Addis and Zake!!

Oh my, internet is a problem...however, i have a few minutes and am at a cafe under Joelle's email.

we arrived yesterday with no problems.  smooth flight.  great guesthouse that is safe and clean.  super kind staff.  sleep is off a bit, but we'll adjust.  Ethiopia is amazing, such beauty and promise, and contrasting it with Dubai is a lot to process.  why is equality so hard to achieve??  well...on to the good stuff.  today i played "peek a boo" with my newest son.  he is darling, with sweet dimples and playful giggles.  we spent 1/2 hour with A.Z and all the children he rooms with between 1-3 years of age.  much like GLA, they all clamour for love, attention and affection.  we interacted with all of them and Joelle quickly had Zake giggling.  we're off a bit on his name pronunciation, so i'm not sure if that will change our name decisions any.  haven't had a chance to discuss it yet.  this was only an hour ago....A.Z. looks well, and he is definitely sweet and smiley.  can't wait to know more of him.  we brought 1/3 of our donations and they were welcomed and needed.  we gave each child a candy (the staff brought out the hard choking kind), but said they were used to it.  (would have scared the grandmas!) so we left them with sticky hands and faces.  we had many hugs and jeff high-fived his new son.  ok, almost crying again....what a gift this is, words fail me....so, i don't want to hold up our driver any longer.  thanks for reading and praying for us here.  all is well.  sorry we couldn't update sooner.  not sure when we will again.  love to all....
Shana (for Hannah, Joelle and Jeff)