Mission Accomplished

This house is so glad to have Daddy back at home! We accomplished a few missions over the last week and a half:

1. I survived 8 days of single parenting. Props to y'all that do this all the time. Whew! It gives me fresh perspective and gratitude for all that Geoff does for our family.

2. Geoff spent a lot of sweet time with Leila and in his words he "connected with her in a way he hadn't before." This made it very hard and emotional for him to leave. It was his hardest trip, he said.

3. God answered our seemingly impossible prayer (though "impossible" is not in His vocabulary)! After 3 trips to the embassy and a 5+ hour wait for Leila's 5 minute visit with a doctor, he was able to complete his portion of the medical exam as her parent. Normally this wouldn't happen without US immigration approval, which we are still waiting on. Our Niger friends have taken her to a few follow up appointments since Geoff left - today she tested negative for TB, and by next week we hope the doctor will submit our complete medical packet to the Embassy with his finding. Sweet Lord, we are close!

Keep those prayers coming. US Immigration is reviewing a huge new packet of evidence that we hope will be sufficient for them to approve a visa. 

And please also pray for Leila's health and for supernatural vitamins/minerals/etc! Geoff said she seemed to have more energy than when he saw her in November, but she is only 43 lbs. She is so little. With her English lessons 3 times a week she is getting meat and vitamins, so we know that will help.