thomiwilson - Bitter Sweet

This morning was our last shot at getting Mzungu home on this trip. We came up empty handed. The US Embassy made it very clear that until the adoption is finalized they would not issue Mzungu a visa to enter the US. We are all very sad at this result, BUT everyone's spirits were high during our last few hours together. Mzungu and I spent a lot of time laughing together and playing in the grass. Kathryn took many photos and we all shared the joy of Christ! For there was much to be joyful about:

We are now Mzungu's legal guardians...this will help us with the adoption process greatly!
We now have a judge who is fighting for us in the Kenyan gov't.
We have hired a lawyer that will take us through the process...who just happens to be a trusted friend of the judge.
We have established a wonderful relationship with Mzungu...he now feels comfortable around us and left us laughing and smiling.
We both are so much more appreciative of the relationship we have with our other children. No one can keep us from them...we have unlimited access to them...we have a trusting relationship with them...
We gained and/or strengthened some wonderful friendships with fellow believers...our driver, George, drove 20 km to the hotel today just to check on us...Pam drove into the city to do the same. They all have prayed with us, cried with us, laughed with us...we are so very blessed.
Philip and Dorcus are going back to Kisii with our son and will take wonderful care of him until our return.

Please continue to pray for us through this process. We are planning on returning in Nov/Dec of this year to finalize everything...this will require finances that we don't have and time off from work that we were not planning on. God is in control and I personally have learned to depend on Him more now than ever before.

Thank you for your prayers.