MIGHTY TO SAVE

We will modify this post – simply to say the following…   

Yes indeed, He is mighty to Save!

And that’s why we call Him our Miracle-working, Mountain-moving, Awe-inspiring, Gasp-giving God.  Please join us and be part of this miracle-in-the-making!

 

90 thoughts on “MIGHTY TO SAVE

  1. I can't believe I am the first to comment, that never has happened, but I am fasting for Sarah Jane and the mountains to be moved. What an amazing testimony her story will be! I will be sure to pray for your list, especially the intestines one! Know how that goes when you are traveling and needing to get things done!

    I was thinking during praying and wanted to let you know that I have missionary friends in Arua, Uganda (they are in the States at the moment to birth twins), but if they are anywhere near the bio moms tribe maybe we can start looking at some form of ministering to her and her family. Just a thought, have no idea about logistics or anything and don't have a map right now.

    Blessings as you continue the journey to bring these precious treasures home. We are praying from Sweden.

    Laurie

  2. yes yes yes God!!

    Linny or Dw, let us know the times of the meeting and we will commit to praying and worshipping the Lord through those times to back you as you're meeting.

    He is a mountain moving God…
    Oh how I love the Fathers heart, tears!!!

    xxx

  3. I prayed for you this morning, and then started my Bible reading. The 2nd verse I read was "Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and spare no expense! For soon you will be bursting at the seams!" (Isaiah 54:2-3). I had to smile. I will continue to pray and I look forward to reading how God works through this situation.

  4. I don't know why I am still dumbfounded every time I read your blog! WOW! God is so amazing! Never a dull moment with that man. I remember you always say He is the God of last minute miracles. Or however you put it! Sarah Jane has been fasting and praying for a family. God has given her one and He will not disappoint! Praise His Holy Name! I am fasting and praying with you all!

  5. Will be joining you today. God is so BIG!!! I don't know why I am always amazed at these incredible things that happen….God, please grow my faith…
    I love your family, your hearts, your honesty, your boldness for Christ. Thank you, God, for allowing this amazing family to share their testimony and their lives with all of us.

  6. Oh Linny and DW….
    I am fasting & praying all day long. I have to share a picture that the Lord gave to me as soon as I started praying for Sarah. She was standing at the seashore and the seas began to part just like when teh Red sea parted. Sweet Sarah walked shyly yet confidently on dry land all the way to your arms. He IS protecting her and IS making a way!!!!!
    Praying hard here,
    Shannon

  7. OKAY WOW so yesterday (tuesday) DW had said it would probally be around 10-11 mountian time that Linny would post so I got on the blog (yes I definately have PCS)thinking there would be no update yet but wanted to check anyway…. UPDATE…… SO the cool part is that I woke up around 3:30 central time thinking about and praying for you all and if I did my math right that would have been around 11:30am Uganda time….. God is so GOOD!!! praying all is going smoothly cant wait for the next update 🙂

    Janet in Missouri

  8. As I started reading your post, I began to shake, and had goosebumps…and that was BEFORE I really got into the miracle part of it! 🙂 Oh, Linny…I will be praying, KNOWING that our God LOVES the orphan, and Sarah in particular. Cannot wait to hear the next installment of Sarah's story!!!

    Hugs and love…Nancy in CT

  9. PRAISE BE TO THE LORD GOD WHO IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE FAITHFUL TO MOVE MOUNTAINS!!!!!!!!

    PRAYING THAT THE FAVOR OF GOD CONTINUES AND HIS PRESENCE IS FELT BY ALL INVOLVED!!!

    OH I CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU CAN POST PICTURES OF YOUR TREASURES ON THEIR WAY HOME!!

  10. WOW! Awesome news, Linny!

    Yes, I am praying and fasting today! I actually changed my weekly fasting day to Wednesdays, so was already going to be fasting today. I am also fasting for my housing situation (details in emails). Some movement on that also expected today.

    I am definitely including you & your girls in my prayers today!

    Love you!
    ~Sharon

  11. WOW, WOW, WOW…that and "GO GOD" is all I can say!

    I will be praying for you guys all day and night.

