Waiting for TA

We are waiting for Travel Approval.  We just finished the second week of our wait.  We feel pretty strongly that the beginning of this next week will bring the anticipated phone call.  When we get the call, we will discuss travel options and put in our request and then wait a day or two to hear back our official travel and pick up dates.  That is when we will purchase our airline tickets and finish packing!  In the meantime, we have had some very thoughtful gifts sent to us.  I wanted to share

This is a really cool wall hanging that our good friends Christa and Jo sent us.   We love it and have it in the kitchen.  What a beautiful  way to express our adoption!

And then just yesterday I received in the mail a huge package with these two beautiful afghans one each for Elizabeth and Levi.  The girls were trying them out they are a big hit.  So soft and so pretty!  Melissa Bare, thank you for the love you put into making them for the kids!!!!

Thank you friends for your continued support.  Your words of encouragement and offers to help are so appreciated.  Our life is about to be transformed in a major way.  We are preparing as best we can. We continue to received financial donations as well that are helping us meet the last leg of our expenses as we prepare for travel and the expenses we will incur in China with medical apppointments, notaries, and related adoption expenses.   Thank you for blessing this journey to bring home Elizabeth and Levi in such tangible ways.  As I have written in many of my thank you notes, we have often wondered "How" but have never questioned the "WHO" that has called us to this journey and the One who sustains us through it.  We are grateful for those who have felt called to help change the specific lives of these two children:  Once called orphans, now called our children.  

Lastly, our good friends Chris and Melissa Perkins have joined our fundraising... after we did Drew's DE-Bearding, Chris, who has had is facial hair for 13 years and his children have NEVER seen him without it, has also agreed to raise funds by offering to shave his beard, if the goal of $2000.00 is met by April 18th.  If you would like to donate to our adoption (100% of funds goes directly to our adoption) thru this fundraiser, please find the donate button on the left side of the page at this website (copy and paste into browser): 

http://www.bothhandsfoundation.org/drew-and-aimee-ryan

We will keep you posted this week as we receive our TA (Travel Approval)!!!!!!!!

So blessed,

Drew and Aimee