Pray our family home

Today was their last day waiting there in Odessa....tomorrow they are supposed to get the visas at 3 pm Ukraine time and start heading for Kiev by bus (the train was full). They've been delayed there a week waiting, due to the Ukraine holiday. They are all tired of being there (even the girls who couldn't wait to go to Ukraine) and very much looking forward to getting home.

The last step is getting medical exams and getting the visas at the US Embassy.
The Embassy is a 2 day process....first day they submit the paperwork and the 2nd day they interview and get the visas. Unfortunately, the 2nd day falls on the first Friday of the month, when the Embassy is closed, so they will be delayed until Monday to get the visas....
unless they would make an exception.

I don't know if they would consider our situation, but we are praying they will.
IT has been very challenging for John and the girls to care for the special needs of Lily and Joshua in a strange place without the usual special equipment any child, let alone a disabled child, needs.... cribs, highchairs, carseats, etc and without easy access to food and supplies. Joshua is 4 (disorder to the 18th chromosome affecting his brain and motor developement) and can not sit up on his own, and has special feeding issues--right now he eats from a bottle and is used to the same food every day--a porridge and a soup and milk...he has not liked the food too much so far that they've been able to give him. HE also has digestive issues requiring a laxative and on a "nerve medicine" which when he doesn't have it, he is very fussy. We're not exactly sure what that is about. We are anxious to get him medically evaluated here in the US so we can know how to best feed and position him and manage his many needs. Lily has not been drinking well and is just starting to eat some more, but needs close supervision as she is mobile. All the kids have mosquito bites all over them too.

We are so looking forward to them being out of there and here at home so they can begin to adjust to being in a family. Also, as you can imagine, being delayed now the 2nd time overseas is costing much more money....that we'd rather use on getting the children's medical and therapy and equipment needs met.

I don't know if they will be able to help us out or not, but we asked anyway and pray for God's will and perfect timing.