Wednesday & Thursday in Kenya

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I am happy to report that we had a good sleep last night. We are still far from well-rested, but we are thankful for the sleep we are getting. Nick goes back to work tomorrow because he doesn't have any more days he can take. Nobody is ready for him to go back. We're praying for a good sleep tonight and a smooth day without Papa (what T & K call him) tomorrow.

Now back to Kenya. We returned to the medical clinic on Wednesday. All 5 kids who were tested for TB (those over age 2) had negative results! Unfortunately, though, they had to have lots of shots in order to travel to the United States. We were very thankful to leave the clinic with the paperwork we needed to take to the embassy the next day.

As I already posted, when we went to the U.S. embassy on Thursday, we found out that the final clearance needed had not yet arrived in Nairobi. We were given an appointment for Monday and told that they would call us if our clearances came on Friday. Without these, we could not go home. We are not sure exactly where the problem occurred. I have some advice for the AWAA families waiting to adopt. Trust AWAA, trust your POA, and most importantly, trust God. Worrying and getting upset will not help you or all the orphans still waiting to be adopted. Expect glitches in international adoption. It is not always easy, but it is so worth it.

One more thing. Tryana and Kalysta were well over their fear of elevators by this point. In fact, they were asking to ride in the glass elevator at the Nakumatt behind our hotel.