Two weeks later
Two weeks ago today we saw our baby girl's face for the first time. However she has been in our hearts and our family for much longer than that. In fact, I think she was born in my heart when I was about 9 years old. I attended a weekly bible club at our neighbors house and it was the first time that I learned about a place called Africa. Everything about it totally fascinated me. I had always thought that I would live there someday and I went off to college with ideas of living in a hut and joining the peace corps. Even before the first day of classes I met a boy who captured my heart and all I knew was that I wanted to be with him. This handsome young man was totally dependant upon modern medicine and life in a remote village away from civilization was never going to be an option. I had no idea how God was going to write this story. I spent the summer before my senior year of college giving nursing care at a mission hospital in Togo. It was an amazing experience...especi