Not the one… 7/29/2005
We are sorry to report that the little boy we went to visit today was not the one for us. We visited him with a doctor and it is suspected that he has not only FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) but might have a mild form of autism or something like that. I will skip all the details, because it will just make everyone very sad. He is a beautiful little boy, but would require far more than we are equipped to provide. We felt God’s peace and knew almost immediately that this wasn’t our child. The hardest part was just knowing he will probably never know any life outside of the orphanage. God, please watch out for him and help him to learn and grow and improve.
We have tickets for the overnight train back to Kiev and will spend the weekend there, and next week we will have to deliver the refusal letter to the NAC and request another appointment. The best thing for you to pray for us right now is that we will be granted a 2nd appointment quickly. Sometimes it can take 10 days to 2 weeks, so we really need favor on this point.
Thank you all! Reading your comments and e-mails really helps us to feel your support and a sense of connectedness, so please keep them coming!!
I’m so sorry. I know how you feel. Try to keep you spirits up and enjoy your time in Kiev. Maybe the second appointment will come quickly.
The second time was the charm for us finding Lewis.
Kathy
Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers~~
Hopefully second time is the one. Hang in there!!
We are praying for you. That the Lord give you strength and peace during this waiting period. Lord we pray “that your peace that surpasses all understanding would guard Steve & Jodi’s heart and Mind in Christ Jesus” Phlippians 4:7. God’s timing is perfect and praying that your next appointment will be more fruitful and fast.
Sorry about that guys. Hang in there!
Sorry to hear about that. Our thouhts are with you both! What’s meant to be for your family will happen. We’re all thinking about you - all of us at ISEC
I pray for this child and for you two. May you find the one. I am glad that it was clear anwer! Praise the LORD.
Even in the difficult things God answers prayer. We prayed that you would know either way and have peace…and now you do! I see how God is guiding you to LT, step by step.
Jodi and Steve,
Here’s a precious promise to hold onto:
Isaiah 42:16
I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
And He will do it, too!
Prayers and Hugs!
Jodi,
There is another family whose journal I am following who is getting their 2nd appt quickly, so I have hope that you will get yours quickly also. (I belive they refused the first referral today or yesterday and will have their next appt Monday.) May God Bless you and keep you throughout this journey!
I do wish you the best! We decided not to adopt oversees thinking that if the American system has problems in identifying issues, etc…other governments’ systems would likely be worse, and so we went through a local public agency.
We had a wonderful experience and when we decided we’d take a baby they found one for us within a week. Part of our story is at http://www.adoptingemma.blogspot.com
I wish people weren’t so scared away from local public agency/free adoptions!
Good luck and congratulations on going for what you want!
We’re sending our prayers your way for your second appointment to be assigned quickly. May your faith point you towards that very special L.T. who’s out there waiting to meet you. Good luck!
I am praying for you through the night as I nurse my newborn, Michael. I know you’re going through your own type of labor pains right now. I’m praying they will be over quickly and you will feel the joy of your little one in your arms soon.
Love, Bon