This past weekend, we attended an Ethiopian New Year party with our East TN Ethiopian families. We had 14 families and 58 people attend! Families drove in from the TriCities and Nashville, and many local yokels too. L brought injera and 3 of us made Ethiopian stews to serve, the food was FABULOUS! And it brought me such joy to see Rusie and SJ eating happily the food of their home country. Thanks so much to the Casa de Chaos for hosting us!
Some of these families are already home with their children, some are waiting for referral, some are paperchasing, and some are in the beginning stages. It is amazing how much this group has grown! And what a blessing it is to share the journey with other families, to support each other in the hard times, to share the joy of adoption, and to marvel at the gift of these children.
3 comments:
Amen to that.
Thanks for the comment on my blog (about Robinella)... so, how did you find me? We're converts to Eastern Orthodox (and have adopted "kids" now 25, 27 and 31) and know some Ethiopians who are Orthodox. Reading your post I wondered if any of this group are Orthodox? There's a beautiful Greek Orthodox Church in Knoxville... on Kingston Pike, I think. Anyway, thanks for the comment.
I love all of the fun pictures.
Beautiful children.
Thanks for praying for Abby.
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