New Pictures... No News...

Well, we've received some new pictures of the girls... they appear very healthy and growing! No new news yet about our process, so we assume we are still waiting for the birth certificate for Christela and are still in IBESR with Aliyah... Our agency was in Haiti last week at the orphanage, so I assume we will hear something from them soon. We have a new program coordinator there, so it will take her a little bit of time to just get her feet under her... hopefully we can hear something this next week or so.

Several families from our church were also there this past week to appear before the judge - a new step in the process. Some of these pictures were taken by them, (thanks Alison!) and some by our agency (thanks Sue and Tammy!). Neither of the girls look too happy in the pictures... they are in a room with two strangers and not real sure what to do with this... and then in the other ones, I think Christela is afraid her nanny is going to hand her to these white people! She was fine until the nanny walked her over to the door for them to get a better picture. :)

Precious girls - can't wait until you are both home with us so we can love on you. :) Your brothers pray for your every night as we pray together - and I can't wait until you are home to join us in bedtime prayer!

Please join us in praying for our process and the orphanage:

• Please pray for each of our girls... that the Lord would comfort them, protect them and bring them joy - and that they would know they are loved and precious!
  
• Pray we will receive IBESR approval for Aliyah very soon.
  
• Pray that the abandonment process for Christela will be completed, her birth certificate issued and the mayor will sign off on allowing her to be adopted - soon
  
• The ministry that partners with the orphanage, For His Glory, is going through a transition in leadership. Please pray for the board as it makes this transition. You can also pray for the financial needs of the orphanage - that God would provide...