We're going!!!

I cannot believe it! Yesterday we got our invitation to come to Ukraine, and we only have 9 more days until we leave. This week the Lord has provided ALL of the cash we need for our travel. I am sure we will incur some other expenses, but this has been a HUGE thing for us, and has to be from God. At 10 AM yesterday we got the call from our Social Worker, and we were both completely shocked that the appointment was only thirteen days away. Later we found out that we had an additional donation in our Lifesong account that covered the rest of the money we needed on hand for the trip. I can't explain the feelings we have right now... Excitement over meeting our son, sadness that our family will be separated for a time, anxiety over the travel and appointments, but at the same time just peace that we're doing what we know we have to do.

Prayer requests at this time:
1) Safe travel for Dave and I! That everything will go smoothly and there will be no delays or problems. Safety once we're there!
2) Health for us and the girls. No sicknesses for anyone during this time.
3) For peace for us and the girls for the time we're apart.
4) for quick God-driven bonding with our son!
5) an expeditious adoption process! Everything else has gone so quickly, and I am praying this will continue, and we can complete it in less than the average 35 days.
6) Safety for the girls and my parents and sisters during this time.
7) and that the peace of God will be with each of us!

Thank you so much for your continued support, and we will continue to update during our trip, and will upload pictures as soon as we're able!