Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Update from the Stem's

Hey, it's Ashleigh. My parents made it to Ethiopia. And they met Tewodros. Here is the email my dad sent us:

Yesterday was long and hard. Tewodros came to us in the morning but began crying and wanted to back to foster care center. We went with him and met and played with his friends. His closest friend left Sunday which made Monday really hard. After a couple hours he went outside and left with us willingly. He was sad and quiet on the ride back. He fell asleep in the car but when I carried him to bed he woke up and went back down and out the front door. Suz carried him back up and held and rocked him until he fell asleep after about an hour or more, about 4:45. He slept until almost 6:00, some on his cot some in bed with us. Suz and I went to sleep around 9:45, but were awake from 2-4 from time adjustment. We awoke to him wispering Mama and Papa. So sweet. Today is a much better day so far. Going to market soon. Please pray for continued transition.


4 comments:

creative gal said...

Praying! Cna't wait to meet him!

Lori Jones said...

Oh those sweet words, "Mama and Papa". That just says it all. Thank you for sharing Ashleigh. You all are in our prayers.

Kelly said...

I got teary reading about the Mama and Papa. That's so sweet. Praying for the rest of the week to be great and easier for him. We're so excited to meet him.

Emily said...

So glad to hear things are going okay. We were awake from 2-4 every morning too!