My dear friend, Kelly Blackwell, shared this part of Jude verses 1 & 2 with me (from The Message). Thank you! Relax, everything's going to be all right; rest, everything's coming together; open your hearts, love is on the way!
Introducing Jean de Dieu Rukara!!! He is a doll! My precious little boy! I can't believe that I have a little guy. . .I want to go get him and snuggle him!!! I have always wanted a child missing his two front teeth and he is my first!!! Here is what Tim, my POA (and the man in the picture) said about the meeting: I am excited that you're about to adopt a cute little boy, dark skinned, a little shy but I understand he is very active back in school in Kibungo in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. Jean de Dieu Rukara was born on June 1st, 2003. I understand he was dumped at the orphanage but I couldn't get any additional information. I will brief you on the next steps to do in the coming days. Hope you will love these pix. I am praying for him to be comforted. He has only known life in the orphanage and his life is about to be rocked! Please pray (with me) for his heart!
AnNi Design's Summer 2009 is all here! The unisex shirts are featured in a post from two days ago. They are great shirts! I am wearing the IBYIRINGIRO shirt today and I love it! Below are our girls shirts! They are so fun! Our website should be updated by early next week! www.annidesigns.com The Sign Language LOVE shirt says it in three languages: American Sign Language, Lugandan (Uganda) and Amaharic (Ethiopia).
I heard back from my POA and he has a meeting with the nuns AND Jean de Dieu Monday afternoon at 3:00 (6:00 a.m. MST). Prayerfully, then, he will get a picture and all of his history and information. Also, prayerfully, he will get to set a courtdate (for next Thursday would be nice--courts only meet on Thursday). So, we'll see. . . .
I want to introduce you all to the Spore Family and the Robinson Family. They are the two families AnNi is helping this year. (The shirts should be up on the website to buy by the end of the day today.) The Spore family is waiting for siblings from Rwanda! "IBYIRINGIRO" is what their shirt says and it means HOPE in Kinyarwandan. The Robinson Family is waiting for a baby girl from Ethiopia. We are so excited to be able to help these families, but we can only do it with the help of you and everyone you tell about AnNi Designs! Thanks! www.annidesigns.com Both families have adoption blogs you can follow. The links are on the right side of my blog page.
That's his name. . .his whole name (before we add Braner to it and whatever else)!!! His HIV test came back NEGATIVE!!! Praise the Lord! Tomorrow I should have a birthday and details AND A PICTURE!!! I am so excited! God is good!
Maggie and Elliott are IN that raft--somewhere! Yesterday was so much fun. The Nimrods are here and they have been good medicine for our souls. Maggie and Elliott went rafting and had a BLAST (even though they claim that they didn't). I enjoyed spending the day with Becca and just being refreshed by the familiar. ********** Today Jean de Dieu is at the doctor getting all of his medical tests run. By now he is finished, so hopefully we will have all of his information SOON! I am hoping that along with a result of negative for HIV I will also get a last name, a picture and information on which language he speaks! I'll keep you posted!!!