11 Hours To Go

It's nearly midnight and I didn't do what my friend Amy told me to do...Go to bed!!! Lots of last minute stuff to do. Plus....we're too excited to sleep. However, we are getting ready for bed.

It's hard to believe after two years we're getting ready to travel half way around the world to pick up our son. Who would have thought that our son would be in India?

It's been a pretty emotional day for us. Charlie has been so sick all weekend, but is finally on the mend. Plus we had the whole passport scare. So, today has been filled with praise and thanksgiving.

We leave tomorrow morning and then return to Tulsa next Friday, February 24th. Having never flown to a foreign country, we are a little apprehensive. But, God has taken us this far and I know He will be with us every step of the way on our journey.

I'll try my best to post a few times while we're gone. Both hotels have internet access, so I don't think access will be a problem. Once we get Ian, time will become the issue.

Please continue to pray for safe travel and a smooth transition for Ian as he starts a whole new chapter (along with us) of life. We know it's not going to be easy for Ian at first. When you think about it, everything this little guy has ever known will be taken away from him. We're going to look different, feel different, smell different, talk different. He has no idea what life will be like once we get home. His life has been in the orphanage. The ayahs have taken amazing care of him. You can tell by watching the video that they care deeply for these children. He definitely responds to his ayah and I know it will be hard for him (and her) to let go. I just pray that we'll know what to do to comfort him.

Tomorrow will be an incredibly long day. The flight is long and Charlie is still pretty weak, so we pray that he'll continue to improve as we go along.

Here we go....our journey is about to begin.

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Love to all of you.