Guatemala Update...

A little update on our journey with Guatemala. Today I got two EXCITING/ PRAISE emails, first one came from Debbie A who is the missionary in Guatemala, last night they got to share with the couple who they feel are the ones who may adopt the baby. The couple is so excited but also a little hesitant in some sense. Six years ago this couple was to adopt a little baby from a young mother and at the last minute the mother decided to keep the child, they were heart broken and don’t want to be put in that situation again. We know that God has a plan and we sure are praying that this couple will get to take this little girl as their own! What a praise it will be for all involved if this couple gets to start a family with children in just 4 short weeks!
My second email today came from Mirna (pastors wife), I had emailed her at the beginning of the day to just make sure to let her know that we are still planning on paying for the delivery if the need is/was still needed. Norma (mother) is to have another dr. appt this week and was just checking on that. Mirna emailed me back to let me know a few things and said that Norma was very sad that we were not going to be able to bring the baby home with us. Which was my exact fear! Mirna reassured her that God has a plan and that this little girl will have a good home. She also said that Norma has started to attend church in her village! What a blessing, we pray that God would open her heart to him!!
We are so thankful to continue to find God is still working hard for this baby girl. I am so excited that my friend Teresa and I are planning a trip to Guatemala the 1st of July for a few days. I can’t wait to get there and see everyone that we have been communicating with in Guatemala and then to meet this PRECIOUS baby girl!!! Oh how I can’t wait to see how God will deliver this baby into a Godly family!!!
In this whole journey Dave and I have not know/understood WHY God put this situation before us but we felt he had a plan and we are called to do what he asks of us. Last night as I talked with Teresa we talked about how we have prayed and prayed some more over doing the right thing. Still we don’t fully know how God is using all of us who are involved but we are doing the best we can to bring honor and glory to him, and to SAVE this baby girl. Teresa also found this verse that we feel fits the situation. For EVERYONE who has opened there hearts to pray, talk, give or listen this fits all of us.
2 Corinthian 9:10-15
10Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 12This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. 13Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

Thank you again for continuing to pray for Norma, the baby. It’s not over and this won’t be the last you here from us!! Keep praying and trusting that God is FAITHFUL TO THE END!!!