we are still waiting!

I haven't posted lately as I keep thinking I will wait and post when we receive our court date because honestly I thought we would have already received it! But, we are still waiting on that email that says our official court date! The crazy thing about it is..the date could very soon and we could be rushing to leave...or it could be a month away! We won't know until the judges appoint and they give their approval on the date. So we wait, as patiently as possible, and see what happens until then.:)
The boys started school and so I am SO thankful we were here to get them back into a routine and settled before we leave. Gray heads back to the ENT specialist on Monday to have his 3 week post-op surgery checkup. I am praying for a great report on his ear!
Thank you for your prayers, love, and all of your support during our wait! She is out of the hospital and recovering well per Mr. A. We gotta get this girl home and get her healthy!

update

Most of you probably already know that Eliana has had malaria again. She has been in the hospital for the past few weeks in Buwenge, Jinja and had a bad form of it that is the most fatal. The good news is she is responding well to treatment and they are hoping she gets out of the hospital soon. I try to keep most of the details private regarding her case and not get into too many details...but also try to have as many prayers and support as possible that I can from friends and family. I have been a bit frustrated regarding her health and treatment, as I haven't been very informed. Very common there from what I have heard and read, but frustrating nonetheless.
I will try to update the blog more as I hear details where everyone will know what's going on. As always..thank you for all of your prayers and love.

We got submitted to court!

What a busy last week. Gray had a major ear surgery which has a 92% success rate, he is a week post-op. He did well, we had a couple of little scares after he woke up, but everything went perfectly.

Right after surgery in recovery

His brothers have kept him company:)

We got submitted to court on Tuesday, and normally you receive a court date in a few days. However, our attorney informed us, because of court closures and new judges being appointed in Kampala, we probably won't get a date until after they reopen on the 15th of August. It is ironic how our daughter came to us right before once a year court closures. If I had to miss Gray's surgery, his first day of kindergarten, Tyler's first day of first grade, or Eli's first day back to preschool, I would have been so upset! So, as much as we want her home, the timing is actually perfect.

It's hard because we don't know when it will be, and I haven't gotten any new info...but as always on this journey,  we just have to pray and know that we are not in charge this time (or any other time we elusively think we do). God's got this handled. And attempting to micromanage Him sure is a waste of time! So we are focusing on day to day and what we have right in front of us...three little guys that are starting a new year!