A LITTLE MORE BREATHING ROOM

While on vacation in Cincinnati last week (visiting the Creation Museum), we learned that Lila and Kaleb's birth certificates had been delayed. These things can happen with any adoption. Especially when adopting through a third world country, even basic services (like electricity) are not always reliable. We have so much to be thankful for in the USA.

Our confirmed travel date is now July 11. We fly from Charlotte, to Washington DC, to Rome and then into Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, landing on July 12. While in Addis, we will be staying at an Ethiopian Guest Home for adopting families.

Holly and I have now received our Typhoid, Polio boost and TDAP vaccines in addition to Hepatitas A and B received a few years ago when we adopted Quin from China.

Praise God for His perfect timing! Thanks again for your continued prayers!!

MOM AND DAD TO ETHIOPIA

Twenty three (23) days and counting before we land in Ethiopia! We are so excited to meet our newest children: Lila Asnakech and Kaleb Matthew. Have you ever seen two more precious children in your life?

This week we've arranged for oral typhoid and t-dap shots, started re-childproofing our home, added a new queen size bed for Quin and Lila to share, received three new dressers to hold all of the wonderful children's clothes (thank you so much to so many friends!), lined up a fun-filled weekend of additional paperwork and confirmed plane flights for Holly, Lila, Kaleb and me.

How is the rest of the Murdock clan doing?

Alexandria just graduated from Covenant Day School and will be attending Gardner Webb University this Fall on an academic scholarship, Mycah just finished 10th grade and celebrated her final awards night at Arborbrook Christian Academy, Conor just finished 7th grade and is coming home from New Life Camp in Raleigh and Quin is so excited to be a "big" sister having just turned 5 years old!(how time flies!!)

We are so blessed to have a full house of some amazing kids, and the fun is just beginning again. From 18 years old to 1 year old, we are so thankful for the richness each of our children add to our lives.

Thanks for your ongoing prayers. Praise God for His faithfulness!

The Murdocks
Pat, Holly, Alexandria, Mycah, Conor, Quin, Lila and Kaleb