Pool Party!

Many of you are wondering how the pool party or should I really say bake sale turned out on Friday night? : ) The grand total from everything was $2,573!!!!!! We are humbled by the generosity of so many despite the weather. Thanks for all the words of encouragement. Jim and I feel so loved and encouraged as we head off to meet Eli tomorrow. We have a great support system of many wonderful people. Praising God this morning for all of his blessings!

So as we leave tomorrow, we do have a list of prayer requests....
1. For our kids as we leave them home with grandparents, for their safety and that they can really enjoy spending time with both sets of grandparents. We are so thankful to have both families so willing to love on our kids why we are gone. Both of you are the best!
2. For our flights especially on Monday, July 19th. We have a VERY narrow window to make our connection in Chicago, please pray we make it! And also that all of our luggage and donations for the orphanage make it.
3. To prepare our hearts and Eli's heart. It is overwhelming to think we will be meeting our son on Tuesday. What does he know about us? Will he be ready to receive love from us? Pray that we can begin to form a bond, that he will feel a connection with us and be drawn to us.
4. Pray that we pass court the FIRST time on July 23rd. Pray that all of the paperwork is there and in order. That everyone that needs to will show up and that the judge passes us on to the next stage of our adoption.
5. Pray for good health. Erin has a very sensitive stomach, so pray that we can manage all of the food changes. Also for the adjustment to a different time zone, that our bodies will adjust quickly.
6. Pray that we will be able to absorb and learn as much as we can about Eli's home. We want to able to fondly share with him some day all of the wonderful things about Ethiopia.
7. Most importantly, pray that we will show Jesus' love to everyone we see and have contact with.

God has been so good to us every step of this adoption process and to him we give thanks! We also thank so many wonderful people who gave of their time, talents, and money to support us this last Friday night. We could've never done it without you, so thank you! And to our families who have prayed for us without ceasing, please keep it up. We are going to meet the newest addition to the Weimer/Larsen clan- can't wait to share everything with you when we get back. We will try to have some updates while we are gone if at all possible, we have been told that communication can be unpredicatable. If not when we return we will update you. Keep praying!!