Friends and Family, we have received some heart breaking news. We recieved a message from our agency stating that Alina's family came back for her. This of course means that she is not available to our family. We are trying to deal with all of our emotions right now. We are happy that she is reunited with her family, but are grieving her at the same time. While we prayed something like this would not happen to us, we were not completely blind sided by it. Referrals are never guaranteed, and some of our friends have recently lost theirs as well. We had been secretly trying to prepare ourselves for the news we did not want to hear. When we started this journey, our mission was to give a loving home to a needy child. The mission remains the same. We will continue on to Kazakhstan as planned, and we will be able to view several girls under a year old. We will then choose. I am asking for your prayers. Please pray that we will know her when we see her, and that she is beautiful and healthy. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all your prayers and support. This has been a difficult road at times, but we know God has a plan for us and for a little girl half a world away. Continue to pray for us and her, whoever she may be, as we head out to meet her.
This website will remain the same throughout our journey. Everything happens for a reason, and only God knows the plan. It is not called 'walking by faith' when you can see around the corner. Alina is VERY much a part of this story! She is the reason we are going to Kazakhstan, and she will be the reason we find the girl that God intended for us. We will always love her, and continue to pray for her. After all, how could we not? More soon, as we embark on this life changing journey of love.
Sonja (and Gavin)
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