Today was a relaxing morning, just playing with the kids after breakfast. This is so wonderful, however we are now learning that they are, in fact, children and beginning to show the normal tendancies of children as it relates to obedience, bickering about toys etc. This is the start of a new chapter in our parenting with them - though nothing major, they have had to hear "no" for the first times from us, and this will likely begin the testing of boundaries.
I met with one of the Social Workers this morning to hear what the next steps are for the adoption. We have an appointment next Tuesday (Feb 12), by which time we need the results of the blood work (taken today) and the birth mom to come and state that she has decided she is unable to care for the children. This is a very sad situation, but by no means uncommon - some of the stories we have seen just break your heart.
Later in the morning, the ladies went to the market to shop for cloth that they hope to be made into cloths for E, K and K, and a few of us went to the ocean to cool off in the afternoon. It is unbelievable to us who see the ocean as a prime vacation spot that these people live on it, yet never go in the water, can’t swim, and are afraid of the ocean waves. It is apparent that K and W had never been in the ocean, and they very quickly overcame their fears and chased the waves in and out from the beach.
We returned to hear the choir practice for Sunday. On this night, they learned a song called “The Joy of the Lord is your strength” which has burned itself into my memory and has served me well as I have repeated it over and over mind through a couple trying times since.
After practice, we hung out with three of the boys, for a while and played some contemporary Christian songs and praise and worship. They were amazed. The highlight for me was when one of the boys asked about the song “Here I am to worship”. When I played it for him, he began singing with his amazing lead voice and I joined in singing tenor. What an incredible experience.
PLEASE PRAY SPECIFICALLY THAT:
1. Our appointment will happen as scheduled on Tuesday
2. That the results of the blood work will be there in time for the appointment
3. That the birth mother will make it to the appointment
4. That all of the paperwork is complete and accurate
He that has begun this good work will complete it until the end.
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Greetings from our family to yours...Yesterday the Men's Prayer group lifted your needs up and will not cease to do so. Reading and studying Psalm 46. In my lesson it is called "Hope in God Alone." We believe that for you all there and back home.
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