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amazing photographer
.......she captured our trip on film
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
final slideshows
Here are the final two slideshows! Kristin is so amazing and has such a gift. We were so blessed to have her with us each step of the way.
We all delight in Abe. He is such a bright light in our family! We also all miss Ethiopia. As we watched the final two slideshows, the kids all said how much they want to go back- we totally agree. A huge hole in our hearts can only be filled with the people of Ethiopia. Lord willing, He will allow us to return sooner than later.
Enjoy! To God be the Glory!
Click Play for the Last Day Slideshow!
Click Play below for the Homecoming Slideshow!
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- "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from becoming polluted by the world." James 1:27
56 comments:
CRYING! Love the coming home video... What a beautiful little boy!!!!! AH!
Wow! How awesome! Yes...to God be the glory! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I have to tell you that the one picture of your daughter w/ Abe on Gotcha Day makes me cry EVERY time!! Well a lot of them do, but that one especially!
ok, you know i have to have one of those TEAM ETHIOPIA t-shirts ... where do i get one ... my heart is exploding w/ joy ... every picture just brings chills to my body at how amazing God is and what a miracle He has done in the Alexander family and because of your story Abe is already a missionary here in the USA ... people will now go to Ethiopia and love those people because of your journey ... I LOVE THAT .. The Power of the Lord !!!!
I love ya sister ... I would have loved to have been at the airport!!
AWESOME!! We are so happy for you guys and would LOVE to meet you sometime.
I can't wait to watch these two slideshows with a cup(s) of Ethiopian java tomorrow morning!
Perhaps our next journey to ET will be together! I miss it so...
I want to be fresh with tissues in hand to see these! Oh... (sigh)
love you, lor
Emily,
I wish I could find words to adequately express the pure joy it has been to follow your journey to Ethiopia and to Abe. The photos are incredible and bring me to tears each time I view them. I found your blog via mutual friends in TN. As a sister in Christ, a Texan, and a mother to both birth & adoptive children, I felt an instant connection the first time I visited Soli Deo Gloria. I will be following along as I cannot get enough of that precious baby Abe (nor the rest of your beautiful family). You are doing an incredible job capturing the blessing of adoption and the spirit of Ethiopia in your postings. I can only imagine how God will use His story for your family to prick the hearts of others to follow His command to care for the orphans of the world. Thank you!
Love & Blessings,
Kim
Best. Documented. Trip. Ever. Thank you so much for sharing all this with us. It's an incredible thing to see. Abe is absolutely beautiful.
The homecoming one won't work! Did it work for other people? Maybe it's my sytem acting up.
I will never tire of those slideshows. I just wish you could put the beautiful faces of the orphans on there. The pictures of ya'll with A's mom just about made me cry.
She couldn't have found a better family to raise Abe.
And remember, if you ever need someone to hold and rock him for a few hours, I'm just a phone call away! :)
Thank you for sharing your AMAZING journey with all of us!! God is soooo good!!!!
What a beautiful, beautiful family you have!!
-Suzi
Oh, I just loved the last videos....so awesome...Thanks for sharing your journey with us...I just can't wait to get there...we're #23...hopefully it will move quickly, kristi
Absolutely amazing.
oh my....tears, smiles, joy and longing...
I have come to love you all through this blog! We are Praising God for the testimony of adoption and the love of our God this blog is showing to 100's or 1000's- to us!
Much love and THANK YOU for sharing your hearts.
A beautiful record of His goodness. I had tears in my eyes watching them both.
I feel like I was in Ethiopia with you! So glad you're home. He's a dream.
Issy peeking behind the cotton candy is the cutest!! the pic of all yall's hands together kills me--so precious!!! who chose the songs for all the slideshows? they did an awesome job on that!
those are great.
i meant to ask you before, what was the name of the song that went along with the first video? thanks.
oh, and by first video i mean the one that you did first, while still in ethiopia..on gotcha day. thanks
so lovely. so glad you guys are home with sweet Abe!!
Thank you so much for sharing your trip! The pictures are amazing and I love your choice of songs, I dont know if I have cried this much for a while, thank you for making a difference in the life of this little boy. I pray that he will grow up to be a strong man of God and will be a testimony to all around him of the amazing grace of our Heavenly Father!
Nothing like a fresh cry in the morning! Loved it. H
Do you sit and weep as you watch these videos and remember what you did? AS I watch, tears are coming down uncontrollably and I cannot stop them. What a lifetime experience for you and your chidren.
Oh my gosh. those were awesome. I loved the one at the end with the hands. I can't get enough of your trip. the team shirts are so cute. and what a blessing to have kristen with you. those pics are amazing and will be so great for abe. congrats. i am so happy for all of you. and excited to plan bu09 with you!
Thanks for sharing your videos...it helps us hang on! We leave October 31st to meet our daughter! We will have to meet some time...I'm on staff at First Baptist Arligton.
What a blessing that I get to experience so many precious life milestones with you guys :) Walking throught this thing called life with you and your sweet children...you will never know what it means to me! I love you!
PS---17 days!!!! Can you believe it??
PPS--Can we go ahead and book OUR flights for the return trip? I kind of promised Avery... :) and myself...
Love, love, love it!! Thank you for posting those!! So powerful. Can't wait to meet him!!
Wow, the slideshows are beautiful! Thanks for sharing them. To God be the Glory!
Praise God! The pictures are priceless... truly amazing. Congratulations and Welcome Home Abe!
