Home from Trip 1

Friday, we had to say “hasta luego” (see you later) not “adios” (goodbye) to our little one.   Don’t think we've ever had to do anything harder.  Who knew that in 72 hours, there could be such a connection formed among three people.  As we walked into the DINAF building to drop off Little H to be returned to the home, tears began streaming down my face.  We waited a while for some paperwork to be done, then took Little H to the doctor for a checkup.  The doctor brought Little H to tears with all of the new and uncomfortable examinations, but healthwise, all was good.  At this time, we were informed that we could actually ride to the home, which thrilled us because it meant a couple more hours that we could spend together as a family of three.  Upon arrival, we gave some final kisses and hugs before shedding more tears.  Painfully, we then had to ride back to our hotel without Little H…so incredibly difficult.

While we are so excited about being able to bring Little H home in a few months, we are extremely heartbroken to have left our sweet one in Honduras.  The next few months will be without having 3 chairs at the table, without hearing “mommy” and “daddy” in that sweet little voice, without those precious hugs and kisses, without just playing for hours at a time, without being woken up too early in the morning, without those precious smiles/laughs, without seeing the joy of playing in the hotel water fountain and trying to catch the fish, and without being able to share the love of Jesus personally with our child; however, the next few months will be filled with more waiting on the next email or phone call from our agency, with God continuing to grow  our trust and patience, with making preparations for Little H’s room, with occasional Skype calls/emails, and with many, many more prayers for our little angel.  We appreciate your continued prayers; and even though we don’t understand this delay in the process, we know that since God has called us to this, He will get us through it.