Still waiting...

Well, here's our cutie pie!! We still have no news but we did recieve a pictue of Isabel that was captured the other day when they were there. (Thanks Angela!!) That is her mom, Roseline, next to her. I didn't cut her out of the picture out of disrespect (I love this woman) but out of respect, not knowing if she really would want to be displayed to the world. Please pray for Roseline, for those of you who may have heard she's sick, she's not, she stated at one point "she wouldn't get bettter" but it was in regard to her financial situation etc.. We are hearing that possibly the family will be contacted today since they haven't been in touch yet. Please pray that we get word today. Thanks everyone!!! Your support has been amazing to us!

No News is Good News!

We haven't heard a thing yet. We will shout it from the mountain tops once we do.

Today is Rob's birthday... so we are praying He recieves the best present ever!!!!!

update

Ok everyone!!! PLEASE intercede in prayer for the kids birth dad...
The way we understand it is that the mom has literally said she loves us and would never want to lose us as her children's adoptive parents. She says she has been keeping us in her heart. She still wants us to adopt her kids and was very happy to hear that we loved her and the kids enough to wait for them, that apparently touched her deeply, so praise God for the patience He has given to us. This just proves to me we were not crazy to hold firm to our committment! Their mom is such a gentle sweet lady... I just love her. The kids look healthy and want to come back to the Orphanage. Praise God for His sustanance!
They will be having a family meeting tonight with the Dad... so please pray into the late afternoon and evening. Our kid's birth dad's mom (the kids Grandma) really wants them to be adopted. Their dad really supposidly loves and respects his mom and has been advoiding her because of this. Pray that Grandma has all the right words tonight and that the Holy Spirit talks through her!! We are almost over this mountain that God sees as a mole hill!
The family will call the Orphanage tonight! If the father makes up his mind to sign away his rights, Haitian Social Services is telling him this is the final decision... no more flip flopping, praise God.
Please continue to pray the Dad's heart into a softening and understanding!!!
God is about to do a miracle!!!

His teeth might be missing...

but praise God... Caleb's not. We have no word of how the meeting is going today BUT it is being held and Caleb is there!!!!!!!!!!! It looks like he still might even have his back pack that we bought him for the start of school this year... we hope that's a good sign!!! PLEASE continue to lift this situation up. God has heard us all already, and HE WILL bless this situation!!! This is a HUGE day for us!!! We're glad God has been sustaining Caleb (we don't know about Isabel) and there is still a smile on his face... well... at least somewhat of a smile! A typical 6 year old smile!!!

Update

We know the kid's mom showed up today and their uncle was also supposed too.

Their dad said he could come tomorrow. That is simply all we know at this point! Thanks for your prayers!! They have been effective, we were not even sure the parents would come!! God is good!

Thank You!!

We want to thank all of you who prayed with us today!!!

Thanks also to those who continue to pray and have been praying dilligently all along.

We were SO SO blessed by knowing we were surrounded by you all this afternoon.

How blessed are we!!??

We even have faith family like Cara, Colleen, Angela, Kathy, Brandy, Abbie and Michelle and many others who we have never met but who love us enough to pray for us anyway!!!!!

We also wanted to thank our sister Sheila who was a physical represntation of all of you today. She came to pray along side of us at our home today and we were blessed by her encouragement and reminder that nothing is IMPOSSIBLE with our God!

Thanks Varners, Shanavers, Haynes', Jordahls, Woods, Nickels, Hinsons, Bayanis and Plantes!

Thanks Kersten, Katie, Carsen!

Thank you Cynthia, Renee, Traci, Mallory, You-you, Joslyn and Jason, Shannon, Lizzie, Gretchen, Gail, Tom P. and Kathy Shmkr!

Thanks to my sister Kim and her family who promised to continue to stand in the gap for us today along with our other sisters and their families.

Thanks to our many Pastors and interesessros who are keeping us covered.

Thanks to the Molitors for their encouragement!

Thanks to Ty, Jodi, Lisa and Mary from the ranch for your prayers and encouragement and new found friendship!!!

Thanks to my fellow teachers Jodi, Linda, Kelli, Tina, Samantha, Diane and Beth for their daily prayer for our family!

Thank you to our Grandmas, Moms and Aunts and cousins who pray for us!

My old highschool friends Christy and Denae for their prayers and love!

Our praying customers!

If we have forgotten you... it is not on purpose... if your looking at this and saying "HEY, I prayed too!!!!!" Then we honestly do thank you sincerely!!!

Thanks most of all to God who took time to hear us all today and promises to never turn a blind eye to us all and PROMISES to hear the requests we lay before Him!

Praise you Lord... your will be done!!!

We wait, humbly, yet expectantly!!!

Prayer Sunday at 4:00

We are humbly asking all of you to pray with us at

4:00 on Sunday.

Please pray that the kids and their parents would come to the orphanage for a meeting and hopfully also with changed hearts about the adoption. We want God's will for the kids most of all and we feel God has asked for them to be here. It will be a great feeling knowing so many of you will stop and pray at the same time with us Sunday. If anyone wants to come out to our house to pray WITH us you're more than welcome! And please share with us anything you feel God shares with you during your time of prayer.

Prayer Request

Please be praying with us as Jean Nathan is trying to get in touch with our children's birth parents in order to have them come in for a visit in the last week of February to see how they're all doing! Pray the parents will be willing to come visit and that God will touch their hearts to do the right things for their (our) children. Please feel free to share with us anything that God may be showing you about this situation, we believe God is still a God that communicates with His people and we're open to hearing what anyone feels is on their heart one way or another. God bless you all! Thanks for praying! Please continue to pray that the kids and their parents have all they need to stay healthy! Blessings! - Hope and Rob