Meeting Yabi and Dibora
Submitted by Sarah on Tue, 03/11/2008 - 10:37am.
(FROM SARAH ON Mar 11, 2008 7:19 AM)
It is about quarter after 4 on Tuesday afternoon. We have had a full day and are 7 hours ahead of you.
We met Dibora and Yabi on Monday morning after a little paperwork.
They knew us - and Dibora made a running leap into Roland's arms before
I even spotted them. She then jumped ionto Kyle's arms - who was
filming - so the video we haev of our meeting is kind of funny b/c the
camara gets set down.
Day one Ollie Yabi had trouble making eye contact with us. They slept so well last nght - Yabi stirred a few times.
This morning at Breakfast Dibora was wearing her corn rows but they were coming loose and her friend Sinait (Sin - Nite) had her hair washed. Dibora got really quiet and wouldn't eat. I figured it out and we went up and washed and did her hair. This white mommy did really good. Dibora kissed me 25 times.
Have to mention - my most powerful memory of this time so far - still choking me up. When Dibora and I were swinging together and we ahve this language barrier and can't really talk - we still had understanding. Love has no barrier! Neither does Jesus Christ. As we were swinging - she begins to sing "Jesus Loves me this I know, For the Bibah teyells me so" I begin to sing with her. I am singing and crying so she takes my face in her hands and kisses me on the lips. She keeps singing "yes Jesus Loves me, Yes Jesus Loves me, Yes Jesus Loves me" over and over and over...
