a business trip. As I look out above  the clouds , I   am reminded the  C reator is always making things new. Today, we found out the judge has signed off on everything. The only thing left is the placing of the official   Ghanian   Red   Seal. We should receive our approval to contact the embassy any day now. We will ask the embassy for an appointment between May 11th and May 18th. In this scenario, we would fly out of Atlanta directly to Ghana (11 hr flight). We would leave Ghana @ 9:45 Friday night and fly directly (12 hr) back into ATL. Of course, we are looking at other options to ensure we make the best decision. Personally, my emotions have

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ in accordance with his pleasure and will to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ....and you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed