Friday, August 25, 2006

I Will Rest In You

Well... still nothing. However, we are very hopeful that we will hear good news on Monday. I was digging through some of my old cds tonight and found a song that blessed me- I Will Rest In You by Jaci Velasquez. The lyrics were really what I needed to hear tonight, as we wait yet one more weekend for good news. I'm thankful that God is in control and is taking care of everything. I choose to rest in Him tonight.

Lord, I'm in the dark,
Seems to me the line is dead when I come calling.
No one there, the sky is falling.

Lord, I need to know.
My mind is playing games again,
You're right where you have always been.

Take me back to you,
The place that I once knew as a little child;
Constantly the eyes of God watched over me.
Oh, I want to be
In the place that I once knew as a little child,
Fall into the bed of faith prepared for me.

I will rest in you,
I will rest in you,
I will rest in you.

Friday, August 18, 2006

India Camp: Love, Laughter, Miracles














The top picture is of Dhira and Mia playing together. Dhira is the little girl who I met at Bible School over a year ago. After talking with her mother, Marsha, about Dillon International, we knew that God had answered our prayers about which direction to take for adoption. Mia is the precious daughter of Angie and Dustin.



The middle picture is of two incredible families (Dustin, Angie, and Mia and Charlie, Nadra, and Ian) who have encouraged us with their prayers and e-mails. It was wonderful to finally meet them and to see the miracles that God has brought into their lives. They also experienced some very difficult setbacks during their waiting times, but just look at them now!




The bottom picture is of Ms. Roy with some of the children from the orphanage who, thanks to her dedication and compassion, have found their forever families. She looks at all of the children with such love in her eyes. It was absolutely wonderful to meet her! She told me that Jadyn is doing very well and that her legs are fine! Praise God! She also said that she is a beautiful child (I had no doubt about that!). She took my hands and said that I was going to be a wonderful mother. I will always cherish that moment.

KEEP PRAYING!!

Well...I wish I could say that the judge has signed and the passport was on its way, but I can't. In fact, there was a second judge change and the passport process cannot even begin until the judge signs the legals (aaaaarrrrggghh!). Everything was going smooth as glass and then a bump, a big bump. It's just so so frustrating and hard to understand why. I know that God knows why and that is all that matters now. I don't know how to answer all the "when?" questions anymore. I just don't know when. I do know that today is just one day closer. That's all I know now.
There is no way that you can prepare yourself for the terrible ache in your heart and the complete frustration in your brain. However, I have been soooo busy since school started on the 9th that I haven't had time to mope too much. This is a good thing! Please everyone pray for us that this second new judge will sign soon. He is supposed to be a good judge (I'm not sure what that means) so hopefuly he will sign soon. This week was a big Indian holiday so nobody worked the first part of the week (aaarrrrrgggghhh!) So.... if anything happened, Ms. Roy hasn't been notified yet. Maybe next week.
I'm so thankful that through all of this I can trust and know that God is in control. As difficult as it is, I don't have to understand. I just have to believe. He has brought us too far to leave us now. All of this has not slipped by Him. He knows and is mindful of us! Praise His Name! Here are some of the scriptures that are getting me through right now...
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
Psalm 91:1-3
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge;his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
Psalm 91:4