A Divine Appointment 9/22/2005
I had to post about this right away! We just came from a visit with Adelina. While at her orphanage, I met an American woman named Kim with a wonderful story to share. She lives here with her Ukrainian husband and is working with a ministry called The Father’s House. They are opening up a home for street kids in another part of the city, but she and her husband live close to Beriozka (Adelina’s orphanage). Kim was there just to volunteer and help out as needed. We got to talking and she was looking at Adelina and commenting on how beautiful she is. I mentioned she was hard of hearing and Kim suddenly remembered that she had met Adelina before. A group had come through in the summertime connected with the Father’s House ministry. They met Adelina and felt led to pray for her. She says they prayed for her for about an hour and that they really enjoyed spending this time with Adelina. She then told me that there was a picture of Adelina on their website from this visit! I just visited this site, and the picture is found on this page here. Scroll down to the section called “The Baby House”, and you will see Adelina in the last picture in the collection (bottom right). Also, the picture on the bottom row far left is her group-mate Masha, who is a real sweetie.
Anyhow, we were so encouraged to hear that Adelina had been prayed for by this group of believers, and we hope to spend some more time with Kim and her husband. God is so good!!
Any news on a court date?
We leave 10/15th for a 10/18 th appt at the NAC….
Your daughter is beautiful!
Nancy
That is wonderful! How special to know she had been touched in this way before.
I knew it!!! Guys… I just know in my heart that Adeline has been exposed to the Lord before. Someone has been praying for her… and continues praying for her… she is not only the answer to your prayers… you two are the answer to someone else’s prayers on her behalf.
This is sooooo exciting!
I have to say this, to confirm what Georgie said… she told me at prayer meeting last night that she really sensed/felt that Adelina has been prayed for before. So when I read this post, I got SO excited!!
God is SOOO GOOD!!
Praying for tomorrow’s court appearance/hearing.
Love you!
Mom
Hello!
I have been following your blog since before you left for Ukraine. We adopted a precious little girl in April from Kiev. Well, we started in February and ended in April. I have realized that you are at Little Birch Tree orphanage, also known as Baby House. That’s where we found our daughter, too. And when we visited our little girl, my husband and I also adored Adelina! We saw her nearly every day for several weeks. We had said we wished we could have taken her home, too! We actually asked about her and they said she was not available at that time. She was so sweet and always smiling and waving to us. What a great personality.
I went through my photos and found a picture of her, taken in February this year when they were staying at the hospital during renovations at the orphanage, getting bundled up to go outside.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69867194@N00/38246005/in/set-836298/
You are so lucky to have found her — and she has won the lottery of life!
Good luck and hang in there, it’s all so worth it. But you already know that don’t you?
Best, Laura
I just found another picture of Adelina, in the orange hat, getting ready to go outside and play, taken in February. I hope you like enjoy these pics!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69867194@N00/38247818/in/set-843915/
Good Luck tomorrow, The Barber family will all be thinking of you.
Kathy
Such a blessing!! More pictures for Adelina Joy!! How wonderful that God is providing history for her! And such a gorgeous smile!!
Grandma is beaming!!
Laura what wonderful pics you have of Adelina’s life before her parents came to meet her. Such a wonderful treasure. As an adoptive mother I know I would have loved something like that if we had not met our Kimberly while in the womb.
Wow! What a spine-tingling blessing!!
Hope you get your court done soon!!!!!!!!!!!
Gina