Yesterday we returned from our family "vacation" to Huntsville...enjoying the US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville Botanical Gardens, and Constitution Village. We all had such a great time, and the kids learned a ton!
We came home to discover that a friend of ours whose family has been waiting for their referral from Ethiopia for over a year finally received their referral for a precious little 4 week old boy! "What a blessing!" I thought. Then, I read more recent news via email..."please pray for little Judah as he is suffering from intense vomitting and diahrea". Then, more recent news..."little Judah didn't make it." Ugh...how quickly my thoughts went from blessings to suffering. My friend wrote of the intense pain she is feeling in her heart...pain for a baby she never held, but has been held in her heart for months. I know that some people may not understand how she can be grieving so when she never met the child, but when the Lord places orphans on your heart, pain and grief can be just as intense as the love that you feel for each and every child that you know has no father, mother, home, food, on and on. In His sovereignty, the Lord will use this for His glory and for my friend's (and her family's) good - He promises that. But for right now, would you pray for Allison and her family?
I will pray for your friend. I am so sad for them and their loss.
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