Today Alvin's adoptive dad spent the whole day at the hospital with his new son. I was able to drop by after my Bible study and visit. Alvin is of course so excited that he is here. He had his dad's camera hanging around his neck and he was taking pictures. Very cute.
When you see this beautiful little boy sitting in his wheelchair, covered with a blanket, it is easy to forget what is underneath and what Alvin has to sit on. Thankfully Alvin said the chest pain is going away. Remember to keep Alvin's health in your prayers as any day he could take a turn for the worse. We are so close to getting him home!
We are moving as fast as we can to get Alvin out of here, but it still feels as if it isn't fast enough. This is Africa so things are moving at an "Africa" pace. We are still waiting on the Ministry of Health to process Alvin's paperwork before it is then transfered to the next step (Ministry of Justice) and then the next...We are very grateful for Mr. Gebro, the acting Minister of Health, and his assistant Lydia, for focusing on Alvin's case last weekend and this week. Patty continues to work closely with the Ministry of Health on behalf of Alvin and our other special needs kids, like Secret.
As far as the flight is concerned, there is still much that needs to be done. As is common, all the money needs to be given up front before the flight can arrive. This is an area you can focus on now while AOH works out all the other details. If you will note on the right side of the blog I have added a fundraising thermometer so you can monitor the funds as they come in. I will update that as often as I am able to. You can also click on Alvin's picture to easily donate towards his flight and his in country medical expenses.
I will soon be sharing about some of our other special needs kids, including two that are available for adoption, and another story about Acres of Hope's medical outreach ministry. Stay tuned for those stories along with the Alvin updates.
-Melodie (AOH Volunteer)
