A New Home for Benjamin

We were asked to email a photo of our home to Benjamin so that he and his family could see his new home in America. There were several thoughts that went through my mind at that point. "Will Benjamin be confused or scared"? How would his 3 year old mind understand?
Since homes in America are usually larger than homes in Kenya I wondered  laughingly, " will he think this is a palace"?

Well, I didn't have a photo of our home but, fortunately, since I'm a photographer, I rushed out in the snow with camera in tow and snapped a few pics! I came inside with my family all laughing at me and decided to edit the image (of course) and add his photo to the front of the house. I hoped that it would be a way for him to see that this would be his new home.

Eagerly, I sent the image. A few days later I received a phone call from our friend and liason for the adoption saying that Benjamin had been showing the photo to everyone in his village and saying " this is my new home in America"! My eyes teared-up and heart leaped imagining the whole scene.

We continue to be encouraged by the progress of this adoption and hope to bring more good reports as they come.

Until next time...Jennifer