Thoughts and Prayer Requests

Here we are, one day before Isaac's travel day. Our days have been very busy, and my thoughts have been very scattered. But this morning my thoughts are in Korea, where it already is Tuesday night. And that means Isaac's time with his foster family is drawing to a close. I can't help but think of this incredible family who has taken care of our son for the last several months. He is their first foster child, and I cannot imagine how difficult it will be for them--and for his foster mother, especially--to say goodbye. I get teary just thinking about it.

We would so appreciate prayers for Isaac's foster family as well as prayers for:

• Isaac as he travels tomorrow--please pray for safe travels, for health, for a transition that is as smooth as possible
• Isaac's adjustment--he will be taken away from everything and everyone he knows to live in a place that is very strange and unfamiliar to him with new faces, new sights, new smells, etc. Please pray for him as he grieves all that he has lost and adjusts to his new life here with us.
  
• Isaac's escort--please remember this woman as she travels tomorrow and cares for Isaac. They have a very long journey ahead of them.
  
• Us--we would be so grateful if you would pray for us as we learn to parent an adopted child who will be grieving as well as adjusting to a new environment. Also, please ask God to give us wisdom and patience as we learn to become parents to two.
• Kate--please pray for Kate as she becomes a big sister.
• Isaac's birth mother--as his first birthday approaches, I cannot imagine what she must be feeling. Please pray that God would guide her, comfort her and give her peace.
  

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS. We appreciate them more than you know. XOXO

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. --Philippians 4:6

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. --James 5:16