Wass (Hannah’s Hope staff) picked us up at the hotel this morning at 7:30 to drive downtown for our court appointment. We had some extra time, so we stopped by a CD store to pick up some traditional music from our son’s region. We also went to visit the largest church in Ethiopia (see pictures below). Then we headed to court, where Haile (our case processor) met us. We walked up four flights of stairs and into a small room lined with chairs where we waited for two hours. There were LOTS of people crowded into the little room at times, and we saw the couple I mentioned a few days ago from Texas that we met in the Dubai airport. It was good to see them again & hear about their visit with their babies! Finally we were called in, and we spent about 3 minutes sitting in front of the judge (a lady behind a little desk). She asked us some basic questions, and then we were done! We haven’t heard about the results of court yet, but hopefully Almaz will know something when we visit Hannah’s Hope tomorrow.
We then went with Wass to do some shopping at a little market area. We got several things, and one of them is a traditional outfit for our little man. It’s something that would be worn for a special occasion – like a wedding or holiday. I can’t wait to do a little photo shoot with him wearing it! We also bought some berbere and shiro (spices used for cooking Ethiopian food). After shopping, we went to lunch at Makush, an Italian restaurant, and then we came back to the hotel and rested some. It was a good day, but we’re really ready to get back to Hannah’s Hope to spend some more time with our little guy tomorrow. Here are some pictures from our day . . . enjoy!
. . . and this last one describes how we feel about our little boy . . . he is just . . .
Anyway, I’ll be praying like crazy for your departure…that your kiddo feels at PEACE. Looks like you’ll be back in no time at all!!!
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