Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Good News

Yesterday we received good news! We have had an answer to prayer- the Lord is faithful and good! The orphange social worker has given us permission to go and meet the boy we were presented with on Monday. Tymurom is a 30 month old healthy boy with brown eyes and brown hair. We saw only a passport sized photo that is a year old, so we don't have too much to go on-although we both agree he looks very cute!

So today we are leaving Kiev to travel to the orphanage. We will be going on an overnight train (a sleeper cabin) to a region northwest of Kiev, about 11 hours train ride away from here. We will be going north of Lviv, which is a large city that is close to the Polish border.

We are very excited to be leaving Kiev (we have bad cabin fever!) and to be moving forward in our adoption process. We are hoping to be able to meet the boy on Thursday. We are also hoping that the sun is shining where we are going...we have not seen the sun since we arrived in Kiev!

We are so grateful for family and friends at home who are keeping us in their prayers. Thank you, too, for your words of encouragement to us- they brighten our day! Please continue to pray for us as we meet this child in the next few days. We will try and email news as soon as we can, but this will depend on how easily we can get internet access in our new place.

10 comments:

Tara said...

Yeah!!! You are bringing tears to my eyes!!! We are so HAPPY for you guys. Enjoy your time meeting him and hopefully the process from here on in his quick! Take care. Love Tara & Kevin

Gertie said...

Absolutely wonderful! - how exciting this must be for you - hope your train trip went okay and that everything goes in your favor when you arrive

Heather said...

Wow how exciting. That is awesome news. I am sure you will fall in love as soon as you see him. Adopted children are really special and God will give you love for him like you could never imagine. Enjoy every minute with him.

Unknown said...

Yay! This is such good news. You made our day! We wish you all the best as you embark on this next leg of your journey. We'll be praying for you as you prepare to meet Tymurom. We can't wait to hear more about him. Students and teachers alike are rooting for your growing family. There's a buzz of joy in the hallways! We hope the change in scenery will be refreshing.

Wilma and Ronja

Melinda said...

That is wonderful! I am so happy for both of you. Looking forward to hearing more about him and how everything goes with meeting him. We are very excited for you. Love Melinda

mike said...

How wonderful!!!!! We're so happy for you! Can't wait to hear how your journey goes and hoping and praying that it is all good news. And where you are going, the sun will be shining for you regardless of the weather! Take care, love Kelli and Mike

alice said...

Wow!! Tim and I are so excited for you. Have a wonderful time getting to know little Tymurom!!

Mom said...

just checking if this is working

Andrea K. said...

Goosebumps! Lots of goosebumps!!! We're praying hard for you that this will all go according to God's plan.

Georgia, Olivia, Warren, Kevin and Andrea

Mom said...

We are very excited for you. We will keep praying for you. God does answer prayer. I know that you will love little Tymurom when you see him. Hope all goes well for you. Love Mom and Dad