So this is the story of how we met Micah. It all begins with a 4.5 hour car ride to Sumy from Kyiv. To say that Ukrainian roadways are in a state of dis-repair is like calling the Lincoln memorial a statue. Our driver had praise and worship music, which was nice, but we couldn't sing because the road was so bumpy :-) Our apartment was far from town, a tribute to 1975 Russian decor, and not very clean so the weekend was very long. We did get to share in worship with my dad's church thanks to their internet streaming. Monday started off very early and with SNOW! We drove to the orphanage and were astounded at how big it is! They serve 150 Boys! When we started our meeting, we were told that Dmitri was sick and had a fever so we would not be able to visit with him. We were disappointed, but we received a lot of good information from the director and caregivers. We were able to see him for a minute, but he was sleeping and did not want to be woken up! We were given a picture of him from December and he is very small. When we told the director and our translator that we wanted to go ahead with the adoption, they were shocked, and we found out that they have only had one adoption at the particular orphanage! How sad... When we returned to Sumy, we moved to a new apartment that is much nicer, with an English speaking landlord, but no wi-fi :-( We were not allowed to see Dmitri on Tuesday because of his cold, so we spent the day at the apartment going crazy without anything to do besides watch Russian TV and play Phase 10. We did make a trip to the market next door and I am not exaggerating when I say that everyone in the store stopped what they were doing to stare at us when we passed by. However, it is nice to have a market next door and walk instead of calling our translator to call a taxi. Our landlord is amazing and brought us a router and installed it last night, YAY! Today, we went to the orphanage at 9am and were able to visit with Dmitri (soon to legally be named Micah) for 1.5 hours. He was very sweet and playful. He really is very small, about the size of a 2 year old because of malnutrition, but he is adorable and got along well with us and Nathan. He had gummy snacks for the first time and loved them! I tried to give him pretzels, but the bag was the same color as the gummies and when he realized that it wasn't the same food, he hit it out of my hand :-) He really wanted to go outside, he kept hitting the window, but it was too cold and muddy. We were very sad to leave him, but thankfully he seemed to be oblivious to what was going on, which made it easier. We can't wait to go back tomorrow! I have a few prayer requests, as always. I found out that we can't take him from the orphanage until one week before we go home, so he could be there for up to 4 more weeks! (worst case scenario) So we need our friends to start praying that the paperwork in Kyiv would be processed quickly and that the judge would order an immediate decree of adoption (this would overrule a 10 business day waiting period between court and us taking him out of the orphanage). We are ready to go home! Not having anyone to visit with and nowhere to go gets old real quick! Also, pray that we would find more reasonable transportation to and from the orphanage as $30 a day is not going to be possible long term. Thank you for your continued prayer and support, see messages and comments really make our day go by! May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed. Psalm 20:4