    I could not sleep Mon. night. I would try and sleep for 1 hour then wake up again…I finally got up and the Lord laid your girls along with you and Emma on my heart. All I can say is WOW. I am truely humbled to be able to pray you guys through this mountian.

    Anxiously awaiting your next post!
    Shanna

  12. I'm blown away by God's faithfulness. He does what He says He will do, and because of that, all of my days I desire to bring Glory to Him. Praise Jesus, Praise Jesus, Praise Jesus' Mighty Name!!!!! I'll be praying for your Sarah and Linny, and Sarah's birth family. God is all over this, and He will make a way!! I can't wait to hear the story:O)

    We are praying the same prayer in our family for our beloved newest treasure Mia. We just received word that her 1st courtdate is on Oct 20th. The very same day that our treasure Alea was born in Kaz in 2007. I love the encouragement the Lord brings. We still have no way to bring her home, but He dropped a little promise with that court date. He brought Alea home, he will bring Mia home:O)

    Lots of prayers and can't wait for an update!!!
    jenn H

  13. OK, so I was late this morning to meet my friend to exercise because I had to pull over in my car to check to see if your blog post was up(on my phone)! So worth it! Linny, I am amazed reading this at how it's all unfolding. ONLY God! Praying as hard as I can for all these requests today. God is mighty to save! OOooh this is giving me all kinds of shivers! 🙂

  14. wow. amazing. i love that you are so open with your walk of faith in adoption (and several aspects of your life). you inspire, encourage, give strength to others through this. i was one of those people woken in the middle of the night! i am honored! 😉

    praying for you, emma, dw, sarah, jaja, the bm and bf. (and the rest of all that is involved!) Lord have MERCY….wow. That is some story. I can't wait to see how it all plays out.

  15. I was just reading in Luke this morning about asking, seeking, and knocking. So I am asking that Sarah be released by her mother and uncle and given into her forever family's loving care, I am seeking that Sarah will find the desires of her heart answered, and I am knocking on the doors of heaven so that every document will be ready, every human heart will be opened and aligned with the purposes of the Father. Much grace, strength and peace to your family as you wait upon the promises of our good, good, Father to be fulfilled!

  16. WOW! That's all I can say! Praying sweet friend..praying for the power of God to rest on ALL those involved in Sarah's case, and for HIM to be glorified! WOW!!!!!!

  17. "At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes", says the Lord.

  18. Linny, Wow!! Tears came as I read. The other day when I read your post about the grandma and other family members not wanting Sarah to leave, I prayed right then and there that their minds would be changed and that they would willingly release Sarah to be adopted by your family!! So awesome to read that that is happening!! I will continue to pray for the bio-mom and the papers to get signed so Sarah can be adopted into your beauitful family. Praise the Lord for He is mighty to save!

  19. Oh. My. GOD! Can you actually believe this? Wow. Gonna be praying and praying HARD. I cannot wait to see how this one turns out, absolutely can't wait!

  20. Praying and fasting with you all today!!! God is so good, faithful, loving, and powerful! I am praising Him for the mountain He has moved and the future ones He will move.

  21. Incredible. When you replied to my facebook message the other day and asked for prayers, the gravity of Sarah's situation hit me. And now, reading this post, I just started crying. God is moving those mountains for you and we will be praying that they just keep moving.

  22. I love reading how God has moved mountains for sweet Sarah. Only God could do this! I pray that he continues to move in ways that can only be explained as a "God thing"

    Thanks for sharing your miracles with us! What an awesome God we serve. Thanks for having a heart for the orphan and those that need to be rescued!

  23. I have been fasting and praying for Sarah Jane today. I also offered up a few quick prayers for Ruby, but my heart was burdened with praying for Sarah again and again so most of today's prayers were for her mountains to be moved! Waiting anxiously to see how Almighty God moves tomorrow to make it happen.

