please pray
This weekend has been quite emotional for us. When we left Russia, Oksana told us that we had a few papers to correct and that she had to get something approved in Moscow before our court date could be set. It has been right at 3 weeks, so we were hoping to hear about our court date this coming week. On Friday, we, as well as alot of you, heard some very disturbing news…a mom who had adopted a 7 yr. old boy from Russia 6 months ago sent her son back to Russia..alone..with a note saying she was lied to, the boy was mentally disturbed, was violent and because of this she was afraid for the safety of her family and she wanted to return him and have her adoption anulled. Although I am sure it was not her intent, her actions have sparked an international issue regarding adoptions and the Russian gov’t is calling for an immediate freeze on all Russian adoptions. While this has not happened yet, we are not sure at all how this is going to play out. We have been told that in the past when Russia has stopped adoptions, the families that had already gotten through their first visit were allowed to finish….if this ends up being the case, our adoption should go through. We have not heard anything from anybody “official yet”….so we are just waiting and praying.
My emotions, thoughts have been a roller coaster this weekend. I go from unbelief that this happening, to anger with that mom for not even thinking of the ramifications of her actions, to fear, to sadness to helplessnesss…….but I keep coming back to trust. A sweet friend reminded me that our God holds the hearts of kings in His hand…at church this morning I was reminded that God’s love for me and for Kristina are beyond what I can comprehend….and His Word confirms to me that I can trust Him, even when i don’t get what is happening. God gave me these two scriptures yesterday:
When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me? Psalm 56: 3, 4
He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. I Thessalonian 5:24
Please pray with us that we will be able to finalize our adoption, that our faith will grow as we put our hope in Christ alone, for Kristina as I don’t know what she is hearing from all this, for other families that are caught up in this and are heart broken at the news of this, and for those children who pray daily that one day a family would come for them.
Because of His grace…
Christy
