We knew he could be coming any day, however, we didn't know exactly which day that ANY day would be. However, wonderful friends from church planned a Welcome Joshua luncheon to celebrate and pray for me/us in anticipation of his arrival. These are ladies from the Couples' Bible study and my Japanese language mentor/friend. It was so encouraging!
Here we are: Satoko, Mari & Little Micah, Yoshiko, Me & Keiko O. (Not pictured is Nana, who had already gone back to work.)Then, upon arriving home, I got THE call - Joshua's coming tomorrow (Saturday, July 25th)!
From July 25th and on the doorbell kept ringing - gifts and greetings from near and far welcoming Joshua home! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for the out-pouring of love and sharing our joy!! We are still reeling :-)
Somewhere during this time, I got wind of a "virtual shower" being held on our behalf by dear friends in Indy, who actually CAME TO KOBE to host this shower here! I couldn't believe it, but then....
On Thursday, September 17th Sonja & Kristin arrived with 87 books weighing over 100 pounds!!
On Saturday, Jonathan & the ladies put on this beautiful spread and we had a Baby Shower!
Sue, missionary and the wonderful mother of three, living nearby, is also a professional-level cake maker! Yummy & Delicious!!
We were all enjoying things being friendly and polite...
And then, the competitive sides started to show themselves :-D We had the most entertaining game of "Put the diaper on the stuffed pig!" Does anyone recognize Hamilton or Peter???
I love Masami's face, "What in the world am I supposed to do here?!" Anyway, she did GREAT, even under pressure!!
Group Photo :-)
The aftermath...a stack of books and gifts taller than Joshua! Our cup truly overflows!!!
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