  24. This is amazing…I struggle with not seeing anything in my life turnout and then I read this post of your's Linny and I cry thru the whole thing seeing how the God is SO Faithful….Gives me added hope in my struggles.
    Thank you soooo much for the encouragement in what God is doing to get Sarah home…
    Love from NC

  25. I am so saddened by the RUDE postings that have had to be removed, I am so sorry DW and Linny that your family has come up against this….just remember its all because you are doing GREAT WONDERFUL EXCITING EXTRAORDINARY AMAZING MOUNTAIN MOVING THINGS IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS!

  26. Oh my, I am totally crying – but not for your story. For the idea that you are actually trying to talk a mother and extended family into giving up their child … the one you are calling an "orphan". You are showing them fancy pictures of your home to what… talk a mother into giving up her daughter? It does not matter what "Sarah's" story is, the God I know would never allow this to happen. HE would allow a mother to be talked into giving up her child against her will. I am a teacher to s student that was adopted at 15. She also lived in the "slums" of Ethiopia, selling toilet paper on the streets starting at age 4. Even though her life was HARD, she would not have traded her life with her beloved mother (before she died of AIDES) for anything. Never! Shame on you for using God to promote your selfish desires of gaining a daughter.

  27. So, I got chills reading this blog post. Because I really did wake up in the middle of the night with you, Linny, and your two newest additions on my mind. I truly felt that God wanted me to pray for you, and I remember thinking "This is so weird, I wonder why I'm thinking about this right now?" but I went with it! I don't know if this accords with the time that you were asking God for intercession, but I think it's amazing that the Lord put you and your family on my mind in the midst of a Minnesota night! I've never commented on your blog before, but I just had to share. I hope and pray that you and your girls will be home soon!

  28. I wonder why you don't think that God has anything to do with the birth family wanting to keep their daughter. With them showing up in the room. With them dropping from the sky.

    This breaks my heart in ten million different ways because that sweet little girl is one day going to ask you WHY you didn't let her stay with her family. She will ache for them, she will cry for them, and chances are high she will end up hating you. Feeling lost and vulnerable and alone in this world. Because of your choices.

    Please, please, please reconsider this. Her family wants her. Her family WANTS her. She is not an orphan. Her family wants her (and no, I'm not talking about your family right now… although it is clear you want her as well… but she isn't yours).

    PLEASE RECONSIDER.

  29. My heart goes out to the birth family and all involved. I am a Christian and an adoptive parent. I know you have not shared all the details of this story that is unfolding. So, based on what you have shared, I can only suggest that you please approach this situation with complete selflessness.

  30. If a couple of strange, rich people showed up at your door – no, at your relative's door, rather – and tried to badger her into giving up your children, I suspect you would immediately have them arrested. I believe you deserve the same. If you are so concerned about this girl (you're not, by the way, you're only concerned about YOU), you would work with a local organization to get her family back on their feet. Stop and reflect on what you are doing for just one second.

  31. You should pray more for God's will and stop praying for your own. This post makes me sick to my stomach. You are the reason why so many of us have to fight so hard for ethics in international adoption. You will hurt the true orphans, not help, when you yourself are acting in unethical ways. I hope you can stop thinking of your own desires and look at the big picture. God is much greater than what you are doing. Much greater. I know you won't post this. But it's for your eyes anyway.

  32. I am appalled at what I have read here. How this could possibly meet the orphan definition under US visa law beggars belief. This has little to do with God. I have no doubt you will remove this post and think no more about anything that challenges your "right" to this child.

  33. This is a complete miracle and blessing! Have enjoyed reading a huge story on Gods faithfulness. Your faith (the whole family) is amazing!!! Thank you for obeying!!
    Still praying!!!!

  34. As I was praying and fasting for you today I came across this verse and it really resonated. Thought I would share with you as we fast and pray and fight for the orphan together.
    Isaiah 58
    6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
    to loose the chains of injustice
    and untie the cords of the yoke,
    to set the oppressed free
    and break every yoke?
    7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry
    and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
    when you see the naked, to clothe them,
    and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
    8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
    and your healing will quickly appear;
    then your righteousness[a] will go before you,
    and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
    9 Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
    you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

    “If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
    with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
    10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
    then your light will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.
    11 The LORD will guide you always;
    he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
    and will strengthen your frame.
    You will be like a well-watered garden,
    like a spring whose waters never fail.
    12 Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins
    and will raise up the age-old foundations;
    you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,
    Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.

