Sunflower update

Above: Children from the Oromo tribe.  Going by region and physical features alone, we assume Sunflower is of this tribe.  They are in regular conflict with the Gumuz tribe, also in the region.  Please pray for all of the children caught in homes and orphanages in Ethiopia because of the wars of their parents.

Please pray for Sunflower and her papers.  She, along with her papers to submit her to Ethiopian court in Addis Ababa, are still stuck in Kamashi.  There are serious ethnic conflicts going on between the Gumuz and the Oromo tribes along the route from Kamashi to Addis, so neither Sunflower nor her papers can get to Addis.  The roads are blocked and the violence is trying to be controlled by the governments.  Courts close in Ethiopia every year mid-summer for their rainy season.  We need a miracle to clear the roads and get Sunflower submitted to court in time.  If we miss the deadline, we won't be able to travel to get her until the fall.  Our pediatrician is very concerned about something going on with Sunflower's stomach, so please pray with us that she gets submitted, gets to Addis, makes the deadline, and gets home ASAP!  Thank You!