Still Praying on Our Island

Please continue to join in prayer over this situation.....
1) Strength for us....we are really struggling
2) For us cis
3) For Naomi as a new family is probably staring at her pics right now?

*There is hope in that we have found out through an immigration lawyer that we traveled to see in New Orleans yesterday, and through some work on our own. There is an additional form we need to fill out. So just praying for everything to go through as soon as possible!

OUR ISLAND!

One of the biggest drawbacks to our ministry here is the fact that we live in the middle of what feels like nowhere. We have lived in the country before this, but this is different. I think mainly because the nearest Methodist Church (that is the church that owns the Christian camp we work at) is only 6 miles away, but if we go we double the size of the congregation. So the church we go to is about 45 minutes away.

We love our church. They have a great sunday school, youth programs, contemporary worship, preach the Word, etc. They are welcoming, but- we live a long ways out. Especially for "city" folk who consider driving across town an inconvenience.

That being said....we have lived here 6 years and have yet to find any couple that we truly relate to. People who took the effort (as well as we took that effort too) as well as us to stay in touch and call. Saying that- we did and they had to move soon after we came back from our England trip.

So here we sit on our island. Feeling like the only people who care all live sooo far away! I guess that is why Blogland has felt like a welcome companion. Here I can find people who have adopted, large families, families that love the Lord, and families that home school. I feel more normal among the blog world. I feel like you guys get it. You understand that when we lost our referral of Naomi- that we lost a child. A real human being that had grown into our hearts, our lives, and our minds.

This island is one that is sooo hard to live on. It feels like at times we are the only ones on the planet. Which sometimes is fine because we have a busy life with the ministry and 7 (soon to be 8- praying!!) children to homeschool & raise. There are just so many times- LIKE NOW- that family and close friends would really make a huge difference.

We did have my parents here for a few days, and the young lady who works with us is a blessing as well, but we really crave other families. It is so hard.

Thank you all for praying, and for leaving comments, and your ideas - they are invaluable! We look forward to the day when we can announce our 8th child (hey- someday more than that!), or give you our court date, or our travel dates, and their picture.

Right now just waking up and surviving is pretty hard work.