updates few and far between

I know that I have not put up an update in over a month. Well, I have been a little pre-occupied. We are about to go on a mission trip to Gulf Port, MS for our youth choir tour. We are trying to get Kayli started early. It has been a great month of getting to be Daddy and Mommy. She is starting to jabber, saying Dada and Mama, Hi, and other jibberish plus she has learned to wave. She is still not crawling yet, but does get up on all fours and then goes to make a move and then goes back to scooting on her belly. She is a constant source of smiles and laughs. She keeps us laughing and smiling as well, but it seems she is learning new things daily.

A few weeks ago we did meet up with one of the other adoptive families from our group. Hannah seems to be doing very well with her family and doing some of the same things Kayli is doing. We really miss the other families and seeing how their new daughters are adjusting to their new lives. It is interesting to see how much of a connection to see that we have with adoptive families from our group as well as with ones we have never met. We met a couple in Wal-Mart one day that had a girl from the same province as Kayli.

Please keep praying for those families that are waiting. The wait is getting longer and I see so many disheartening comments on certain websites from those that are discouraged by the length. Pray that China will speed up the process and not go any longer on the wait times. Pray also for the church in China that they will be able to make a difference and show more people the way to Christ. Also pray for us as we go to Gulf Port, that many lives will be changed and that the students will be dilligent in showing the way and providing encouragement to those still affected by the hurricane 2 years ago.