An Amazing Tale

Several months back, one of our friends shared with us that his brother's job was taking him to Ethiopia! Of course, that one simple word always brings a twinge of joy to my heart and I jokingly inquired if he could perhaps do a bit of shopping for us. You see, our one regret on our journey to bring E home was that due to military restrictions, D was granted last minute permission to travel with strict guidance and restrictions. Shopping unfortunately, was not on the list of approved activities and D wasn't about to let me out of the hotel on my own (or more likely was the case, leave him alone with our hysterical new son! *wink*). So due to this, we were unable to purchase the one treasure that I was really hoping to find, a traditional Ethiopian outfit for our little boy.

I lightheartedly shared this with our friends, but also shared that I knew that would be a huge request. Well months later, my beautiful friend handed me a package that had traveled many miles and brought with it much emotion.

Not only did her brother-in-law deliver her this amazing gift, but he also delivered an incredible story of love.

He had shared our adoption story with three of his Ethiopian co-workers and asked them to help him find an outfit for our sweet boy. All three came back with an outfit, as a GIFT, for our son. They shared that they wanted this precious child to have a special gift from his homeland.
I cherish each outfit, but even more, I cherish this story of generosity and love from the people and land that will always hold a piece of our hearts.
(Thank you J.E, J.E, & A.E for providing us with this incredible story to someday share with our E.)

"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sin. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." 1 John 4: 9-11