Joel's Turn at the Blog
Hello.
This is Joel. I get a turn at
this blog.
So since the last post it has been very
neat watching God move. Even though
Sarah is not home yet, we have been overwhelmed by the people that this story
has touched and who are willing to help us out.
I am sure all of you know that there has
been a flood in southern Alberta. Our family was preparing to go to Samuels
Ride for Rescue. It was supposed to take place June 22 but it has been
rescheduled due to the flooding (it is now scheduled for August 10).
I am guessing that many of you had heard
about the Cambodian orphanage giving money to help out with the flood. If not, here is a link: http://www.calgaryherald.com/touch/story.html?id=8584043 and http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=956674&playlistId=1.1346849&binId=1.810401&playlistPageNum=1 . To get things straight … Paul Brandt with Samaritans
Purse visits Place of Rescue twice and forms a connection with the orphanage. The
wife of the Prime Minister of Cambodia went to this orphanage and as an act of
her generosity gave them what is equivalent to $12 each. A
flood happens a world away and these kids give half of their money to help
people in Alberta (through Paul’s Build it Forward foundation). People catch wind of the Cambodian kid’s
generosity and they make the news. The
Canadian Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia, Philip Calvert, hears about them and stops by Place of Rescue
to meet these kids. Marie puts Sarah in
his arms and asks for help. He has an
adopted son himself and tells Marie he hopes he can help. We are praying that the Ambassador will
have some advice, connections or direction for us to move forward. He is in a
perfect position- with connections to both Cambodian and Canadian
governments. I just
have to smile and think about how Jesus flips this world upside down. Now, we do not know what exactly the
Ambassador is able to do, but it is sure neat watching the Maker move mountains.
When I started writing this it was Sarah’s
third birthday. We thought we could get
her before she was two, but obviously God has other plans. I believe it is our role to figure out what
those plans are and take JOY in the process.
If we believed that God did not want us to pursue her we would
stop. For myself, Sarah is not the
goal. The goal is to be faithful to
God. So if God wants to do a miracle and
stop the trafficking and allow international adoption between Canada and
Cambodia, then to Him be the glory. If
God wants to do a miracle and in some unforeseen way bring Sarah to our family,
then He would put in our hearts His
love for her. It’s a love that we do not
understand, but it is there right now.
To Him be the glory.
In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little
while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These
have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than
gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory
and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
(This is from the Bible. Read it
all, it is really good)
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| Canadian Ambassador holding Sarah. |
