Today is a beautiful day at GLA! It's a day of Miracles! We received 4 visas from the US Consulate! Trying to get US Visas has been so difficult for the last year. Two of these visas were denied in May 2008 and we thought they would never be issued. But God is ever faithful and we received an email on Thursday saying come for a visa appointment and the visas were actually issued today! I cannot tell you how happy we are that Sonel and Sonia received their visas and can join their forever family very soon!

Jamesly also received his visa after many months of extra paperwork and lots of discussion. We are thankful that his is done and he can travel next week with his forever family.
Djemy is going to the STates for surgery on his nose. He has been approved to go to California and will be leaving next week also. His foster family while in the States is the same family that adopted Sonel and Sonia! We thought that Djemy would be at their house by himself and NOW they are taking 3 two and half years old toddlers home with them! Yikes. Rebekah and Ralph will need lots of prayers while they are adjusting to the kids and one of them needing surgery soon!

Our baby that we received on Christmas Eve died on Christmas Day. He was just too tiny and his lungs undeveloped for him to live. It was very sad and we resuscitated him for several hours before we finally stopped.

Tomorrow, the volunteers and some of the staff are going to the beach. John, Laurie, Molly, Joyce and I will stay here, but the rest are going. Pastors Joel and Yvonne Trimble have planned the outing as a special treat for everyone. Pray for safe travel for everyone and that the rest of us will have a nice quiet day at the orphanages.