"PRAISE-A-LUJAH!"
...as my dear missionary friend George Rivera would say. He has gone to be with the Lord but I will always cherish the time I spent with him and Rebecca in Galeana and I will always remember him when I use this catch phrase.
Our God is good! Since my last post He has provided enough to cover both Micah's medical bills and our lawyer fees! AND we have some left over to put toward our visas and plane tickets!!! I can't tell you how excited and in awe I am! God always provides and this time He has provided above and beyond what we ever expected. Thank you all who prayed for us and those of you who gave specially this month! We are beyond blessed by you!
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Because I believe we should be specific in our prayers I am praying for September 16th. That is the 3rd anniversary of getting the girls and it is ten weeks away. September has been stuck in my head for a while, every time I pray about our adoptions and going home September comes to my mind. I don't know why, maybe it is the Lord telling me something or maybe it is just my wishful thinking, but my God is big and can make big things happen and His timing is impeccable! So I am praying to fly out of Cambodia on September 16th. Micah thinks I'm crazy :p we ultimately pray for God's will and timing but why not ask specifically?
Last year we prayed and fasted for foster care, this year I want to fast again. You can choose to fast however you want. Last year we each picked something to fast from (chocolate, Mountain Dew, pop...) you can choose to do that again or you can pick a day each week to fast and pray. Whatever you choose, fasting or not fasting, the important thing is that you pray with us! :)
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Adoption Update:
To fill you in... since June 15th we have gotten our visas extended and all of our paperwork turned in to our lawyer. Yesterday we thumb printed our petition and it was turned into the courts. Now we will wait on a Judge to hear our case. This could take anywhere from a couple days to a couple weeks. It is very important that we pray for a good judge. Some judges have a heart for adoptions and will be able to help us while some others don't really care. We have no say on which judge we get so be praying for favor! After that we are unsure, it may take a few weeks again to hear if our adoptions are approved or not. Once our adoptions are approved (which we are choosing to believe that they will be) we will work on our paperwork to bring the girls back to America for good.
