adoption prayer Friday #5 May 4, 2007
I can't believe we're going into the 5th week of the praying and fasting. Your prayers are paying off - We were FINALLY able to get in touch with someone at the Consulate's office this week. The man we spoke to was very nice, and had not every heard of the problems in Irkutsk - we found that curious, since our State Department has told me that they had contacted the Russian Embassy and Consulate! When I mentioned to the man at the Consulate's office that I was calling representing approximately 20 American families - he made me repeat that statement several times. He even said to me "I apologize that there are so many American families having this problem in Irkutsk, I will collaborate with my colleagues and call you back with a plan".
Of course, we don't know what (if anything) will ever come of this conversation, but it was encouraging none the less.
SPECIFIC PRAYERS
We would like to pray specifically for the following this week:
Favor with anyone and everyone who has anything to do with adoptions in Irkutsk
Anya's happiness, health and safety
For the Judge in Irkutsk
We are trying to schedule a flight to go and see Anya. Of course, this time of the year, traveling to Europe is VERY expensive. Typically, flights are roughly $850 - $1,000 each. Now they are $1,800 and up! In checking on frequent flyer miles, the miles requirement seems to have gone up as well.
We want to go and see Anya in late June or July. It's been over a year since we have seen her - and not knowing what she is doing, how she is, how big she is gets harder with every tick of the clock.
Many of you have said that you have frequent flyer miles that you would like to transfer to us. We received an email today from Delta that they are waiving the transfer fee on Delta miles...and the cost is only .01cent a mile. The details are to the left of this message.
THANK YOU!
We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your passion, prayers and support with us on this journey. Your willingness to stand by us as friends in prayer means more to us than words can explain. Many of you have told us stories of your time of prayer and/or fasting. We have one group who is fasting that has added us to their prayers...one man has fasted for more than 38 days, another over 14, and yet another more than 7. Thank you for believing, like we do, that we will be victorious. We will win this fight, and Anya will be in our home with our family soon!
Love,
Marty and Kathy
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