I am so excited that a trip is planned for March to help out in the orphanages in Ukraine again. As you might remember, this is what started our whole adventure with Lance. (For more details on that, please go to the first posts on this blog.) Thursday night was the first meeting to get the details planned. It looks as though there will be two physical therapists (Kym and Kate), at least one speech pathologist (Carmen and possibly Amy and Kristy) and Amanda, our trip coordinator. We would love to have a pediatric occupational therapist!! Unfortunately, I will probably not be able to go on this trip due to John Michael's work schedule. I have to say that discussing the trip at the meeting brought up a lot of good memories and I long to go. I would love to see the people, be completely drained from working for them all day, and love on the children.
Please pray for:
-proper preparation (planning, gathering, and most importantly the hearts of those involved)
-funds to serve these children and caregivers as Christ would have us
-safety
-any role you might play
We love these people- adults and children. They desperately need to know that God has not left them. He knows them intimately, as he does us. Each and every one of them. Instead, He tells us to reach out to them. Psalm 139 reminds us that he knows our every thought, every move. There is no where we can go to hide from Him. We are all made perfectly. Sometimes that is hard for me to comprehend about myself. I can only imagine how these orphans must feel. What a privilege to share that love.
Please pray for:
-proper preparation (planning, gathering, and most importantly the hearts of those involved)
-funds to serve these children and caregivers as Christ would have us
-safety
-any role you might play
We love these people- adults and children. They desperately need to know that God has not left them. He knows them intimately, as he does us. Each and every one of them. Instead, He tells us to reach out to them. Psalm 139 reminds us that he knows our every thought, every move. There is no where we can go to hide from Him. We are all made perfectly. Sometimes that is hard for me to comprehend about myself. I can only imagine how these orphans must feel. What a privilege to share that love.
3 comments:
ARGH! I wish you could go with us, Karen! I understand why you can't, but I would love for you to be there the first time I go. I'm so excited about this adventure, and it truly is a comfort knowing that you, among so many others, are praying for the details of it! Woo hooooo!!!
Karen, that sounds like a great trip. I know you wish you could go! Those pictures, and the stories, make me want to bring little orphans home to live with us and be our children! I'm so glad that you and John Michael adopted Lance. That must be such a special joy. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Karen,
How are ya? I've spent most of my morning reading your blog from when you were in Ukraine adopting Lance, he's such a sweet boy. I really miss all you girls at the clinic. It has been awhile. The work you all have done in the orphanage is amazing, as you all are as well. Tell Kym hello for me, I bet Myrah sure is growing! Love ya!
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