The Call!!!!!

Holy Cow, we are going to Russia! I think we are both freaking out. Marti, the social worker, called me Wednesday to say she was going on vacation for a week and wanted to make sure we were OK before she left. She then asked if we were interested in going to the Vladivostok region. I have posted some info on it below. It is between China and Japan on the total opposite end of Russia than Tver. Now for the big news, are you sitting down? Their are three siblings waiting to meet us there. THREE!!! Two boys and one girl (Yeah!). The oldest is a boy who is 5, the middle is the girl who is 3 and the youngest is a boy who is two. We will probably be traveling for the first trip in June. The biggest downside right now is that in this region the time between the trips is usually 4 or 5 months. I still can't believe that the adventure is beginning already. Even though we have been waiting for awhile now I wasn't prepared for the call yet (nor was I prepared for it to be THREE!!!). I will try to keep the blog up to date as more info becomes available. Please keep us in your prayers that God leads us to make the right decision for us and for the children.

More Paperwork

Does it ever end! We just sent over more paperwork last week. It is the same info we put on about 50 other forms. This paperwork included a permission slip about our decision to adopt the children they pick for us. I really do think we are getting closer but God definitely has a plan. My sister (and very best friend) got diagnosed with breast cancer the day after her 38th birthday. Wow, what a blow! I have never been so scared in my life and didn't think it was possible to hurt so much. I can't imagine life without her. In keeping with God's crazy plan I just know that he is holding off so I can help Sue as much as possible until she is 100% healthy again. I have been corresponding with another family that just made their first trip to Tver to meet their daughter. They were really lucky because the orphange was only 15 minutes from the hotel so they got to visit often but she said the region was very poor and she left wanted to save all the children.