More boys needing families...

So, I have gotten a couple of email replies, one from Jalia and one from Eileen. Jalia writes:

Dear Rebecca,

Thanks for the good heart of wanting to adopt from Uganda. Yes, Kato is available and i can get you another boy.

I will pray about it and let you know soon. What age would you like???

Blessings...Jalia

I wrote back to her that we are interested in adopting two older boys, so maybe between the ages of 11 or 12 and 16. When I wrote to her before, I had told her that our family is quite musical, so if she had some boys that love music, they might be a good fit for our family; but that more than anything, we want the boys that God has chosen for our family.

I heard from Eileen today, and she sent me a picture of two older boys from Kolfe Boys Orphanage that really want a family. She said:

Here is the photo of Binyam Older about 15-16 and Efrim about 13-14. These guys were so sweet. I paid tuition for Binyam to go to school this fall. He did not pass the 10th grade national exam and he needs to get more tutoring. The director of Kolfe asked if I could help him get two boys into school and so we paid for it right there. He was so grateful and humble when Johannas told him I paid for it. He hugged and kissed me and told me he will work very hard and study. Efrim's nickname is China because he has Asian-looking eyes. They both have a beautiful smile and seem to be quite happy in spite of their circumstances. They asked me to please find them a family. I will be getting more info soon. There were 120 boys talking to me and asking me to help them and I just couldn’t get all the info I wanted then.

Please pray with us that God will give us clear direction about where to adopt from, and whom to adopt; I know He will.

I am slowly gathering all of our documents together – certified copies of birth & marriage certificates, medical reports, etc – and also trying to gather together the amount we need to get the home study started, about $2000 total. Right now I’ve been trying to sell some of the kids’ old toys on Craigslist, their old drumset, things like that. Also, we are blessed to be able to host a sweet couple from our church’s school of ministry in our home for two months, and they are paying some for food and utilities; I’m putting that into the adoption fund too. :) I know God will multiply it and provide what we need.