Today we got an e-mail from our friend Kathleen, who is in Riga, Latvia right now on her last trip to pick up her daughter Christina. Christina lives in the same Children's Home as Gertrude. She said she saw Gertrude and she was all smiles and seems very happy. We spoke with Gertrude just one day earlier and she sounded very happy. I think she finally gets it that she is coming here! Kathleen said she gave Gertrude a big hug from us. We are so grateful, but we can't wait to give her a hug ourselves.
We just found out that there are six children coming from Gertrude's home. This is wonderful news for Gertrude, because we believe it will help her to be so much more comfortable with the adoption. Between having her sister here, her friends here, her friend Christina here, and the prospect of her children's home director coming at Christmas or next summer (she is studying her English and hopes to chaperone on a hosting), Gertrude should start to understand that she will still be able to have some of her friends, and maybe even see some of her family after she is here permanently.
So, as you can see, God's hand is in this whole process, and the timing is perfect, even though we wish we had Gertrude now. It's exciting to watch this all unfold in a way we never would have imagined!
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