Posted by: Sonya on: December 21, 2007
Today brings much good news! I spoke with Seide in Liberia today. The boys’ embassy interview went very well. The boys have qualified for orphan status per US terms! Russ and Anthony will be traveling the last week in January to bring Samuel, Jeremiah and Joel home. We will have to wait a bit longer for Daniel as his process is just getting started.
We are so excited! So much to be done! Please continue to pray for us as we continue to work to pull together the last of our funding! ($3750) Please pray for our family as we work through this last month of our journey and prepare for a new journey with our boys here in America! I am overflowing with joy and anticipation! Kind of like Christmas morning for a child!
God has orchestrated this whole thing and as I sit and ponder on the entire journey, I sit in utter amazement! God is so good. He walked with us the whole way. There were times where I felt alone and scared, but now I can look back and see that God was right there with me! Walking and responding in faith can be a difficult journey, but if I persist and continue to take the road less traveled, I begin to see more and more of God with each step. I experience more of the joy that God intends for me to have. Worldly things don’t please me like they used to. The journey with my Lord pleases me so much more! I hunger to be close to Him and in His presence.
This journey has been especially difficult not just because of the ups and downs of the actual adoption, but because of obstacles outside of the adoption. Voices around our family telling us that we are doing the wrong thing. I have stated this before and will state it again, the road that God leads each of us on is a personal journey. A journey that others may not understand. Being obedient to God often takes a person against the grain. Doesn’t the word tell us that we are to be the salt of the earth? I know I sure can be salty at times, but I enjoy adding a little spice to life! The world would be very bland if we chose to be like others! I have become even more deeply rooted in my spiritual journey on this latest faith journey. I wonder what God will have in store for us next! Only time will tell……..
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