I am really anxious as we wait to see how things go for the families who are in Monrovia to adopt their children from Greater Love. We have been following the blogs and the Addy's Hope yahoo group, checking the entries often to glean any information that we can about their process, and to see if there are pictures of the children. It is nerve rattling, and exciting at the same time. Praying for their safety and that things process smoothly so that they can return ASAP with their children.

I am really feeling under attack this week, as I try to deal with illness with some of our kids, and behavior issues with others. It makes me wonder what I am thinking, bringing home another child who needs me. I want to be the best mom I can be to the children that are already here. I feel that God has clearly spoken to me through the Bible Study I am doing by Priscilla Shirer, called "He Speaks To Me." It has been awesome and an answer to so many of the doubts and fears I have been feeling about going to Africa. Even thinking about Scott and Mike or Ryan going, makes me nervous. I want to just protect those who are already here, and pretend that I could walk away from Africa, but I know that I can't. There is a little one (or two) who needs us desperately. And I know that somehow, we need her too.

A scripture that I found late last night while doing the study was this one from Ecclesiastes 4:1

NIV
Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressed--
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors--
and they have no comforter.

The Message
Next I turned my attention to all the outrageous violence that takes place on this planet--the
tears of the victims, no one to comfort them; the iron grip of oppressors, no one to rescue the victims from them.

Confirmation once again, of what I already know we have been called to do.
Thank you Lord, for not giving up on me.