God is so Magnificent...

Today I am overwhelmed with just how Majestic and Magnificent my God is! I had the most glorious time alone with Him this morning. I feel like I have such a depth of emotion welling inside me, I am a little afraid of what will happen when we meet our boys. I have felt of the verge of a "good cry" for the past couple of months. I am not a super-emotional person. There have been many posts on our group that have made me shed a few tears, as I am amazed with the Goodness of God. I am a passionate person and feel things deeply, I just may not share them as readily with people as other may. So anyway, with these emotions welling inside of me...I am not quite sure what my experience in Haiti is going to be like. (If all of my photos have me sobbing in them, you will now know why!)

I feel like God is going to do something amazing with us while we are there. I am waiting in expectation for Him to change me forever as a result of our experience there! For the past few weeks, my prayer has been more of Him and less of me. I do not want to be so overcome with self -imposed urgency that I miss His abundance in my life. I want Him to place His desires on my heart, rather than my own. I want Him to manifest Himself through me...so that others may be drawn to my Lord! My prayer is that while we are there, the hope of Jesus Christ within us will radiate to the people of this country.

For those of you that are partnering with us in prayer, here are few of the "specifics"---

*For our girls to have peace while we are away
*For the girls to sleep soundly
*Wisdom, patience and strength for our parents as they care for them
*Smooth Flights
*Smooth Connections
*Timeliness of the aircraft
*Luggage to pass through customs easily
*Our luggage to make it there
*A depth of peace that I have not experienced
*Safety in a huge way--especially in the airport
*Protection in the spiritual realm
*Health & Protection against diseases
*Rest
*We can endure the high heat and humidity
*Our boy's hearts to be prepared for us
*The meeting we will have with their birth families to be a time where we are completely lead by the Holy Spirit
*That we will be an encouragement to the nannies, staff, and children at the orphanage
*For us to be used by God in mighty ways for His Glory alone
*For us to be changed forever by Our Lord for His purposes



Process Update---
We are busy packing, doing laundry, spraying Matt's clothes, repackaging everything, etc. It is a busy day! On Saturday, I taught one of our girls how to ride her bike. She has been outside literally all day! She pedals so hard and so fast...it cracks us up. I love seeing how good she feels now that she has learned how to ride a two wheel bike. She has such confidence! As I sit here typing...she keeps zooming by the window, her helmet a little crooked, but her legs going as fast as she can. It is just so precious! I am so proud of her today! The big girls are helping me repackage things. They are making lists of activities they can do while we are away. They have some great ideas! Our girls are such wonderful helpers!