Gertrude's Sister May Be Coming!

We received some great news yesterday, that the directors of the hosting program that we are going through to host Gertrude, are going to try and host Gertrude's 16 year old sister! They just have to wait for approval from the orphanage director. Gertrude's sister is Agnese and she is 16 years old. She has been "struggling" for the last several months, although I am not sure yet in what respect. We know she may not be supportive of Gertrude's adoption, although we are not sure of that either. We had really prayed that Agnese would be hosted, but once they chose all the children and Agnese wasn't chosen, we just let it go and decided it must not be the right time. However, yesterday I heard from Jennifer of Simple Obedience. She said that Agnese had been on her and her husband's heart very heavily for the last couple of weeks. They began to pray about what God wanted them to do and recently have felt very strongly led to host her themselves. This is great news, because first, this will give Agnese some hope and happiness in her life, that hopefully will carry her through now and through the difficult life she may be facing in the future once she leaves the orphanage. Also, we will be able to get to know her, and hopefully she will become more supportive of Gertrude's adoption and not worry about what kind of country or people she will be with. It is a great opportunity for all of us, both of the host families of Gertrude and Agnese and both girls. Also, Gertrude can see that even though she may be living 6,000 miles away from her sister, that doesn't necessarily mean she will never see her again! She will have living proof that her sister is can actually come here too. They will both also see that we accept Agnese and that we want the girls to stay in contact after the adoption. So, this is awesome news for us and we just pray all will work out for Agnese to come. We hope to be able to develop a good relationship with her, since she will be part of our family through Gertrude.