Our youngest will be home soon! Brett and Micayla will be leaving this Sunday to go get him! Please pray for our older boy to hurry and pass embassy so he can come home too. Its bitter sweet at this point. I get one, but the other has to stay and now it makes my heart sad, but yet I'm happy for the other. There is a chance he will pass before they leave Ethiopia, and if that is the case they can stay and get an embassy appt for him and then bring him. Ugh! Please pray for them safe travels. I'm not going. That was a very hard decision for me. When I weighed it all out, I felt I needed to stay here for Z and E. Eli will be on Spring Break that whole time, today was his last school day for 10 days and we have been looking forward to spending that time together. Plus there was the chance that they would be leaving on Saturday, which would have meant missing Easter w/ them too. I firmly believe with my whole heart that Brett and Micayla can handle this trip. It was a heart wrenching decision. Cause a big part of me felt like this was something Brett and I should be doing together. But I also feel strong about my responsibilities here too. My heart aches either way. My tiny angel, hopefully angels will be here in 9 days!
We met our boys for the first time. There are just no words for it. They are hand picked angels from Jesus entrusted to us to love and raise for Him, until they meet again. What an honor to even be consider for this huge responsibility. The boys are beautiful. Perfect smiles.
I'm learning how to LET GOD BE GOD! Adoption is such a roller coaster of emotions. Typically I handle travel fairly well. I've had my handful of international travel experiences. I've been all over Europe in my early twenties...even by myself at times (and I shouldn't have been!) I had an absolute wonderful time in each country. I have been to Kenya Africa...I wish I can say that was an all around wonderful experience, but for me it wasn't. I was sick the majority of the time w/ E. Coli. Although I am grateful for the experiences I had and the wonderful people I keep in touch w/ today. I've been to Guatemala...I was sick there most of the time too only to find out I was also pregnant! We sponsor a beautiful young woman from there, well, she was a little girl, but has grown up!
The truth is that the 143 million orphaned children and the 11 million who starve to death or die from preventable diseases and the 8.5 million who work as child slaves, prostitutes, or under other horrific conditions and the 2.3 million who live w/ HIV add up to 164.8 million needy children. 2.1 billion people proclaim to be Christians. The truth is that if only 8% of the Christians would care for one more child, there would not be any statistics left! THIS IS THE TRUTH. I have the freedom to believe it. The Freedom, the opportunity to do something about it. The truth is that He loves these children just as much as he loves me and now that I now, I am responsible. If you are a Christian, now you know, and you are responsible! (insert from "Kisses from Katie" w/ some emphasis added)
We leave the first week of March to meet our precious boys. Please pray for peace as we leave our three children here behind and for everything to go smoothly when we appear at court in Ethiopia. I'm soooo ready to bring my boys home and start bonding with them. And our kids are ready to meet their siblings. The boys are healthy and look great. We get weekly updates on them, since they have been moved from their orphanage to the foster home. I'm ready to turn in, so I can go on an all day date with my honey tomorrow! We plan to buy some little items like glow in the dark necklaces and bouncy balls for the old kids tomorrow...as part of our date. Funny, how exciting something as simple as that can be.
If you feel led to help us finish strong, we only have $5-6,000 left to go...you can do so via the "chipin" link on the right (there is a 4% fee deduction) OR
for a tax deductable donation (or anonymous donations) write checks to "Global Adoption Fund" with our name Brett and Micah Frey in the memo..THIS IS IMPORTANT or it will go to the general adoption fund. And mail to:
Deidre Weeks
C/o GAF
4233 Wyncote Rd.
South Euclid, OH 44121.
OR...
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Hubby, me and our teen attend a Sunday evening Bible study called "Equip" and we were challenged this week to give up Media for 48 hours. I failed! I would love to blame it on the fact that we are adopting and that I have to check email to see if our agency is writing us...and while that is true...I still failed! Oh well. God has lots of time to work on me.
On the adoption front...We did get news this morning! Which I am happy to write about here. Its not HUGE news, but its good news. Our babies are being moved into our adoption agencies "foster home." Its a transition home. This will be their home till they come live with us. Although its pricey, I don't care b/c we will get weekly updates on them. Nor do I have a choice. The orphanage they came from requires they be moved to the transition home once they are matched with a family, so they came make room for more kids. It makes sense. Plus they will get around the clock medical care if needed. *sigh* a relief to this momma.
Please understand that while a lot of family and friends read this blog to hear about our journey. We won't be able to post much about the updates. Its our agency and our hearts intent to protect our children, and legally they are not ours yet. Thanks for your understanding. Please keep praying for us. Its a beautiful journey, but its also an intense emotional one.
On the financial front...we still have approx $5-6,000.00 left to raise! (although this figure is a moving target if something else comes up that we don't know about) We have come so far!!!! Those figures will cover all the expenses of the last trip. Wow...God is so good. If you feel led to help with that expense please contact me or click on the chipin link on the left.
Thanks; God Bless!!!!
while we wait. That is what I tell myself. Just keep swimming. Cause there is nothing else I can do except live day to day and pray.
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"God is proud of us for fighting overwhelming human emotions to do his will. He isn't interested in our stellar performance, but in our hearts. He loves our willingness & obedience despite our insecurities." -unknown
Yesterday I had one of those days. One of those days I hope most adoptee moms have. Insecurities set in. Lots of "What ifs" creep into the imagination and take up too much brain energy. I found myself clinging to my husband wanting him to answer all those scary questions...I wanted him to have all the right comfortable answers.
My husband is solid. He did have the right answer. He reassured me that this is God's will. God brought us to this, he will bring us through it. He will give us the energy and the know how to do what needs to be done...when that day comes. He reminded me to live one day at a time and keep my focus on God...our rock. Not on the concerns of what may or may not happen six months from now, but TODAY.
I reached out to another adoptee mom, and she reassured me that she too has felt these emotions. Together we agreed that satan doesn't like what we are doing for the Lord. So he uses our emotions to discourage us. He creates fear, insecurities and what ifs.
Today...I am grounded again. I'm positive, focused and prayful about what God has in store for our family. I'm excited to be on this journey.
