What a patience testing, faith building, prayer inducing journey this is! Sometimes I wish it was all easy, done with, over and that our little boy was here with us already. Being in the line of work that I am in as a doula I know how important and necessary those 40 weeks of pregnancy are and how critical it is for a baby to not be rushed out of the womb. So why is it so hard to transfer that same belief to our adoption journey?
Probably because I know that Dmitry has never known a Momma's love or a Daddy's tickle. He has never known the fierce protection of an older brother or the sweet kisses of a sister. He doesn't know that he has had 2 birthdays already because no one has ever celebrated him, never celebrated his life. He just exists from day to day, much of the time being left in a crib, alone, dirty and hungry. Some of the children are drugged for "best sleep". That means they are given sleeping pills so they can stay in their crib 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and not make any noise. Is our little boy given sleeping pills? Or is he in a "good" baby home and is allowed to sit on the dirty floor with a toy? Here are the words of one Momma who adopted her daughters from an orphanage in Eastern Europe.
Simply heart breaking!!
This is why I want Dmitry to be home NOW!! So, as we wait and go through each step needed, we pray all day and before bed (and in the middle of the night when I wake with him on my heart). We pray for his protection. We pray that his belly is miraculously filled with food, his heart with laughter and love and his bones with strength. We pray for the hands that take care of his daily needs. We pray for healing over his little body. We pray for our bond with him to be STRONG when we can finally hold him in our arms. We pray for mental stimulation as he sits in his crib. And his big brother and his big sister, with tears in their eyes, pray prayers of thanksgiving, joy and praise for a life soon to be saved. They love this little boy and have given most of their own money for his adoption. It is one thing for my heart strings to be connected to a little boy in an orphanage in Eastern Europe but to see the smiles on their faces when we talk about Dmitry, pray for Dmitry and collect funds for Dmitry... It makes this Mommy's heart soar!
Sweet boy of mine, sitting on the other side of the world, you are loved beyond measure, treasured more than any earthly jewel and missed more than words can describe. We are working so hard to bring you HOME, a place you don't even know exists. We look forward to the day we will take you from that orphanage and never look back.
The day that there is
One Less Orphan!
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