We made it safe! I'm at a cyber cafe while all the girls are still sleeping. We are all well, and have a very nice apartment just off the main square in downtown Kiev. We had no problems with air travel except for an hour delay out of Mn, but otherwise, things have gone very smoothly so far.
Wed. at 3pm UKR time Suz and I will meet with the officials at the national adoption center. Please be praying that our appointment goes well and that they will have ample profiles available for boys 5-7 in good health. Our hope is that one profile will just jump out at us. Once we think we have a good potential profile, Yuri, our man on the ground here (who is a great guy - spent two summers working as a counselor at Mount Hermon Christian Camp in Santa Cruz, Ca (bizarre, huh?), will arrange for our trip to the orphanage, wherever it might be located - most likely more than 3 hours from Kiev. Most folks take a sleeper train overnight, but because there will be seven of us, it might be more economical to rent a van.
Please pray for favor tomorrow with the adoption center, no illness for our crew, and swift approval from the adoption center of whatever boy we want to go visit (they will issue us a referral, which we will need in order to go visit an orphanage).
We can't thank you enough for your prayers and love--we can feel them and know that God's going to continue to direct us, just as He has since we first decided to go for the adoption (more than two years ago).
More later!
Kyle
The Duncan Adoption
4 comments:
Praise the Lord for the good news! You continue to be in my prayers. By the way, your fish say "hello."
Yay! It's a pleasure and an honor to pray for you guys. Glad you found a cyber cafe, who knew? Love the Mt. H connection you found way over there too--God is good!
So sad I missed your phone call. I'm praying that you find that little boy soon. Hi to Kylie, Hannah and Zoe. I love you and God Bless You. Jeff is going to handle the other business. Love Grammy
So glad to hear you are all there safe and sound.
We will be praying for your appointment and will await good news about your referral.
We had good news today - our dossier was submitted! No updating of all the documents required. Yippee!
God's hand is guiding our adoptions and we know He has your son picked out and waiting for you.
All our best,
Matt & Kathy (and Sarah)
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