Monday, August 3, 2009

Finally…Tomorrow is August 4th

Its hard to believe that August 4th is nearly here and we leave for Latvia tomorrow. The time has flown by and its hard to believe that Aleks has been here for nearly six weeks already. He has become such a part of our family that it would be hard to remember what it was like before he arrived. There is plenty of excitement as well as anxiety about leaving tomorrow. Twenty days is a long time. It wouldn’t be so long if Rachel and Kristen were coming with us. Financially it just wasn’t possible this trip…but we have gotten a webcam for the girls and installed Skype on their computers so we can keep in touch every day.

God has continued to show Himself is so many ways over the past few weeks. Ways of the heart in our home as Aleks has opened and shared his heart and we have opened our heart to him. Our hearts have melded together so strongly as a family and not just a group of individuals in a home together. We have shared joy and laugher, tears and pain…but each one has brought us closer together. Have there been challenges…sure, but again each challenge has brought us closer on the other side. Here are a couple of things where God left His fingerprints even yesterday:

Over the last two months our plans have been to fly to Riga at the same time as the NHFC Hosting kids, but we would not be on the same flight as the children. Our flight lands about an hour and a half after the kids. Because of this, we were not going to be able to have Aleks stay with is in Riga our first night in Latvia. They were going to send him back to the orphanage with the other kids for the first night and we would then see him the next day at the orphan court. This has been a tough thing to accept and has been a point of apprehension for everyone. Well…yesterday morning I received an e-mail from Daina, our Latvian attorney, and she said she had received permission to keep Aleks with her at the airport until we arrived and he could stay with us in our hotel the that first night!!!

Just over a week ago we were still way short of what funds we needed to travel. God spoke through the message that Sunday to say…just trust me. He reminded me that He is Jehovah Jirah, and I declared it. That evening we were handed a card which contained a check which covered 75% of our shortfall! WOW! God has continued to provide over the past week and we have what we need for this trip.

Thank you for your prayers and continued support! Thank you for following our story and walking this journey with us.

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