My brother and his family spent a few years in Haiti as missionaries. He has been back several times and I fully expect him to return....sooner rather than later. His heart is for Haiti. Therefore, my heart is for the people of Haiti.
My sisterfriend adopted a little girl from China last year. I feel like Chinadoll is part mine bc we were so involved in the process of bringing her home. My friend's heart is for adoption. Therefore, my heart is tender towards orphans and adoption.
I was RIVETED, bordering on OBSESSED and a Googling maniac with the unfolding events surrounding the Haitian orphans of BRESMA and the McMutrie sisters. Forever families not just in the USA but in other countries had adoptions in progress with these 150 children. I can not imagine the rollercoaster of emotions these families have endured the last week.
I prayed. My children and my husband prayed. Everytime I awoke in the night this weekend, I prayed for their safety. I envisioned huge angels encamped around these two tiny American women and their 150 children they were trying to protect, camped outside their crumbled orphanage building.
I found a blog or two with regular postings on the BRESMA situation. Then on Sunday, updates completely stopped. Silence. We felt like that was GOOD NEWS...meaning something was happening that didn't need to be shared. Something big. Something BIG that only our Father could orchestrate. Boy, was it EVER. I never dreamed it'd involve the Governor of Pennsylvania himself on a plane to Haiti to bring the McMutrie girls and their orphans home to their Forever Families. If you haven't seen the video of the children's arrival in Pittsburgh yesterday, click here. After watching Ali McMutrie's press conference statements, my 14 yr old Rayray said, "I want to be her friend."
The sisters did not come home together, however. 53 of the orphans came home on the plane with Ali McMutrie and the Governor, etc. One little toddler didn't make it on the plane. Jamie got off the plane and refused to leave Haiti without the one. She found the little girl at the American Embassy and arrived in Pittsburgh today.
These girls are shepherds over the tiniest and most fragile lambs. This story is a real life picture of Christ. He leaves the 99 safe sheep to go after the one lost lamb. He came after me. He came after you. He has not forgotten nor forsaken the people of Haiti.
He is Emanuel - God is With us, El Shaddai - All Sufficient. Our Hope endures the worst of conditions. Let the earth quake. Our hope is unchanged. (Natalie Grant)
