Doing It For Them

I know there are many in our family and among our friends, co-workers and brothers and sister in Christ who are wondering why we would travel to a country that is in the midst of conflict and possibly put our lives in danger for what?  Our reply is what would you do for your child?   Yes we have our children back at home and we miss them all terribly every day.  But seeing the two we have come back for and having them lavish us with hugs every day reminds us why.  They want a family, and a home, and they are so starved from some genuine love and affection.  Not only the two we are hoping to adopt but all of the children.

There are so many small children who come up to us every day wanting to be near us and to touch us or us touch them, and some just can’t get enough.  It breaks my heart to know I have limitations and cannot bring all of the smaller guys back with us.  So please pray that God will move upon the heart of many people to adopt these children who need not just a home they need a family.

Since the children are at the summer camp, we have not had an opportunity to be alone with Theodore and Joy for some true bonding like we had with Pasha.  But if they were given the word and go ahead they would be with us now.  This is a wonderful feeling when you see a child who choses you as a parent and I thought it was us who were supposed to be choosing.  That is how God is with us He makes a choice and then allows us to decide if we want to be a part of his family.  Just like it is with these two children.  We made a choice, and they had to choose either to accept or reject us as parents.  I know how God feels when he is accepted by a child as his heavenly Father because we have been accepted by both of them as their parents.

These children have been on our hearts for over a year now.  Last year we had to walk away and leave them behind and that almost ripped our hearts out, but thanks be to Lord God almighty for allowing us to come back for them.  We have felt these were our children for over a year now and we have come to take them home.  Yes we may have to climb over some walls and stumbling blocks but the end result will finally be the day we get to bring our children home.