Thursday, March 10, 2011

today we have our 1st sda appointment

WELL WE ARE SITTING IN THE VAN WAITING ON SOMETHING WHAT? I DONT KNOW I WAS JUST TOLD TO SIT HERE SO I SAID DA.OUR SDA APPOINTMENT WENT WELL AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED WE SAT DOWN SAID A FEW WORDS SHE PULLED OUT OUR FILE BY NOW IT HAS GROWN TO AT LEAST 4 INCHES THICK BY NOW. THERE WAS SOME EXCHANGE OF WORDS ABOUT THE NAMES ALOT OF HEAD SHAKING AND THEN I SAW THE PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OH NO THEY GOT THE WRONG KIDS IN OUR FOLDER TALK ABOUT A OH NO. MY HEART FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HALLWAY 2 FLIGHTS DOWN ALL THAT WENT THROUGH MY MIND WAS THIS AINT GONNA BE GOOD DELAYS,MORE PAPERWORK,MORE WAITING ON THE "ISLAND TIME CLOCK" IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.THEN I CLOSED MY EYES AND SAID "HEY LORD I COULD USE ONE RIGHT HERE THIS AINT LOOKING GOOD" I LOOKED AT MY HELPER HE HAD A LOOK THAT I DIDNT LIKE. THE LADY GOT UP LEFT THE ROOM WENT DOWN THE HALL FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE IT TOOK FOREVER. MY HELPER WHICH HAS TRAVELED WITH ME BEFORE IN THE STATES SAID TO ME YOUR BEING REALLY QUIET I TOLD HIM YOU TOLD ME NOT TO SAY ANYMORE THAN I HAD TOO.HIS REPLY WAS "SILENCE IS GOLDEN" I SAID "YOUR IN TROUBLE BECAUSE "I AM DIRT IN THAT REGARD" ITS BEEN ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT.OUR LADY CAME BACK INTO THE OFFICE WITH ANOTHER FILE.YOU GOT IT THE CORRECT ONE OUR CHILDREN AND ALL. YAHOOOOOOOO THANK YOU LORD. THERE WAS SOME TALK BETWEEN US ABOUT THE CHILDREN SHE ASKED IF WE HAVE CHANGED OUR MIND I SAID NO MAM WITH A SMILE. NO INTERPRETOR NEEDED SHE SMILED BACK AND FILLED OUT SOME PAPERS HAD US TO SIGN TOLD ME TO BE BACK TOMMOROW TO PICK IT UP. WE ARE NOW TRYING TO GET OUR TRAIN TICKETS TO TRAVEL TO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. i just got my internet connection back for the day 8 hours of no internet makes a long day..thanks for prayers.....mike and leeann

5 comments:

  1. "HIS REPLIE WAS "SILENCE IS GOLDEN" I SAID "YOUR IN TROUBLE BECAUSE "I AM DIRT IN THAT REGARD"

    Wow - Mike - don't we know it? ... haha ...

    I love it when God corrects the boo-boos of others AND ours ;-) ...

    your blog says it is 25 degrees over there, now! ... wow, I would love that! ... got snow?

    hugs and love, you two!

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  2. PRAYING Continually! Hopeful everything will go well from now on!I'm with yall every step of the way and which there was a way that I could help out more!can't wait to met the kids! Love yall always

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  3. I'm so glad to read these postings!!! We continue to pray for ya'll each day and look forward to meeting the kids.

    Lot's of hugs,

    Nat and Tami

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  4. Thanks God for the successful first step!

    We will need a lot of God's help during the whole process!

    With love and blessings,

    Fr. George

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  5. Thank you for blogging...looking forward to hearing about your visit at the orphanage...praying for you and your family. We got our "golden ticket" today!

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