The hug of your child can provide you endurance. To us, the desire to receive that hug, is what kept J and I going for the last 48 hours. We did not know how we would be received by E. She was upset and disappointed when we had to leave 2 weeks ago. We prayed her heart remain open to us, and I know you all prayed for us as well. I am so BLESSED to tell you that all our prayers have been answered. God is so good! We walked into the orphanage and her back was to us as she was talking to one of the other kids. The kid saw us, nodded our direction, she turned around....annnnnd.....SQUEALED as she wrapped arms around us and SQUEEZED and said "I L-AH-V you" in her adorable Russian accent. At that moment....the last 48 hours were gone!
We took E and her friend, O, for the day. We went to the grocery store. We let the girls pick out things that they wanted. They got Pepsi, aka "Cola", Lays Potato Chips....Crab flavored, sunflower seeds and something that reminds you of Jerky but its fish....Oh and a snickers. But back to the fish jerky....they loved it. And yes, I tried it.
We made the rubber-band bracelets with the kit that grandma sent with us to give to her. They each made one. I have never made them before, so thank goodness for Youtube. We also played Uno and then watched E get rambunctious and start wrestling with O. They were cracking us up!!!!
We gave her a choice of 2 sweater dresses we brought for her for court. She picked the grey one with the cow neck and tried it on. It was very cute. I thought she should wear tights with it but she kept insisting it was a tunic and she wants to wear it with her black pants. She won! She did remind me that it was cold out. LOL! And she it right....it is FREEZING here. I have no idea how the protestors at Independence Square are lasting out in this all day and all night for weeks! Praying for a resolution for these precious people in Ukraine.
We then went to the bistro to eat dinner. They each ended up with a balloon before we left. And you know what balloons are great for???? Hitting your Mama and Papa with them!!!
Its so exciting to see how much she is bonding to us. She is getting more relaxed each time we see her. She is SO funny! She loves making us laugh.
We got a call from our facilitator that her flight was cancelled. She now is making the extremely long, and snowy drive here for our court in the morning. Please pray she arrives safely and timely. We truly appreciate all your prayers. You have been here fighting the spiritual battle along side us. It is such a blessing to know all the amazing prayer warriors that are fighting for E!!!
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