Hope you all had a Happy Halloween! We sure did! I can't send this next post without "posting" a picture of our family on Halloween. Believe it or not, Scott dressed up as Bret Michaels...eyeliner and all! He had people asking to have their picture made with him at the block party we went to! Hilarious! Enjoy it!
So, last week we received word that our dossier will be sent to a region in Russia very soon! Yipee! We were unaware of the fact that we could have a say in what region to send our dossier to. Obviously the best case scenario is to be sent somewhere where we would only have to travel to Moscow or St. Petersburg. Worst case scenario ( I use this term lightly) is that it could be sent to Krasnoyarsk, which is smack dab in the middle of Siberia! So, naturally we asked about the possibility of choosing Moscow or St. Petersburg. Yes, it is an option, however, this is what our Family Coordinator said," we must resign ourselves to accepting whatever conditions may occur with that particular region-whether it's a lack of available children, matching requests, or extended wait times, or difficulties with a judge/regional officials."
Well, that sure makes it easy doesn't it! We're going into this wholeheartedly knowing that God is in complete control of this situation and we will go where He wants us to go! Right? Well......now that we've had a few days to think about it...SIBERIA, we are getting a little anxious. So, last nightScott asked (see how I'm making this his fault) if I could email our FC and see if we could possibly be put in somewhere other than this region. Eeek! It was a hard email to write, and we still don't know for sure. We could possibly, very well be going there. We definitely know we want this to go as smoothly and quickly as possible, and if this small little "problem" of ours is the only reason to keep us from our daughter, than we will gladly go to Siberia to get her.
Let me fill you in on something first: it will take us about 14 hours to get to Moscow. We have to go here to the court first (so no matter what we will go to Moscow). Then, if we are sent to Kras, we will then board ANOTHER plane for about 8 hours! So you can see our reason for anxiety...especially if you know Scott and his "travel woes." (Sorry, Bud, love you!).
So today I got an email back from our FC and she explained why Kras is a better option. 1. They typically see more girls in this region. 2. The children are often healthier in this region. 3. If you decline 3 of the referrals (due to whatever reasons, health, etc. ) they pull your dossier from the region and send it back to you, thus starting the whole process again.
I guess I just would like to ask you to pray for our "situation" that if Kras is where He is sending us, we will gladly go and not have any fears or be anxious about anything. I remember Phillipians 4:6-7, "Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, make your requests know to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Ahhhh!
So, this Sunday is Orphan Sunday! Our church is going to have a little preview of what it is God has called us to do, " to care for the orphans and widows in their distress." James 1:27
We are hoping to show the need for an orphan ministry and hopefully get some blood moving! We are using a video that I want to share.
Thanks for listening, and praying!
So, last week we received word that our dossier will be sent to a region in Russia very soon! Yipee! We were unaware of the fact that we could have a say in what region to send our dossier to. Obviously the best case scenario is to be sent somewhere where we would only have to travel to Moscow or St. Petersburg. Worst case scenario ( I use this term lightly) is that it could be sent to Krasnoyarsk, which is smack dab in the middle of Siberia! So, naturally we asked about the possibility of choosing Moscow or St. Petersburg. Yes, it is an option, however, this is what our Family Coordinator said," we must resign ourselves to accepting whatever conditions may occur with that particular region-whether it's a lack of available children, matching requests, or extended wait times, or difficulties with a judge/regional officials."
Well, that sure makes it easy doesn't it! We're going into this wholeheartedly knowing that God is in complete control of this situation and we will go where He wants us to go! Right? Well......now that we've had a few days to think about it...SIBERIA, we are getting a little anxious. So, last nightScott asked (see how I'm making this his fault) if I could email our FC and see if we could possibly be put in somewhere other than this region. Eeek! It was a hard email to write, and we still don't know for sure. We could possibly, very well be going there. We definitely know we want this to go as smoothly and quickly as possible, and if this small little "problem" of ours is the only reason to keep us from our daughter, than we will gladly go to Siberia to get her.
Let me fill you in on something first: it will take us about 14 hours to get to Moscow. We have to go here to the court first (so no matter what we will go to Moscow). Then, if we are sent to Kras, we will then board ANOTHER plane for about 8 hours! So you can see our reason for anxiety...especially if you know Scott and his "travel woes." (Sorry, Bud, love you!).
So today I got an email back from our FC and she explained why Kras is a better option. 1. They typically see more girls in this region. 2. The children are often healthier in this region. 3. If you decline 3 of the referrals (due to whatever reasons, health, etc. ) they pull your dossier from the region and send it back to you, thus starting the whole process again.
I guess I just would like to ask you to pray for our "situation" that if Kras is where He is sending us, we will gladly go and not have any fears or be anxious about anything. I remember Phillipians 4:6-7, "Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, make your requests know to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Ahhhh!
So, this Sunday is Orphan Sunday! Our church is going to have a little preview of what it is God has called us to do, " to care for the orphans and widows in their distress." James 1:27
We are hoping to show the need for an orphan ministry and hopefully get some blood moving! We are using a video that I want to share.
Thanks for listening, and praying!
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