In a previous post, I wrote about 4 children from Bela who thought they were coming in June but could not due to paperwork issues. I left Ukraine, giving Anton instructions to find out what was going on. For various reasons, it was just not clear to me what the status of their paperwork was. If nothing else, I was determined to get their paperwork in order so that the children could come next year. Well, Anton just informed me that if we were willing, three of these children can come in June! Say what?! "Do you want to add them?" he asked? There is a new rule in Ukraine that hosted children have to have "orphan status". These particular children were in various stages of paperwork but for 3 of them, Anton was able to accomplish 2 months of paperwork in about 2 days. Unfortunately, one of the children has not yet been to court for termination of parental rights so it was impossible for her to come. As for the other 3, do you think I could say no?!
Is this too many kids? Yes! Have we bitten off more than we can chew yet again? Yes! Do we now need to raise more money? Yes! Are these 3 children going to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and know that they are loved and cared for? Know that we went to bat for them when we didn't have to? Know that to someone they are important? Yes, yes yes!!!!! So praise the Lord once again that we are insufficient for the task before us but our God is quite up to the job. And please, please, pray for the 4th child as well as another 16 year old girl in this same orphanage, both of whom live there without "orphan status", cannot be hosted or adopted, and who need our love and compassion as well. May God show us how we can reach them also with the news that are, indeed, loved.
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