Well today had some very happy moments, but really it was just kind of sad.
HOT SPRINGS
We all went to the Hot Springs this morning for a very nice and relaxing time. It was beautiful as are most things here (except the traffic and pollution). The girls played and we soaked in the natural hot springs fed by the volcano.
Kim and Alli leave
The day finally came when my Alli and my sister had to leave for the US leaving me here alone with Lanie. It was very very very very sad. I don’t like being away from my Alli and my sister was such great fun and support. The time with her here flew by so fast. Lanie cried and cried when they left and so did I. We’ll make it here ok as there are several Colombians looking after us, but I already miss my family tremendously.
Stephanie leaves
Not long after Kim and Alli left, Stephanie came over to say good-bye. The boys are gone to their new foster home and she leaves for the US tomorrow morning. She’s at peace, but sad. I’ve made a great friend here and look forward to seeing her again soon.
Thankfully my host family’s wife Vilma is taking me shopping for shoes tomorrow. They love their shoes here and have loads of shoe stores with cool styles. We’ll also start more routines and dig into a lot of educational games and things which will be good. This will be a good time for me to be with and work with Lanie. It just might be hard.
Our Adoption Process
I recieved some answers to my questions today about the process here. The judge got our papers on his desk Tues. of this week and not last Friday. He has 10 days to sign them and then there is about another week of stuff to do before the adoption is final and we can go to Bogota. Once in Bogota, we’ll have another week of things to do before we can leave the country. So… 2-4 more weeks here for us. :-(. My hope for being home by July 4th is gone. I know that God is in charge of this so I will trust Him with it, but I just don’t like it at all right now. As some of you have said this is a forced slow down for me which is very difficult for me in general. Being here alone makes it even harder. I’m not sure I’m cut out for long term foreign missions! We’ll make it ok though and will be VERY excited to be home when the time comes.
