Thank you so much for your many prayers and words of encouragement during our first trip to Vladivostok! What a fantastic trip we had. So many of our prayers were answered. The Lord brought us safely to our beautiful sons in Vladivostok and safely back home to St. Louis. We miss the boys tremendously and are counting the days until we receive a phone call from CHI to tell us we have a court date and can return to Russia. We expect at the least a three-month wait, but it could be longer (let's hope not!). Until then we're both trying to keep busy with work, fixing up the boys' room and doing some traveling to see friends and family.
As we get further and further into this adoption journey, we come into contact with so many people with similar stories. Some of them have already brought their children home. Some of them are waiting for their first trips to Russia. Some, like us, are waiting to return for court. Some of them have been waiting for quite some time. We ask that you would continue to keep us in your prayers, but also all of the families who are waiting to bring their children home. The Lord be with you all.
Love,
Clarion and Joel
P.S. - I'm getting better at tinkering with the blog. You'd think somebody like me (Joel) who is in to technology could get a handle on this stuff. A little time and patience and it becomes a cinch. Earlier this evening I put the Vladivostok and St. Louis clocks on the blog as well as a ticker to count the days since we concluded trip #1.
4 comments:
So glad to see a new post from you! I'm happy to hear you made it home safely. I know the pain of missing your child and being so far away. I pray your wait is shorter than expected so you can have your boys home soon!! Can't wait hear more.
Congratulations! We traveled to Vladivostok in December to meet a sibling group. The youngest spent some time away from her two older siblings and I know that was hard. Enjoy the time you have and take A LOT of photos! We have a digital picture frame that runs every day that helps with the wait. I'll add y'all to our prayer list. Take care -
Congratulations on meeting your boys! We have been quietly waiting and praying for you. Josephine is so excited, she can hardly contain it! Clarion, she misses you so much. She says that you are much better teacher than me! :)
God's Blessings!
The Bahr Family
Hello! We are another CHI family waiting on a court date (we found your blog on the CHI blog). We met our 2 daughters in the Kemerovo region in December. The waiting is hard but will be so worth it. I look forward to following your blog. Hopefully your wait won't be too long!
JennyM
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