Well we have been here for 3 days now. We are getting use to it and we were extremely grateful for our friend on Saturday who showed us around for a few hours. But after he left we realized we were alone. It was kinda scary but we felt very at peace, we knew everything would be OK.
But on Sunday night we still had not heard from anyone, the only number we had was our driver's phone number, and he didn't speak English and was not at home, and we were worried. Finally about 10:00 pm our translator, Maria, called and told us to be ready at 8:30 am. So we were. We went to the Ministry of Education and everything went great there. We were so excited. The boys were perfect gentlemen! Then we headed out to visit the orphanage and everything seemed to go downhill.
First of all, we were not approved to adopt from the Baby House, I am not sure why. But we could visit the orphanage in Poludino (about 1 hour away), so we drove out there. The children there are ages 4-8 roughly. As we drove we started realizing, or at least were told, that there are not as many children available for adoption as we were lead to believe. In fact when we got there we were only shown 4 children (3 boys and 1 girl), two of the boys had older brothers (around 11 or 12), one boy was an only child and the girl had an older sister that was 12. All of these children were 6 years old (they had no others!) I asked if there were any younger children, or any more girls and we were told no. This was extremly discouraging to me. For all of you who know me all I wanted was a little girl. On top of that the older sister to this one girl cannot be found. They will be checking on it, but we cannot adopt a child unless we adopt all siblings. They think she is in an orphange that is about 6 hours away!
I know they could sense our disappointment. They are trying to get us approved to go to the Baby house but that hasn't come, hopefully tomorrow. But even at that there are only 2 boys available for adoption there, a 2 1/2 year old and a 4 year old. I keep thinking to myself, where are all the children? We could have adopted an older child in America!
I thought for sure that when I saw the children I would know which one was mine. Out of the four shown I did not get that feeling at all. We are not sure what to do. I am trying to keep the faith, I know God has a plan for us, but we are not sure and have not been directed to what it is as of yet.
They are going to try to get Internet connection to our apartment. We only pay $65/night there while the Skiff Hotel is $150/night. Although we would really, really, really like to stay at the Hotel the cost is keeping us at the apartment. It is very nice, and will be better if they can get the internet. But I would love to be at the Hotel with other Americans, a pool, and they provide breakfast and dinner, and they do your laundry. Going to the market was a joke. I have no idea what half the food is there and no idea what to buy to even cook for dinner. We have had watermelon and beef jerkey we brought from America. I don't know what we will do when we run out of that. We did make spaghetti and cheese sandwiches, and french toast. I'm sure we will survive.
Pray that something else develops for us or we will be coming home without any children. I just have the feeling to wait and let the Lord reveal to us what to do. Of course the longer it takes to find our children the longer we will be here. Our countdown doesn't start until we identify the children we want, then we wait the 14 days, then the week long adoption.
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I am so sorry. You are in my prayers.
Kettenrings, I am praying for you. We just got back from Petro last week, and we traveled to 2 different regions before we found a child that was adoptable (by us). And even then, we were only shown the one baby. I can say that I never got the big moment of "That's my child!" It was gradual process, but she is definitely ours. I'm sorry your agency sent you without first making sure there were available children. Ours did the same thing to us. Our thoughts are with you.
Hi! Just wanted you to know someone in Delaware is praying for you.
Regarding the Skiff, if you pay for the month in advance it is a BIG discount. I know prices have gone up in two years but we paid about $40 per day. (You would have to pay extra for the kids).
Some agencies prefer for families to stay separated in Apt. Maybe that is what is happening here?
How about children at the shelter?? That is where we are hoping to go since it is right in town.
Thanks for keeping us all posted.
Dear DeAnn and Larry,
Just got back from camp and finally able to sit down at the computer and get caught up with the news. The only thing that comes to my mind is not to lose trust in the Lord. Let all your thoughts be directed to him. He will not fail thee but shall lead thee by the hand. Remember your blessing about obstacles that would have to be hurdled, but family from the other side are with you right now, leading you along and guiding you. JaNet told me about the blessing that Emile gave Larry. It was pretty awesome. It brought tears to my eyes. If Kess was chosen to come down and help, you will have to be very patient - LOL, he tends to get sidetracked. Serious though, Ken wrote this to me in an email while I was up at camp:
"As we were drying off the boat I happend to look up at Bug who was still in the boat. He had a cap on and just for a second he looked just like KESS! it was uncanny. As I shook my head in amazement I looked down on the boat ramp, and guess what, there was a penny!
Makes you think, doesn't it?"
They went out on the lake Thursday. You never know what Heavenly Father's plan is. Trust in him and trust in your instincts. All will go well. Enjoy yourselves while you are there. Catch some new sights and take lots of pictures so that you will be able to share with your new children about their homeland. Don't worry - be happy. There is a purpose to ALL things. Money is not the issue here. Heavenly Father will bless you and will see that your needs are met. He is testing your humility right now. Prayer, fasting, service, scriptures, trusting in Lord, sharing gospel principles, affliction, etc shape our characters and help us become humble and teachable. What a great adventure you are on; one that you will treasure for the rest of your life. Make it meaningful, peaceful and full of the spirit. Don't allow the spirit of worry, doubt, and fear creep in to ruin this wonderful time. We are all praying for you. You will survive and live to tell the tale. I love you. How do the birds sound over there? Can you here them in the morning? How do they look? Are they different than the birds over here? Have you seen any bluebirds?
Sincerely,
Kimberly
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