Guatemala - Day Two

The day started very early, our wake up call was for 5:30 am as our Embassy appointment was for 7:15 this morning. Iszabella has been a great child, she cried a little last night (she has cried for a total of about 10 minutes since yesterday) for mom and she has started running a low grade fever with a cough. The climate here is very much like Seattle and the rainy season has started, so the kids are dealing with a change in season. Please pray that she gets over her cough and cold before we travel on Friday.

As I mentioned, our appointment was this morning. The interview process went well and everything is going according to plan. The Embassy approved the adoption and the visa will be issued by 3:30 pm tomorrow afternoon. We are then free to leave the country on Friday; we are scheduled to land in Oklahoma City at 5:20 on Friday afternoon. The one bad thing that happened at the Embassy interview was the interviewer noticed we were from Oklahoma and he asked about the upcoming football season; the bad question was "so do you think OU will get beat by any more mid-major teams this year," a reference to our Boise State loss and remember I was under oath.

The hardest thing about today was walking past all of the Guatemalan citizens who were at the Embassy seeking a visa to the United States, we were escorted past about 500 people. At the airport yesterday, there were about 1,000 people seeking any gift from those arriving. The country has striking beauty but also such poverty.

We have found out some information about Iszabella, she was born in a town about 18 miles outside of Guatemala City in a town with a lake. On our arriving flight yesterday we noticed this area and it appeared to be a beautiful area, there were mountains around the lake. We have also met several different families at the hotel from TX, MO, NC, CA, MI, WI, MN, and FL. All have been on the same journey to bring their children home.