It all started with an email last Thursday containing attachments for documents Jesse would be receiving, and need once in Ethiopia. I immediately found an error---- an important and BIG ERROR. We phoned the agency they phoned to Ethiopia and assured us all would be taken care of and we had nothing to worry about. They were wrong. We received the call today that Fikir will not be coming home with Jesse September 6. That is a really hard pill to swallow at this point.
1. I hate the idea that she must stay at the orphanage for even one more day- although I know she is receiving much love and care. It's just hard when you finally have a date in mind of when you will hold your baby girl and be able to comfort her and tell her you love her face to face, and then you are told no it isn't going to happen then.--- all the above is THE WORST OF ALL OF THIS FOR ME.
2. At this point we don't know if the $5000 we spent on airline tickets is a total loss, and we won't know until around 3PM tomorrow. Jesse is set to fly out Wednesday morning!
3. We will now not have the week transition with Jesse and Fikir being home, before Jesse must return to work, so that Fikir can get to know Daniel and I.
All is not lost though and Fikir may be able to come home September 13. In that case Jesse will likely head out as planed Wednesday morning and spend an extra week in Ethiopia. We will hopefully have some good news tomorrow.
Trying to keep faith and remain positive.
2 comments:
OMG! $5000 in plane tickets? HOLY MOLY Char! I guess I've never priced a trip to Ethiopia before ;) I can't believe how many hiccups you have had along this journey. Sending positive thoughts you way!
Oh Char! It is almost 3:00pm now....please I am praying for some positive news..oh the stress...I remember this sort of thing...we had delays at all levels....I can honestly say I do know how you feel..I was there..we even had to cancel our plane tickets...I sure hope this doesn't happen to you. HUGS...stay strong...
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