God is Good-byes...

We are in our last few hours here in Ethiopia and once again, we are soaking in Grace.  As many of you know, our last couple have days have had a little of the drama of new parenthood.  On day two here, we were only able to spend about 5 minutes with Elora before leaving to go sight seeing and we noticed that she seemed quieter than normal and had a nasty cough.  We were hoping to check on her when we got back, but it was very late and the nannies had put the little ones to bed.  On day three, we could tell that Elora was really not feeling good.  She was coughing a deep, racking cough and  pus was coming out her eyes.  She began throwing up all her bottles.  There were no more little coos, just a very sick little one.  It got worse on Day 4 and though we tried to talk to the nannies about it, the language barrier made it difficult.  Finally, in the evening of Day 4, the agency's Ethiopian director's wife stopped by.  She took one look at Elora for us and told the nannies to take her to the hospital.  Day 5, we were not able to see her, but found out she was diagnosed with pneumonia and was receiving injections every twelve hours.  Today, she went back to the hospital for a check-up and more shots.  This afternoon, she is back home and here with us.  For the first time, we got some smiles and coos out of her again. We were worried that we would not get to see her again before we left.  Not only have we gotten to see her, we are able to see glimpses of light come back to her sweet eyes. 

Thank you for all the prayers over this trip.  We have seen God's grace in every step...from passing court and receiving our MOWA letter to Elora being able to get much needed treatment.