On August 11th we left Gamboula, CAR and flew to Bangui, CAR—the city capital. Waiting for us at the airport was Sam’s dad who came all the way from Illinois to meet Hannah. Of course, Sam’s mom couldn’t stay home knowing there was a brand new granddaughter for her to meet so she also made the trek to Africa. We spent 7 days with “Papa Jim” and”Mama Luta” in Bangui and they soaked up every minute they had with Hannah. We thoroughly enjoyed having family around and were delighted to introduce our daughter to her grandparents.
We enjoyed eating out at a few restaurants while in Bangui and even left Hannah with Mama Luta and Papa Jim one evening so we could have a belated 3rd year anniversary date.
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| 3rd anniversary date night |
Our purpose for going to Bangui was to apply for Hannah’s US passport through the US Embassy. One of the hardest parts of getting a passport for an infant is getting a good enough passport photo.
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| Attempting to snap the perfect passport photo |
Papa Jim and Mama Luta left us in Bangui to visit Congo for a few days while we stayed and got everything in order for Hannah’s passport and prepared to return to Gemena. Unfortunately, Sarah got an infection and Malaria during this time so our last few days in Bangui were not exactly restful. But, now we are back in Gemena at the Elikya Center and we will tell you more about it in the next post…
Sarah you look beautiful, and so happy!!
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