So it has been amazing to talk to K during the whole adoption process. Such a blessing for us to get to know each other while we wait for God to unite us. She LOVES puppies. Its wonderful to see her innocent side when she sends me pictures of the stray puppies that live at her orphanage. It is my understanding that there are stray dogs all over Ukraine. One, has taken domicile on the other side of the brick wall that encloses the court yard of the orphanage. The dog has had a litter of puppies. The children sneak through the gate to see the puppies. Some of the "little kids" like to dress the puppies in clothes, small shirts of the children. K has taken a sort of ownership of one, she has named her Cher. I am waiting for the next question about bringing the puppy home with her. But here is the sad reality that I don't think she has grasped....her orphanage is shutting down. It is my understanding that the "little kids" have already been moved to another orphanage that is about 3 hours from where they were living. K is one of 12 kids left staying at the orphanage until September 1st, when trade school will start. They will have to leave the orphanage to go live at the trade school, or on the streets. K is going to the trade school while she waits for us to arrive. She probably doesn't realize that Cher will be long gone by the time we are ready to go home to America.
We spent yesterday evening at the orientation for K's school. It was very odd to be talking to the teachers about the teaching plans for a child that neither one of us have ever met. So many questions are going through my mind. Will she be ok with changing her grade level? She already completed grade 9 in Ukraine, will she be ok with repeating grade 9 in America? Will we need to purchase a translator device for her? How will she handle sitting in a classroom all day and not understanding a word the teacher says? Will she mind wearing a uniform? Will she enjoy chapel and realize God has orchestrated our lives to come together at this precise moment? Will she hate it here and want to jump on the next plane to Ukraine? What God has called us to do, He will equip us to do....for HIS glory.
It still is surreal to me that I'm "expecting" a 16 year old daughter.....who I have never met.......who I love with my every being!!!!!
I was reading something, sometime, somewhere, that said that whenever you are going through a traumatic event or a difficult situation people's way of trying to comfort you is to say "God never gives you more than you can handle" and how that really is not very comforting, because it sure the heck feels like it is MORE than I can handle. But when people say that phrase, it reminds me that although it may FEEL like more than we can handle but "NO temptation has seized you except what is common to man. God is faithful; he will NOT let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. BUT when you are tempted, HE WILL also PROVIDE a way OUT so that you CAN STAND UP UNDER IT." I Corinthians 10:13. YES..... we will feel like there is more than WE can handle BUT HE will be glorified because you ONLY got through it because HE gave you a way out. So yes, we will get more than we feel like we can handle, expect it, its a fallen world, but we must lean on Him to get us through it so He can receive all the honor, glory and praise. Lean on Him.....so now I must pray and, well, lean on Him for strength because I am still struggling with the anxiety of leaving my business for so long and traveling to Ukraine by myself. Oh, which includes a 15 hour overnight train ride, in a cabin (or car, whatever the term is), with possibly 3 total strangers, who may or may not speak English. Yep, definitely in prayer!
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