Ethiopia In My Heart

Thanks to the many of you who have committed to pray tomorrow, Wednesday, 2/11. We look forward to joining with you in prayer throughout the day and at 6:30pm PST.

One day after we failed to pass through court the first time, our dear friend Alison, who is the adoptive mom of two and actively involved in an orphan ministry, left a message on my cellphone. She explained how she thought God had given her a song for us. She then sweetly reminded me that she is NOT a singer with the exception of the occasional "Happy Birthday" but that she was going to sing the song for me on my voicemail. The song she shared is a beautiful anthem of the desire and longing we feel for our children so far away. It also serves as a reminder of how God feels about Ethiopia. He too longs to she her healed, restored and made whole in so many ways.

In honor of tomorrow's prayer vigil, we recorded Alison's song that we are calling "Ethiopia In My Heart". The recording is very simple and certainly not professional but it gets the job done. The images are also not mine. These images are just a collection of some of the many pictures available on the Internet of the beautiful children of Ethiopia. As we prepare for tomorrow's day of prayer, may Ethiopia be in all of our hearts.

If you haven't posted a reply that you will be praying tomorrow, would you please do that? For families with kids in limbo that read this blog, it means a great deal to know that the people of God will be approaching His throne united tomorrow on behalf of our children.


"We must learn to take God at His word and walk straight in obedience even when we can see no way to go forward...If we would only move straight ahead in faith, the path would be opened for us." from Streams in the Desert