Friday, June 16, 2017

“Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meaning can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.” ~Unknown

What A Trip…

Hi Everyone,

This has been a great trip. We had a quiet day of sleeping in, walking in the garden, getting Lucas’s U.S. Visa, doing a last bit of shopping, packing and just generally wrapping up our time here. It has been so good to have Lucas with us and to visit his orphanage then to be able to visit Jonathan’s orphanage and see his sister. We have been blessed in so many ways in the last two weeks. It’s hard to find words to really describe this trip.

I had a great conversation with one of the families we are traveling with this morning. The dad is a pastor and they adopted a little girl who is blind. It was a great time of fellowship and just being reminded about priorities of an eternal nature. God so knows what He is doing when He brings our kids and the other families we meet into our lives. It’s amazing how the kids “fit” in their families in ways that we could not do ourselves. It is also incredibly humbling to watch kids change and learn to trust…particularly the little ones who have no filters. When they start snuggling for comfort instead of pushing the parents away it’s a life changing (healing) moment for sure.

Lucas has become quite comfortable with us. I imagine it will take a few days to reach that point at home, but he has already been interacting with the other kids through Google Hangouts so that will help. It is so encouraging to see how well he is doing and it is starting to feel like he has always been part of the family. It has been an answer to prayer without a doubt.

Thank you to everyone who has held us in prayer as we prepared on this trip and as we walked through the days of the actual trip. We so appreciate all of your support and can’t imagine how this would have happened without it. To those who helped in other ways as well…Thank You from the bottom of our hearts for helping to make this possible financially and in the day to day needs of our family.

Our next post will come from the other side of the ocean. We have to live through Saturday twice so please be patient as you wait for that update saying we have made it. You likely won’t see it until Sunday J.

Heading Home,
Brandy, Jonathan & Lucas

“The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!” ~Psalm 126:3