well, after months of anticipation we had our appointment today! We viewed approximately 15 profiles most of which were extreme medical challenges. We have chosen a boy named Dmitri (which was my Ukrainian great-grandfather's name) who is a few months younger than Nathan and according to his paperwork, he does not have significant medical needs and has the typical motor and psyhological delays associated institutional living. We will leave Saturday at noon to travel the 350 kilometers to the region where his orphanage is and will meet him on Monday. We are praying that this is indeed the child that God has for us and that when we get to Bilopillya on Monday there are no significant problems that we feel can't be overcome in our family situation. A specific prayer request is that, assuming we find that Dmitri will be okay with us, we need to find decent lodging in the village where he is located. Currently, we are going to be staying in Sumy, which is 30 minutes from the orphanage and that will be expensive traveling to and from the hotel to visit Dmitri for 10-14 days. the village where he is located has only 18,000 people and in a third world country that means something very different than it does in the US. also, please pray for the three of us. we are having a difficult time getting used to the people and culture here...Nathan is already asking to go home :( on the upside, we have met some amazing Christian people (who speak English!) that have been taking great care of us. I will keep you updated as much as possible,but until then, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,and all these tings will be provided for you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself...
Matthew 6:33-34a
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