Praise the Lord, the appointment today with the SDA was a success. We had a relatively short wait in the hall. We were greeted by a young lady who was very pleaseant. We went into the meeting and had no problems whatsoever. She was very kind and she granted us all that we needed to proceed. As I write this, our facilitator is off making the necessary copies they requested.
For those of you who don't speak adoption, this means that we can proceed to go get our daughter. The next step is to take the train tomorrow night and then have the official visit at the orphanage. To my children, I can only imagine the envy they feel right now about riding the train, especially Anderson! We have asked to be upgradedso that Paula and I will ride alone in a sleeping car.
I am nearly pinching myself as I am right down the street from our meeting. It has taken 3 1/2 years to get to this point. God is good and He is faithful. Every good and perfect gift is from above, as James reminds us. I see spiritual parallels in this journey. I can only imagine what our Heavenly Father thought each time we delayed saying "yes" to Him. Some people go their entire lives as spirtual orphans, which is so sad. We still face the meeting where our daughter has to say "yes" to US for real. Please pray for this time. I know it will be tough for her to leave all she has ever know, be it not so good.
Shortly, we will meet Linda and part of the rest of the orphan graduate gang for dinner at McDonald's. I am sure they will have many stories for us about the last 9 months. By the way, McDonald's now serves breakfast! Now you can clog your arteries and have a McHeart Attack in English or Russian any time of day.
We will go for now. Thanks for praying.
Ande
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Paula and Ande, Praising God that all is going well so far. When you see Linda, ask her about the package I sent with Cathy for Artum. Want to make sure she had enough info to get it to him. He graduated with Vitalik. The other kids should know where he is. Love to you all and feeling a tinge of jealousy. We love Kyiv and we love adopting!
Suzette
praising God with you!!!
Ande and Paula, going on your blog and praying for you every day! Praying for Dasha's heart, praying she doesn't act on her first reaction. I miss Zaporizhye!!!! Paula, I wonder if Nastya Shapovalova is still at the orphanage. She has been on my heart a lot lately, I don't know why. How's Yulia Smolnikova, how's Sasha, her brother? Love you, praying for you,
Olga
Hello, Paula and Ande! So glad you made it safely and things are going well! We are praising God with you and cannot wait to see this journey unfold! Be safe and know our prayers are with you. Hello, Kids! Hope you are having a wonderful time with extended family. (Chris & Lily, praying you get well soon.) You are in our prayers, too, as you are separated from your parents, that the time will go quickly and that it will be a blessed time. Dasha/Ashley we are praying for you, too, and can't wait to meet you! Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
Beth
Ande and Paula, We are so happy that things are going smoothly so far. We are praying for you. Even if I were to forget to pray, the kids never forget. I think I was praying for you right before your appointment as I was up in the wee hours this am. We are so excited that you will be with Dasha soon. Happy Thanksgiving. We miss you guys. Stay warm. Love The Werk Family
First, we offer our congratulations! Next we sincerely thank you for your kindness and friendship. You should consider tour guiding as a side business because you're so good at it. :) We learned much! We really appreciate and enjoyed the time you spent with us. We wish your family the best and continue to pray for all of you.
Leetha and Rocco
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