Yesterday!

Today has been a pretty good day...we had an AMAZING breakfast at our guesthouse and were able to sit and enjoy tea/coffee for about an hour after breakfast. We had planned on going for a walk after that but it downpoured again so we just hung out til our taxi arrived this afternoon. we arrived at the orphanage and it was pretty quiet...which was odd for a Saturday afternoon as everyone is home from school. WE walked down towards the swing sets and saw that they all had live enterainment! A sheep was being butchered, carved and was ready to cook for all of the children and staff at the orphanage and they were all very intrigued with this process I think! a good anatomy lesson I guess...:)

We then were able to hang out with the boys and their friends for the rest of the time. I brought along a DVD and CD from our VBS this summer which was a big hit! The time ended with just our boys and us playing UNO and them eating supper while it poured again outside. Mikias is looking pretty sick so hopefully he will recover quickly-  he sure didn't object to cuddling with Riley and I  which I certainly didn't mind! 

Tonight we went out for supper with a family that is also waiting on their visa to bring their 5 year old home. It was great getting to know them and hear a little bit of their story. With their children grown up and out of the house, they felt a call to adopt. And they followed that call- super cool and he is adorable.

we got to Skype with our kids at home tonite!!! 

It was soo good to hear their voices...I miss them so much! Please pray for all of them but especially little man- he is having a really hard time with us being gone. 2 trips in a matter of months is not ideal for any of them but has been the hardest on him.  

And one more piece of info which is pretty awesome- their are 2 sisters that are at the orphanage where the boys are. They are beautiful girls...so full of life! They are ,I believe, 11 and 6. They have been paper ready for some time and a family had not been found for them. And given the oldest's age...it was becoming quite unlikely that it would ever happen. But....it did. They  have a family waiting for them in Virginia!!! It so exciting meeting these lovely young girls personally, pray for them  and then hear the beautiful news!! 

God is good. ALL the time. Even when I don't understand the why's of this life. He is good and He is faithful.

Blessings,

Candra