Friend for Hire

Need any help around the house? Yard Work, Painting, anything?

A friend of mine from Nicaragua is here until June 3rd and is looking for a job.

He was worked for the past 1 1/2 for the ministry in Nicaragua I use to work with and is hoping to find some work here to provide some income.

Making minimum wage here for one hour is like working all day there.

If you know of any body that could use some part-time help for a month or so, please keep Jorge in mind. He is a hard worker and full of energy. He is legal to work in the US.

He would also need to work somewhere close to the Coulwood area since he doesn't have a car we would be helping him get to work.

Please also pray for him as you all know finding jobs are hard.

Thanks,

Angie

Isamar's DNA Test

Isamar rode the 3 1/2 hour bus ride to and from Managua yesterday and completed the test.

Sadly, we are now being told it will take a MONTH to get the results back. This causes a lot of problems for us. We have to live there for 6 - 10 weeks and since our business is slow during the summer months we were planning around that time but with this pushing things out a month that makes things very difficult. We are now looking at bringing the girls home in September or October which is just not good for our business.

Please pray for favor. We need that test result back much sooner.

The dad also caused a scene yesterday because Isamar rejected him. He tried to talk to her and hug on her and she refused. Now he is saying that we caused this. We have brain washed her into believing he is bad for her. This is just not the truth. I have said nothing to her about her dad.

He is making things difficult for us. Pray that his heart sees that we are not trying to change how Isamar feels.

Pray for her sister Carmen. She cried all night on Sunday thinking she would not see Isamar again. Yesterday when she finally arrived back home Carmen hugged her for 10 minutes saying "I thought I would not every see you again". How difficult that was for Carmen to endure.

Thank for your prayers. You are truly helping me stay sane..

I'm trusting God to handle this, I know he won't let me down.

Angie

What's God's Plan for Isamar?

I made it home safely, Praise God but not with the happiest of news.

On Thursday once I got back into Managua we contacted Isamar's dad to arrange meeting him. He was not reachable until 7:30 at night. He had changed his mind and decided he was not going to see me.

He told my translator that he knows that we could give her a better life and all the things he could not but she was his blood and in his eyes that being with him was the best thing for her. He was not nice about his words and made sure he stated it in a very direct way.

He went on to say that if he is not her dad he will file adoption papers for her.

Luckily, there is not way in the world he could adopt her because he does not meet the requirements.

My attorney is meeting with Mi Familia on Monday to discuss what the process is. Will they just hand her over? Will they investigate him? Will Isamar have a say in all this? As of now I am being told they just hand her over. I find that hard to understand but the laws in Nicaragua are different and they just passed a new law that states they can not take kids away or not give them back due to poverty.

This has truly been a difficult week for me. It's hard to stay positive when you have no control over things but I am learning more and more about trusting God. He is in control of Isamar's life, he knew her future before she was created and he can see the future I can not. Who knows it might be that Isamar grows up to change the lives of other children in orphanages there.

My flesh says well of course we are best for her but my heart says that's up to God.

So for now we wait and trust.

My prayer is that God knows the plan for Isamar's life and if it is to be with us he will change the dad's heart. If not and Isamar is to live with him he will change my heart.

Carmen’s life will still be with us. Her family will not protest this and she will be declared abandoned. It will be extremely difficult for her to leave her sister and furthermore I have great concern for Isamar’s mental stability. She will be the one the most hurt in all this. She will be left behind, lose access to her sister and be forced to live with a family she does not even know and does not want to be with.

Please pray with me in agreement that God's plan for these girls will be done. As much as I want to pray they will both be here I know in my heart this is not a time to be selfish but to be in tune with God's will. Not my will Lord but yours... This is extremely hard for me... pray for me.

I am trying hard to see the Good in all this. IF Isamar's dad takes her at least she will not be in the walls of the orphanage any more. Her father’s mother told us yesterday that I am welcome in her life any time I want. Two days before that she told my translator that I was not welcomed in her home so God is obviously working. God is the only one who can change the outcome of all this.

The DNA test is Monday at 10:00. The results take about a week. I hope to hear something by Friday of next week.

Thanks for your prayers, support and encouraging words you emailed me. I needed them so bad.

I'll update you as soon as I have something.

God Bless,

Angie

Passion of the Christ

Remember before I left I told you that I wanted to show a movie in Nicaragua.

I truly felt I had heard this from the Lord. He provided a screen for me and a sound system.

Since I have been here not one night has it worked out for me to show the movie. It´s rained or we have been in church or in a meeting or something.

Last night we decided that we will be in this area an extra night so we have planned on showing a movie on Wednesday night. But where, I was still very unsure of.

Today I went to visit a new village. There are about 318 families in this village an about 100 teenagers that are really struggling. There´s no church in this village and no entertainment of any kind.

At the end of our meeting the pastor told us tomorrow night I am going to try and show Passion of the Christ to the teenagers. I just about jump out of my skin. A movie, really I thought. Oh God you are too cool. No only was he wanted to show a movie he is showing Passion of the Christ the very movie I wanted to show.

We talked longer only to find out that he didn´t have a screen or a sound system. Once I told him I had everything he needed we both just jump for joy and knew this was of God.

As I type this the electricity just went out. So I will finish it tomorrow. Just pray at 800 your time for many lives to be saved.

Angie

Update on my trip

I´m sorry I have not been in touch. There´s been no electricity here so access to the internet has been limited.

A lot has happen since I last wrote so I will try to make sure I don´t leave out anything.

On Saturday I was told that there was a problem with the adoption and so we had to go to Mi Familia Monday morning to visit the Delegate (the boss). She informed us that the dad has been approved to have his DNA test done which is scheduled for the 14th. He told them if it is positive which it will be because they look just alike that he will take Isamar. They told us if it is positive she will be given to him, no questions asked.

Then on Sunday, the aunts of the girls visited the Director of the Orphanage and told her that if the dad takes Isamar they will take Carmen. Needless to say I feel like I´m on a roller coaster.

After we went to Mi Familia on Monday we went to the house of one of the aunts. I talked with her and explained our love for the girls and by the end she agreed that it was best for the girls to be with us and they would not protest it. Praise God...

Today, Isamar´s dad was granted a visit to see her. He asked her if she wanted to live with us or him and she told him us. He told her that he would not allow her to live with us she was his daughter and he was going to be responsible for her. After he left the orphanage, the director spoke with him and explained everything. She told me that he actually said he did want the best for Isamar and if I could give it and he could still talk with her that maybe that would be ok. He wants to meet me so we are planning to talk on Thursday. Please pray that he sees the best for her and is not just doing this because he can. He has not visited her but a handful of times in her whole life and he lives a .5o cent bus ride away.

So for now I am excited that the mothers side of the family agree with the adoption and at least I get to talk to the dad. I´m trusting God and proclaiming His power.

Thank you so much for your prayers. I have stayed strong so far but I can tell you I have shed a lot of tears. I know God´s perfect plan will happen and I´m just trying to focus on that.

I´ll be home on Friday and will update you on my visit with the dad.

Angie