URGENT URGENT Prayer Need

Just when I think that it can't get any worse I get news that it can.

Today I was told that this week the Nicaragua administration that governs the adoption process in Nicaragua announced on TV that they are planning on closing the option for foreign adoptions and will close all private ran orphanages. Instead, children will be put in foster homes all over the country.

This is serious guys. This is much bigger than dealing with Isamar's dad this is dealing with the Nicaraguan government.

There has been a lot of issues going on within the administration lately but no one knew exactly what.

How does this affect me and Terry? If they put this plan (that is not legal that we can tell) into place we will have lost any and every chance at getting the girls and the many many parents that are waiting on children will have lost their chances also.

As for them closing the private ran orphanages that means that 1,000's of children will be taken back to abusive homes, given to people who don't want them or even taken to over crowded government ran orphanages, who knows at this point but it will be a horrible situation for all of these innocent children.

This requires a great deal of prayer from everyone. We have to pray that God's will be done in these kids lives and not the will of man.

We are not fighting against flesh and blood here guys we are fighting against the enemy who would love for all the Christian families who are adopting to lose that opportunity.

Please I beg you all that are reading this to make this a top priority on your prayer list daily. Prayer can move mountains and it will take all of us petitioning the Lord to change what could possibly happen.

There was no exact date on when this would take place or how it would happen but exactly but if they went as far as telling it on national TV you can bet they are working on making it happen if at all possible.

Please, please pray for all the innocent children who will be affected by this decision.

Pray for wisdom for us. We just bought tickets yesterday to fly to Nic on Oct. 13th to hire a new lawyer to try and save our chances in getting the girls. We are not sure what we will need to do now.

Angie

Keeping your eyes on the Lord...

Around the same time we decided to adopt the girls last year one morning during my quite time God took me to the story of Peter walking on the water.

At the time we were going through a testing time and that story spoke to me greatly and I heard the Lord specifically tell me to remember that story as I go through the adoption for the girls.

Today talking with two of my friends God brought that story back to me as they were asking how I was doing.

My answer is this.

Right now I am in the middle of the Gulf Coast and Ike is 100 miles away from me.

Just like with Peter the water was all around him and the storm was fierce. That's how I feel these days. One day all is well and the next day a storm blows in.

Saturday the girls went with Isamar's dad and they will stay for 7 days. Pray for their safety.

I can allow that to cause me to sink in this storm or I can stay focused on the Lord and his promises. The enemy would like for me to start feeling that rain and wind on my body and he would love for me to just give up.

No matter how fierce this storm gets I refuse to take my eyes off God's promises. The rain might be pouring on our heads and the wind is pushing me to the left and the right but I will refuse to take me eyes off of the Lord.

How are you doing in your storm? Does the waves that hit you knock you down or just push you over?

Don't get me wrong this is a Category 5 storm we are going through and just like Peter some days my feet starts to sink but because of my friends who are praying for me and encouraging me and God's reminder of His word I immediately get my focus and the sinking stops.

I encourage you today if you are in the middle of a Category 5 storm to hold onto God's promises and remember that He makes EVERYTHING and HE has the POWER to stop the winds and the rain. It's up to you..

Please continue to pray for our family as we walk through this storm and wait patiently on the storm to pass and my girls to come home where they belong.

God Bless,

Angie

Your Prayers are needed..

I found out this week that Mi Familia has granted a 4 day visit for the dad with BOTH girls tomorrow.

He will pick them up at the orphanage and keep them next week.

I am still not allowed to talk to the girls but have been able to find out that they do know they are going but are refusing to go. I can only hope they keep the fight in them in hopes to show Mi Familia that they don't belong with this man.

This week the aunt of Carmen and Isamar went to Mi Familia and protested and asked for Carmen but was denied. She was even denied access to visit the girls. Their own flesh and blood is not being allowed to see them. There are some really screwed up decisions being made here.

Pray that God intervenes and changes the decisions of those in charge.

Pray for protection of the girls as they go into a much different world than the orphanage. Pray against any sickness. They will have to drink and eat different food and water and that can always cause them to get a parasite easily.

Most importantly pray for their peace. They will be scared and they will not know what is going to happen.

I am not 100% sure of what they know about what is going on so until they do know the truth pray they don't feel rejected by us.

I'll keep you posted as I know more.

God Bless,

Angie

Pray, Pray, Pray

Thanks to all who are praying and I ask for continued prayer.

We have just learned that the man who showed up at the 11th hour and who is officially the dad of my 9 year old has decided to take both girls.

He does not and has not ever had any relationship with his own daughter much less her older sister.

Sadly, at this time it appears that MF is the one who convenience him to do this. It's real fussy right now but it appears that they are pushing this effort and have refused any contact between us and the girls.

At this time I don't think the girls know anything and I am sure they are confused since we have not spoken to them in two weeks. We have talked with them for the past 2 years every Sunday. An entire year before we decided to adopt them.

Pray for them. They are the ones that will be hurt in all this. They will be scared, and confused because based on the past history they will not be told until they are taken out of the orphanage.

Pray for God's will in their lives. They are everything to us and we want what is best for them and believe with all my heart and soul they are ours.

God is in the miracle making business and I know he can change this around. Continue to pray for the girls they will need God's loving arms around them if we can't get this stopped in time.

Our lawyers are trying to get all the details so they can figure out if we have any ground to stand on. Pray for favor with the person who made this decision. Pray our lawyers can get to them soon and find out exactly what is going on.

Thanks, Angie

What's Going On...

Well a week has gone by and I know no more today about the adoption than I did the last time I wrote.

My lawyer went to Mi Familia and spoke to someone there but got little to no new information.

It appears that the person who told me the adoption was off may not have known what she was talking about. Since Mi Familia has not told us anything we are going to believe the old saying, No news is Good news..

The person that told the director of the orphanage may have just be shooting off the mouth and had no facts to back what she was saying or the director miss understood. I am not sure which is true but right now no one has officially told us the adoption is off.

I still can't contact the girls. The reason why is a crazy one but it just boils down to the fact they want me to follow their procedures and go and get a written request. My lawyer went on Friday but was not able to see the person making this a requirement. He will try again on Monday.

This has truly been the hardest week of my life. Not knowing anything can cause your mind to think of everything that could go wrong.

Until I am told by God we are not to adopt the girls I am going to fight. Don't mess with a mama bears cubs...

Please continue to pray for us as this is an unexplainable, crazy process that makes no since to anyone. Pray for favor. Right now I am not sure what Mi Familia thinks about me and I need them on my side.

I'll update you as I have something to tell you. Every time I get ready to post something, something new changes.

Please put our family on your churches pray list. We need favor in Mi Familia's eyes and we need for them to get going on the study of the dad. Right now that is the biggest hurdle we need to get past.

Thanks again for your prayers and support.

Angie