News from Seth

So I haven't had a lot of time to actually try and put some of my thoughts down, but we have a little bit of free time this morning. The guest house we are staying in is about a 15 minute van ride to the orphanage. The roads in Haiti are terrible. Try to think of the worst, washed out road back home, and that is just about every road here. At night we go eat at a restaurant in jeremie, and we drive through jeremie. It is a city, so you think people would be going to work, or have a vocation, but the people just sit around all day. It is like they are waiting for something. Maybe something or someone to come rescue them, but someone never comes. Everyone walks everywhere. You will see an occasional motorcycle, but most people don't have those. On sunday, on the way back to the guest house, we dropped off a mother at her house. She had walked 45 minutes to get to church with a little kid in this ridiculous heat - on mothers day. But that is just part of the deal here.

One of the things that I have been struck by with the kids is how much they simply want to be held or just touched. They fight over the ability to hold your hand. Even the older ones. For the most part, they do a good job of sharing what they have or making sure that the little kids are taken care of. For the most part, they are happy. You will see some kids crying because someone they had latched on to had picked up someone else, and they became jealous. I do worry about Bobby because I doubt he is eating as much as he needs. I think they eat one meal a day. It seems like a decent amount of food, but bobby didn't eat any of his food yesterday. I imagine that happens a lot. The mommas can't really sit down and make each child eat their food. They are busy doing all the chores. Nothing here is easy. Think of all the things we can do with the flip of a switch. They have to manually do everything. They cook food in a room with fire and pots. They wash clothes in buckets then dry them on clothes lines or by putting them on the top of the houses. The mommas rooms are really not that different than the kids rooms in terms of comfort. Their brooms to sweep are made out of sticks and twigs roped together.
No air conditioning- ever.

Starting to rain again so I must go. Miss you guys terribly.

Love Seth

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Look at these two!

As you've heard, Seth is in Haiti. He is spending his days with Bobby, which is GREAT! Seth said that today they made real progress. Bobby would play, then call out "Seth". Seth would look around and Bobby would smile and hide. Then they would do it again. Seth showed him pics of Elizabeth and Sam. Seth said whenever he said "Sam" Bobby would smile big! How sweet is that?!?!
It really seems that doors are in fact being opened this week. Please continue to pray for God to move mountains!!!

Together at last!!

At about 5:45 tonight, Seth called!! He was just leaving the orphanage and had been with Bobby all afternoon!! He said Bobby was as cute and wonderful as everyone said. He said he talked the WHOLE time. He also said that he is TINY. He had Bobby on his hip the whole day and it was wonderful.
Seth has had the opportunity to meet several men at the orphanage. He met Pastor Lionel. We have been told that Pastor Lionel is the one who found Bobby after the earthquake.
I am continuing to pray for miracles this week. I know God can do things we cannot even fathom! Please don't stop praying!

On the way!

Seth just called- they are in Miami. They will spend the night tonight and tomorrow at 9:30... off to Port au Prince!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it! He is traveling with an amazing group. I know this is going to be a great trip.
Please join me in praying for progress. I am praying that doors (big, wide doors) be opened that would allow for Bobby's birth certificate and his parents' death certificates to be FINISHED this week so that his move to New Life can happen and happen SOON. I know God has a plan for this sweet child. It's is too hard to fathom that God would bring this child to us, lay him in our laps so to speak if it wasn't his good and perfect will.
Please pray that God would let big things happen this week toward the adoption.
Love you all!

Crickets...

I have been chastised by a friend for being a "slacker" for not posting for a while. I'm sorry, really I am. You know, when this journey started Erica told us it would be hard. That was and is more true than we could've ever imagined. We go for days, then weeks, then even months with no word at all. I am trying so hard to trust in God's perfect timing. His will not mine...His will not mine...

On a much brighter note, Seth IS GOING TO HAITI in 8 short days!!!! He leaves May 27 and he will meet our sweet Bobby. I cannot wait! He will be home on June 4. Please pray for his safety and that his time with Bobby is perfect. Also, please pray that God would make a way for some progress to be made while Seth is there. Pray hard!!! :)

And, you have heard me talk about the creche- the safe place, the home where Bobby will go when he gets tranferred to live until he gets to come home. Tomorrow night, we are going to a dinner to meet Dr. Bernard, the man who owns the orphanage and will help us get Bobby home. How cool is that? He is here for

back surgery. We, along with the other parents adopting from Haiti, will meet him tomorrow night. Feel free to pray about that too! :)

That is all for now. Please continue to pray for God's timing, for our (my) impatient hearts and most importantly for God's protection over our sweet boy.

Thanks! We love you all!