Tonight (Wed. night) we fly to Kharkov. We leave at 9pm our time - 1 pm midwest time. It will be a late night by the time we get to our apartment.
Tomorrow, we will first have some paperwork to take care of at the Inspectors office in Kharkov and then I think we will go outside the city to the orphanage to meet our girls!
I am not sure when we will have internet again but we will post pics as soon as we can!
Please pray for our first meeting with our girls and the officials at the orphanage. We are so excited to meet them!
Also please be praying for our dear little Samson - that sometime in the next couple days we will be allowed to look at the other children and verify if he is there or not. And if he is not, that the Lord will make a way for us to possibly locate him. My greatest comfort in all of this is that I know that Jesus loves him more than I do. He has promised me that He will never forsake or leave this little guy. I know that we have not prayed fervently for him these last 6 months in vain. The Lord has a plan for him.
Thank you so much for all your encouraging comments and for praying for us. It means so much to us. This has been a much harder road than we ever anticipated when we began last November. But, it is what He has laid out for us and we thank Him for it. We know that as He continues to unfold His plan little by little we will simply be amazed at His work.
8 comments:
I am praying that everything goes smoothly today. I can't wait to see pictures of your 2 new daughters. Enjoy.
Kayla
Oh my goodness...my heart is pounding with excitement. I am so super excited for you to meet them. There are moments in life that take your breath away...meeting them will be a surreal moment! AHHHH...I can't wait!
I just wanted to add that when we lost the boys, the only thing that I could find hope in was knowing the Lord loved them more than we ever could. We fully rested in His Sovereignty knowing that He had called us to them for a different purpose than what we had dreamed. We still pray for them and always will.
Karen and Lee, right now you are defending the cause of Samson. You are being his voice and advocating for him. You are walking this path in blind faith and pure obedience. You keep taking one step at a time clinging to the hand of Jesus as your guide. He is Faithful to guide your every steps, because you are fully surrendered to Him on this journey. The glory of God is being displayed through you right now. Even in the pain of the unknown.
Love you...(yes, you too Lee as my brother in Christ)!
What an exciting moment!! :)
Karen!!! It is Kelly, in Omaha - mom to Vladik, Igor and Viktor! I am praying for you every day, that God will continue to guide you in very clear ways. It is amazing when we are in the 'hard places' how CLEAR God makes His voice. I know this so well from my last six months as well. You are right - God DOES have a plan in all of this and when we trust Him, He shows us that what He has planned is ALWAYS magnificent in the end. The trusting is the hard part, but I am so proud when I read your posts to see that you really are trusting. Know that so many people are following your journey and praying for you. Can't wait to read about your girls, and what if anything you find out about Samson. No matter where he is, Jesus is with him. That is hard to grasp sometimes when we see how these children live and what they endure, but we KNOW it is true. It is God's promise to every single of of His children.
That is so exciting! I can't wait till you post more pictures!!! I'll be praying for you! Enjoy meeting your new daughters!!!
Prayers for little Samson! He is such a sweet little boy and he is so blessed already that he has you looking for him. Praying he will come home one day with a family of his very own. God Bless you Karen!
Amy
Thanks for the updates. I know I loved to get comments while in Ukraine so here's mine :)
Joy,adopting Roman
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