Answered Prayer!

God has answered yet another prayer today! At 2pm today when I got in the car with Anna and Kostya, I asked how their day had been. (I had spoken to Anna this morning to ask if they needed me to do anything with them and was they didn't. "Just hang out till around 2pm then we will take you to see the kids.") Anna told me that "the day was good". Kostya then said “actually great”. He went on to say the judge honored a request to release the decree to us early and we have the document. I couldn't help but shout “PRAISE THE LORD, another answered prayer”. People on the street probably heard me!

I texted Jenny immediately and asked her to call…I had some great news. After a few minutes, I texted Keely and asked her to tell Mom to call. (I figured Keely would have her phone in her hand!) Jenny called and I got to share the praise.

At the orphanage, we got all the kids clothes and other belongings together that they are bring home with them. I have them all with me so I can laundry them if needed and to see what extra luggage I my need to get it all home.

We played outside as usual, sharing gum, candy, and some sunflower seeds I bought at the marketplace last night for them. The kids are very excited to know that things are moving again and we will be headed home soon. I am too!

So here is what’s next (prayer request too). Anna, Kostya, and I go out to the children’s birth village to pick up their original birth certificates in the morning. We are leaving at 8am. Please join me in BOLDLY praying that we get this done tomorrow and don’t have to go back on Wednesday. If we do get them tomorrow, we then take them to the Passport office where we will request the children’s passports. I would love to get them dropped off tomorrow if possible. You know all things are possible if God wills it! If not, hopefully when they open on Wednesday morning.

There will be more steps to the process to get home. I’m taking it one step at a time and focusing on the next step – getting their original birth certificates to the Passport office without delay.

It’s nice having things to do. I’ve got to eat, do some laundry (which takes forever to do a load of wash), buy the kids some socks, toothbrushes and toothpaste (I’m going to find the character kind like we have at home – Natasha and Alona saw some the other day and pointed to them), buy the girls some fingernail polish (I asked them if when we were in Kiev they wanted me to paint them and their precious little faces just lit up). And whatever else I find while shopping. It’s a day to celebrate.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. I give Him all the praise and glory. I thank Him for moving this process through so quickly.

I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. Psalm 7:17

Blessings <><,
David