Something special to share!!!!!

Hey Everybody!

I'm so excited, and had to share with everybody a recent event within the Stapp household. All of those who know me personally, and from the blog know that I have four wonderful boys. What you may not know is that we have been in the middle of a two year process of an international adoption involving the country of Ethiopia.

What a journey it has been, the most of which I must admit weighs on the shoulders of my wife Mary. She's been the administrative powerhouse involving this, and rightfully so because she is the organized, and meticulous one. Any how, we finally got the call Tuesday night that we had a child, (WOOHOO!!!!) finally the moment among many that we've been waiting for. Her name is Nigist, which in Ethiopian means "Queen", and well deserved it is. Well, she'll get demoted to "Princess", I have room for one "Queen" in this household and that's my precious "Bangel", Mary.

I must confess that as I talked to this woman on the other end of the line (Mary was out running errands) about this little angel who is currently about 7 months old, I almost cried. She was talking about my little girl, a precious little lady that has eluded us since we began having our boys. Don't be mistaken I wouldn't change a thing, I'm raising four boys who will be warriors against a culture that is slowly killing itself and taking our nation with it. Back to my point, a beautiful little girl.

Hears the bad news, we still have three to five months to go before we can get her. "THAT SUCKS!!!" But we'll continue to trust in the Lord and his timing, although I am praying for a "Christmas Baby". I'll continue to keep you posted as we progress in this process.

Oh for you out there that might be wondering, "Why an international adoption, and not a domestic, don't we have enough of our own to take care of?" Why yes we do have plenty of our own to take care of, what are you doing about it? Secondly, poverty in the US is not a death sentence, poverty in a third world nation is, once again what are you doing about it. If you're not doing anything I would pray that you get involved, seek the Lord's face and find what he would have you do and mobilize for that purpose today.

Woohoo!!

Joe