Hugs a Comin' December 5th, 2011...but Shh! It's a surprise!
I leave Sunday December 5th on my 3rd trip to Haiti. Once again we were very blessed to have the air miles for my trip donated. Of course, we were hoping and praying that our girls would be home this Christmas, but we are trusting God's timeline. I am staying 10 days this time, and the cost for my travel expenses is $450 (lodging, food, clean water, transportation). We had hoped that some of our Chosen Marathon fundraiser money (at least from the team participant registrations) would have come in by now, and would have helped with this trip. It has not, and with only a week until my departure, we have no idea how we are going to come up with the extra money in addition to the $400 we owe the orphanage for "care fees" in November and December. I know this is a hard month to try and ask for donations, but please pray with us that we will see provision for these needs in the next week. Our Lord has been faithful to us each step of this process, and we are humbled to see how He will continue to provide for what He has called us to. It will be hard to be away from Eric and our boys for 10 days (please pray for them), but I am so excited about having this precious time with my girls. Please pray that I will have a special bonding time with the girls (I'm taking educational supplies to try to assess what we will be facing when they come home.) It has been 5 1/2 months since our last visit to the girls. It seems like an eternity to us, and I can only imagine how long this time has felt to little girls. Please pray that emotional bonds and trust will continue to progress (and not regress) in this complicated and long adoption process, and please pray that I will be able to help make some progress (and get more info.) regarding the process. Oh and one more prayer request...I have never felt wary of traveling to Haiti, or afraid while I am there (I know this sound somewhat foolish, but honestly the Lord has given me such a peace on each trip.), but please pray for safety and sicklessness! I am traveling a few days after the elections in Haiti, and with the Cholera outbreak, tensions are high. I am staying in a safe place at the girls orphanage, but I feel the need to ask for prayer regarding these things nonetheless. We feel your prayers! Keep them coming! Thank you for loving Him and loving us!
