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!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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!
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!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
God is moving!
This has been such a great past few days.
First- you have seen several of the adorable pictures that Erica sent to us from Haiti. What a wonderful blessing!
Then, we saw Erica on Sunday. She told us several good things, among which are the mayor of Bobby's town is on board to help find his birth certificate and someone to authenticate that he is in fact an orphan. She said that he just might get to move over to New Life with the first group of kids. That would be GREAT!
She gave Bobby the goodies we sent. One pair of shorts we sent were too big (imagine that) so she gave them to someone they fit much better. She said he followed the child around saying "MINE" in French. LOVE IT!!!
And- my sweet friends and Elizabeth's precious friends "the Mallorys" have been praying for Bobby at night. Mallory prayed "for the person who was taking care of Bobby to do a good job." This has been a prayer of ours- that his "Momma" would love him extra and take good care of him. Now, those of you who know me well know that I am a little bit OCD about germs and cleanliness. (not that you could tell right now...) When Erica talked to us Sunday, she said that she noticed this trip that Bobby's Momma is one of the older Mommas there. She tends to him more than some others might. And that her house is the cleanest. Seriously, God even answers my crazy OCD prayers! How amazing!! It's just one more way that He shows me He is in control even when Bobby isn't home yet.
On a completely unrelated note, I want to share with you a miracle at our school. Our janitor, coincidentally named Bobby, is in need of $5000 to get his wife on the kidney donor list. Both of her kidneys are failing and she is doing dialysis 3 days per week. We decided to have a bake sale yesterday (Tuesday) to raise money. You know, bake sales are usually big money makers- like maybe $20-$30 right???? We had kids bringing in money left and right. We had a 7th grade and 8th grade boy who decided to put their Christmas and birthday money together for Bobby. They brought in $500!!!! Do you know that as of today our school has raised over
$7700 FROM A BAKE SALE!!!!!! If that's not a miracle, I don't know what is. We prayed and God answered!
I pray that God will show himself to you as He has to me! God is amazing, He is worthy and He is RISEN!
Love you and please keep praying for our sweet boy!
First- you have seen several of the adorable pictures that Erica sent to us from Haiti. What a wonderful blessing!
Then, we saw Erica on Sunday. She told us several good things, among which are the mayor of Bobby's town is on board to help find his birth certificate and someone to authenticate that he is in fact an orphan. She said that he just might get to move over to New Life with the first group of kids. That would be GREAT!
She gave Bobby the goodies we sent. One pair of shorts we sent were too big (imagine that) so she gave them to someone they fit much better. She said he followed the child around saying "MINE" in French. LOVE IT!!!
And- my sweet friends and Elizabeth's precious friends "the Mallorys" have been praying for Bobby at night. Mallory prayed "for the person who was taking care of Bobby to do a good job." This has been a prayer of ours- that his "Momma" would love him extra and take good care of him. Now, those of you who know me well know that I am a little bit OCD about germs and cleanliness. (not that you could tell right now...) When Erica talked to us Sunday, she said that she noticed this trip that Bobby's Momma is one of the older Mommas there. She tends to him more than some others might. And that her house is the cleanest. Seriously, God even answers my crazy OCD prayers! How amazing!! It's just one more way that He shows me He is in control even when Bobby isn't home yet.
On a completely unrelated note, I want to share with you a miracle at our school. Our janitor, coincidentally named Bobby, is in need of $5000 to get his wife on the kidney donor list. Both of her kidneys are failing and she is doing dialysis 3 days per week. We decided to have a bake sale yesterday (Tuesday) to raise money. You know, bake sales are usually big money makers- like maybe $20-$30 right???? We had kids bringing in money left and right. We had a 7th grade and 8th grade boy who decided to put their Christmas and birthday money together for Bobby. They brought in $500!!!! Do you know that as of today our school has raised over
$7700 FROM A BAKE SALE!!!!!! If that's not a miracle, I don't know what is. We prayed and God answered!
I pray that God will show himself to you as He has to me! God is amazing, He is worthy and He is RISEN!
Love you and please keep praying for our sweet boy!
Friday, April 8, 2011
What a cutie!
Erica sent us this picture too. I think these are the sunglasses that Sam sent to Bobby. It brings a smile to my face every time I look at it. I know it will bring one to your's too!! :)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Grab a tissue!
I started off today a big sappy mess. How is it that your heart can be so torn, so happy, so sad and so full of love for someone you've never even met?
Our church is currently on a trip to Haiti doing Vacation Bible School at the orphanage. Erica, our adoption minister, took some goodies to our sweet Bobby. But, better yet, she took PICTURES!! She took these sweet pictures yesterday and sent them to us today. I have looked at these no less than 12,470 times today. I plan to look at them a few more times before bed. :)
Please continue to pray that Bobby will get home as quickly as God would have him. Also, please pray for his continued safety and for his little heart to be ready to come home!
Our church is currently on a trip to Haiti doing Vacation Bible School at the orphanage. Erica, our adoption minister, took some goodies to our sweet Bobby. But, better yet, she took PICTURES!! She took these sweet pictures yesterday and sent them to us today. I have looked at these no less than 12,470 times today. I plan to look at them a few more times before bed. :)
Please continue to pray that Bobby will get home as quickly as God would have him. Also, please pray for his continued safety and for his little heart to be ready to come home!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Hallelujah!!!
We have finally completed our Dossier!! But the even better, much more exciting news is that a friend we just met hand delivered our Dossier to Dr. Bernard just tonight!!!!! Isn't that amazing?!?!
We have been waiting, waiting on our 171H to come. We got it today too!!
What a great day God has given us!
Please join us in praying for Bobby. As I understand it, he has to wait until his birth certificate is ready before he can move to the New Life Link orphanage. He will live there for close to a year before he is ready to come home with us. Please help us pray that God's timeline is upheld and that His timeline is quick! :)
We have been waiting, waiting on our 171H to come. We got it today too!!
What a great day God has given us!
Please join us in praying for Bobby. As I understand it, he has to wait until his birth certificate is ready before he can move to the New Life Link orphanage. He will live there for close to a year before he is ready to come home with us. Please help us pray that God's timeline is upheld and that His timeline is quick! :)
Monday, March 7, 2011
How GREAT is our God?
We sent our paperwork to the Haitain Consulate in Miami last Tuesday. Seth sent it overnight. They received it Wednesday afternoon. This is known to be a 2-3 week process. We received our FedEx confirmation FRIDAY NIGHT that our paperwork was on it's way home. I decided it was either a miracle or we had messed up some paperwork. Nope, it was GOD. How amazing that He answers prayers even this small- paperwork... Our papers are finished! We are going to try and send them to Haiti with a friend of a friend on March 12. They will be hand delivered to the man who is in charge of the Haiti side of things- Dr. Bernard. Can you believe it??? How about the power of prayer!!!!!
Keep praying! :)
Keep praying! :)
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