Another Update on Sarah Grace

As Annie said, we didn’t get a written report with the pictures. But we did get a disturbing email. Apparently Sarah Grace’s mom has changed her mind about giving her blessing for her to come to this country. According to our agency she has hired an attorney to represent her in court. Cathwel Service will represent us and the outcome will be up to the judge.

I have such mixed emotions about this. Of course there is fear and dismay--we may not get the little girl we have been looking at as our 3rd daughter for nearly a year now! She may go to a woman that abandoned her for 6 years that we don’t know. We may be left empty and grieving.

There is also my “mother’s heart” or even more, the heart of God for his children, that reminds me anyone can mend their ways. People do change and grow and learn to make better choices. If Sarah Grace’s birthmother has really grown in to a responsible and loving, unselfish women--doesn't’ she deserve to be the one to raise her own daughter? I think so. After all, to be raised in her own culture by a loving, bio mom would be best for any kid.

But I don’t know these things. How happy I am that God does! Please will you pray with us that God would move on the heart of the judge to see the truth in this case and that Sarah Grace would be delivered from being an orphan into the heart of a loving family? The family that God would choose for her.

Thanks.

Goose_Tales

The other day Kai Wei and Daniel took the kayak and went exploring the lake. On the far end of the lake is a small island which the geese use extensively in their nesting. The two boys landed the kayak and took a little walk-about to see the geese and their nests, as is evident from the video the boys interest in the geese was not appreciated.
Dad

Update on Sarah Grace

We got some new photos of Sarah Grace in the mail a few days ago. It was so fun to see new pictures of her, looking happy, going on field trips, interacting with the little kids. But when I made myself a copy and put it in my room, it made me sad. I shouldn't still be looking at photos of Sarah Grace. She should already be sleeping in the bed across the room from me. At least, that's how it feels.

We actually didn't get a written update this time around, it's still being translated, but I was glad they sent the pictures on ahead. Nn news yet on the court case but all the paperwork we know the judge will request has been notarized, authenticated TECOed, and sent to Taiwan. Once it is translated there it will land on the judges desk. We are hoping that when he sees it, he will decide it's about time he set a court date and that once he has the hearing he will make the ruling quickly since it has taken so long already. I'm really hoping to travel in June. Waiting more than a year after our referral seems so unfair that I haven't even let myself think about that possibility yet.