WOW! Everytime I watch your videos it makes me crave to be there experiencing the same things with my family. I pray we can work it out to bring our kids with us! Congratulations to your whole family!
So did Melissa get a hair cut? Because it looks totally cute!
My heart is full and I feel complete - I love you and your amazing family - give Abe a big wet one for me - he is glorious!
Oh man, my heart is happy and FULL!
I just saw the homecoming video. Love Sally with her sign!! And the "hands" picture is wonderful!
Oh my goodness! Those were just beautiful!!! So amazing.
so so so beautiful...
Thank you for sharing your journey through these amazing photos. It has been a joy to see your adoption journey. I have found the pictures to be a great way to share with our family what Ethiopia is like and the people of that country. We are planning on getting our baby girl in the Spring. Thank you again!
Melodie Monberg
www.themonbergs.com
Words just do not come when witnessing such love.
Holding the orphan in my heart and prayers.
Diane..Mama to Joe, Jen, Jana Mei, Jadyn Hua and JOY Hua
Beautiful...I do not have enough words.
Watching the power of love, faith and community on your journey has been inspirational.
I just watched these again... Man, Em, I can't help but wear a goofy grin and have tears rolls down my face. Thank You, dear Jesus, for Abe! Thank You for ordaining this beautiful boy to be an Alexander! Thank You for everything you have planned for his life, their lives! Thank You for using Moody & Em and all their family to spread the Gospel and model Christlikeness!
Whew, I'm so blown away by how GOOD our Jesus is!
XO
Yes, Em, she is so very lovely... Beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful. I cried, I smiled, praising our AMAZING God for this little life, rejoicing with your family.
adoption stories......you can just feel the Lord's presence ALL OVER THEM!!! to God alone be the glory!! I can't wait to see how the Lord uses your children through this trip. i know you have already seen a heart change in them. you can tell by the light in their eyes that they feel the Lord's presence through Abe. Once again I am WOWed by the work of our sweet Saviour by those who are willing to step out in faith!! LOVE IT!
What are you doing first thing this morning? Me, I'm crying my eyeballs out! What an extraordinary journey... one that's only just beginning. The joy and love that this little boy has entered into is overwhelming. What amazing friends and family you have. You guys are such a beautiful, beautiful family, I'm thinking we have to move next door just to be near you year-round. Special, special, special. Thank you for sharing such an intimate experience. It's been a complete joy to watch and has us just itching to get back to Ethiopia too. Love you!
Thank you so much for sharing your journey! I love your kids' faces in every shot----such incredible joy! I hope to get to meet your precious family some day! :)
I love the videos! Thank you for sharing! You are a great family full of love for your kids and for the Lord. Thank you for your example!
WOW! Congratulations!! Welcome Home, Abe!!!
Thank you for sharing your adventure.
I was wondering if you happened to visit the Kid's Care orphanage while you were there. If you did, would you mind emailing me? suzi_little@hotmail.com
Thanks.
wow.. I am wailing..LOL
speechless! the LORD is sooo GOOD!!! right?!!
wow...so thankful to have followed your journey!
love you!!
totally crying AGAIN. Best welcome home EVER! To God be the Glory. We love you guys!
Em...That was awesome. Thanks for "bringing us along on the trip". Being at the airport and seeing your whole travel troop (minus Kelley:( ) was so wonderful! Your travel weariness was so overpowered by your shear JOY at finally bringing Abe home forever!! Love you all! You might find me at your back door any time to get another Abe fix!
Nothing makes me cry like seeing your daughter with her tearful face holding Abe for the first time!
I also cried seeing Dea and Darius with the sign welcoming Abe!
I've been so blessed watching your journey!!!
Thank you for glorifying God!!!
Weeping with joy for your family who are complete strangers to me.
Literally stumbled upon your blog last year ... was deeply moved, as the Lord has been speaking to me about adoption for many years. Kept thinking you looked familiar, and realized it was from your EoA story. Am building my business in hopes that it will lead to a similar story for my family of 5. Thanks for sharing your journey. Isn't the body of Christ beautiful/
Amy Elder from Oregon
What a beautiful family you have. My favorite video was Day 4 - Gotcha Day. I had tears in my eyes throughout the video. The Might to Save song is wonderful too. Thanks for sharing your faith as well as your family.
What an amazing video!
As a fellow adoptive parent, I thought to write and tell you about the new guest home in Ethiopia specifically for adoptive parents and volunteer groups for the benefit of orphans in Ethiopia. Now that it is up and running, we would love to share the vision with other adoptive parents. You can see more at http://www.ethiopiaguesthome.com.
If you would like to post a link, send me an email at dave@ethiopiaguesthome.com and I’ll forward you the information.
Blessings,
Dave McIlrath, MA
Orphan Advocate
Ethiopia Guest Home
More Than a Place to Stay
www.ethiopiaguesthome.com
What an incredible adventure you have endevored. Thank you for sharing your memories of your time with us to see. What a lucky little boy to be a part of such a loving family. You have touched so many lives that you will never even relize the impact of what you did for the people of Ethiopia. May god bless you and your family.
I was given your blog through the grape vine, and oh so glad!
We serve a MIGHTY God and I'm touched to see how God is using your family and moving in your lives and those around you.
Praise to HIM forever amen!
May you continue to have strength an and hope and grace as you adjust to a 'new' life with another bundle of joy in your care for ever and ever. This little guy was created for this exact time and season and for your family, and God was behind it all... wow!!
Congrats from another sister in the Lord.
Keisha