Sunday, September 5, 2010

Plan B?!?

Friday, late afternoon, our agency emailed us a plan B for traveling in September.  It still had to be reviewed by their China rep who could quite possibly say no, it would not work.  We spent the day yesterday (Saturday) traveling home from Alabama so I didn't have a chance to check email until getting home yesterday evening.  After a good 30 minutes on the phone with Verizon tech support (in India I think...) they were able to help me figure out why I could not get online.  All worthwhile (For me anyway: Verizon tech support earned her paycheck with my call.  I actually heard relief in her voice when I said I was connected!) because there was an email from our agency with specifics on their plan B and a response from the China rep saying that she thinks it could work.  We will not know for sure until next week (of course...).  The kicker, well there are two, is that we will have to be in China for an extra 7 days and thus it will cost more.  Approximate dates are leaving for China September 23 and returning home October 16.  That's a looong time for us to be away from Timothy, Elias and Natalie and an equally looong time for Matt to be in a foreign country.  I'm more concerned for us missing our three at home than them missing us.  They will be with loving, caring and competent grandparents and family friends.  As for Matt being out of the US for that long, I have no doubt he will pull himself together:  When he heard 3 1/2 weeks he thought he was going to be physically sick but somehow found the ability to hold it down. 

Now that our travel approval has been issued, Anna has most likely been returned to the orphanage.  We trust in His perfect plan and His redeeming, restoring power.  Please say a prayer for her and the hands taking care of her. 

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Our goals in this blog are two-fold. We want to keep friends and family informed and updated but we also pray that you would be moved to do your part in making the invisible God visible to those who are orphaned or at risk of becoming orphaned. There are so many ways to do something. God’s heart is for the orphan (James 1:27) and if you ask Him for direction in this He will answer.

For those of you sensing to support us, here is how you can do so as of now.

  • PRAISE for her life and for the opportunity we have to be her family.
  • Prayers for guidance in preparing for her to join our family; protection and care for her and direction for the hands caring for her; expedited Travel Approval - much sooner than we woudld anticipate; and leading as we make plans for our 3 other childrne while we are in China.
  • Financial assistance for the costs associated with her adoption (The total will be around $32,000). While it is humbling to include this we sensed that we should. We know that helping financially is a gift some have been given, and we do not have the right to let our pride get in the way of those of you who are called to serve in this way.