We haven’t heard if our sweet girl Gina made it all the way back to her orphanage yet… She had a one hour flight to Detroit.. We were sent these pictures… Which break my heart.

I had such hope of her getting with her friends and cheering up as she told of her stay with us. She did a little in Columbus. But if you saw the other pictures on my Facebook from Detroit.. It doesn’t appear it lasted long.

She arrived in Beijing on our Sunday night at midnight. She had to wait for the other flights to arrive with the rest of the kids.

And then board a 10 hour train ride to her Orphanage. We haven’t heard if they arrived yet and we are still hoping for pictures of the flight and of them in Beijing.

Please continue to pray for Gina!

Everyone keeps asking how we are doing.. Of course we are broken hearted and saddened. But wouldn’t change a thing. So happy to have loved her for 6 weeks. So happy to have given my all.
I haven’t been taking calls because quite frankly I have shared all I care to share on Facebook or my blog. I just don’t want to talk about it right now. So if you would to talk about other things right now.. Give me a call. I might answer!:)

Thank you to all who reached out to Gina that came to meet her and sent cards. It was very appreciated and helped Gina understand more of what a family consists of.

It is hard to put part of your heart on a plane to travel half way around the world.

To a place..

…Where you know lice lie await your child

… A place where up to 8 kids sleep in three bunk beds pushed together…. In smothering temperatures.

…lots of walking to and from school with very little food to fill their bellies.

…no parents to hug and kiss them every day.

…lost in a cruel cruel world…

However….. We loved her more than we knew possible for 6 very short yet long weeks.

She read part of the Old Testament and the entire New Testament. Many Christians can not say that.

She read the story book, “Good and Evil”.

She has a storyteller box that tells the story of Christ in Chin@se with her.

She has a 53 pounds suitcase.. Yes 53 pounds… Delta didn’t say a word. Praise The Lord and thank you Delta!!! Full of goodies… New jeans, a winter coat, snow boots, sparkly pencils, gifts for her teachers and director, sweaters, warm PJ’s and cooler PJ’s, socks and craft kits to share, oh and one special gift for her friend Abby who was left behind unable to be hosted this time due to lack of paperwork…

We have equipped her with all physical and hopefully some emotional protection until we meet again.

If you have never considered hosting… Or adopting or fostering. I recommend hosting..
It’s a short time. Best experience for my children at home to love on a child who needs it fiercely.

To quote Paul, our house sure seems empty and a lot less laughter with Gina gone.

So much to do to help the fatherless… Please consider this option.

Tonight I was reminded of a little girl who arrived terrified just 6 short weeks ago. As I lay her pajamas in the bathroom and turn on her shower water… I realize she can do it now. She didn’t know how when she arrived.

She always comes out of the shower with her hair dripping over her face.

Tonight was no different…

She does that and I comb it back and comb out the knots.

Who will comb it next? When will her next warm shower be?

I started crying as I realize this will be the last night I lay her pajamas out and turn on her shower water or comb her hair. .. Possibly forever or possibly just a short while.

My heart aches for what lies ahead of her in own country.

I beg you to pray for Gina and many others…

Freshly showered and hair combed.. Writing so earnestly in her beloved journal.

As most of you know… I had to get a new blog. I am very sad to leave my old blog at blogger. I knew the ins and outs of blogger. WordPress seems so advanced. I couldn’t even change from my iPhone to an Android because didn’t want to learn new technology.

So here we go..hopefully a blog will hit me in the middle of the night and I get my bloggy blog on again.