Day 3 in Kinshasa

Day three in Kinshasa started out a little later than day 2, which was welcome. The power came on last night, so we were able to run the AC which made for much better sleeping conditions, and Enoch slept in until about 7 before he began his morning cleaning ritual. He is very neat, a Felix to our Oscar, which should be interesting. He enjoys bathing, putting on clean clothes (particularly new clean clothes), and lotioning himself up for the day. His personality is really coming out more and more, and he is quite a joy to be around. The only snag right now is the language barrier, and he has been quite patient with us in trying to communicate. He is experiencing a whole lot of new things, including listening to an iPod, while playing Angry Birds on an iPad. The DS charger does not work here, without a converter, so he is taking a pause from that. We woke this am to the kids coming to school on the compound, then more singing. Shortly thereafter it started to pour, which made for a wonderfully cool day. The rain does a lot of damage to the dirt roads, but it keeps the level of dust down which is nice. Makes the time in the car running to and fro much more pleasant when it is not baking hot and dusty. Waited outside the passport office with Enoch & Alan in the cool, Enoch played on the car radio. I got smacked square on the cabesa with some kind of nut or something that fell off a tree, which Enoch thought was pretty funny (they were pelting the cars too). Enoch also likes taking pictures, constantly. He has taken pictures of most of the photos in the house, as well as us, and mostly himself in various poses. This afternoon, Michael let him use his iPod, and he went in his room to rest for a bit. I went in and checked on him, and he had the headphones next to him, listenting to the Hallelujah Chorus. We believe we made progress with the passport today, it appears the man Francis was working with to get it corrected may have pocketed the money, and never done anything. Francis & Michael met with the man who issues passports, and it seems he can expedite. However, we are still needing the correct birth certificate, which Francis was chasing the Judge around all afternoon to get. So, an interesting process. Please continue to pray that all these pieces come together quickly so we can get everything in order in time, and that the Consulate looks on the case favorably (and quickly). Thanks for your prayers, we love you and miss you. We look forward to you all meeting Enoch! Joanna & Michael Nate & Davina, well, Enoch likes the GummyBear song. I don't know what to think about that! He is looking forward to seeing you again Davina, and meeting his new brother. He told us today that he went swimming once before, and he is looking forward to being in school with you both. We love you both very much, and look forward to seeing you soon! Continue to be good, take lots of showers and eat your broccoli....