    13 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath
    and from doing as you please on my holy day,
    if you call the Sabbath a delight
    and the LORD’s holy day honorable,
    and if you honor it by not going your own way
    and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,
    14 then you will find your joy in the LORD,
    and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land
    and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.”
    For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

  35. Praying for your whole family and especially everything happening in Uganda. It saddens me to no end that people are so far out of line that you removed the post about the orchestrated visit.
    I absolutely LOVED reading how all of that came about. I thought the photo album was amazing & the whole story touched my husband's heart – especially where Sarah's uncle also wished to share his child to you.
    Cyber hugs & tons of prayers from our family yo yours.
    Lisa

  36. Read your blog post last night, and was in tears at God's AMAZING love for his children! I returned to your blog this morning to show my husband your beautiful story and it was removed. Please repost … God's glory is magnified each time we read your blog! Please don't let "Ugliness" steal your joy and keep you from witnessing to others. We are always so encouraged and inspired by the work you do for the Lord, and by the amazing ways HE works in your lives!Praying for your family and for your sweet baby girls!

  37. I am sad that you had to take this post down. I came back to read it again as I have been praying and praising the awesome works of GOD's hands, but alas… satan did not want this mighty work to be seen. I understand and appreciate your need to protect your family, but I encourage you to STAND!! Firmly planted in what you know to be good and right. I don't want the deceiver to get one iota of satisfaction in using naysayers to negate the witness of our Miracle-working, Mountain-moving, Awe-inspiring, Gasp-giving God.

    Sorry…I just can't stand that you had to take this beautiful story down.

  38. I have been sooo busy at work this week (end of fiscal year) that I have missed a few days of posts. And now I'm soooo bummed that I don't get to read about the miracle! 🙁 I love following along on your family's journey, and I am always encouraged in my faith when I read how God is working in your lives. Keep on glorifying Him! Love you guys and don't even "know" you! 🙂

  39. DW and Linny,
    Praying for your family and for those mountains to continue to be moved. I am sad I was not able to read your story of miracles. I hope and pray that Satan does not get even one bit of satisfaction! To God be the Glory!

  40. DW and Linny –

    So I missed all the excitement here. I do know your heart. I also know that adoption stands at the edge of the fields of spiritual warfare. I was talking with my friend this morning about what Satan and God are both doing in this generation – and what is at risk right now.

    The forces are aligned – as always I suppose – around the lives and deaths of the weakest and most helpless.

    I can nearly see the fields of battle plowed and churned by the feet of opposing angelic hosts doing mighty battle.

    We do our part in prayer, and in action. We have no strength, and yet somehow remain standing – because he preserves us for his service.

    We have seen some of this in our own adoption – Satanic harassment for sure. I know that we will prevail only as we rely totally on Him. I have been brought to my knees empty handed before the throne over and over again, and I know I can do nothing to prevail. HE can do nothing BUT prevail.

    Now I'll go back to worrying myself silly over every step along my way. God be with you and God speed to Linny and your girls.

  41. Oh Poo! I feel like a child whose candy has been taken away! I just came back to re-read and 're-marvel' at this post. So sorry that you had to take that lovely post down.
    I am praying that your hearts will be healed from this hurt and that you will not allow it to in anyway obscure your view of the miracles God is doing on your family's behalf. His beautiful, bounteous, amazing, amazing grace covers it, and us, all.

    -Beth in Atlanta

  42. I agree. It was beautiful–God is indeed working. But I guess you have to expect comments of people who don't understand you and your motives, and the state of many children. So glad I was able to read the post while it was up and share with my family. May God continue to lead and God and bring about HIS will.

  43. I am sorry this happened. When I first read it I thought, wow that's different and then immediately got to thinking about the people I have seen in my life and how adoption has worked and didn't think twice. Praying for your family as they walk through this difficult places where we don't and never will know all the facts. Blessings..

  44. I am so happy for Karl and for your family!!! Working in health care for so many years, I have seen the true spirit of God working in the sick and injured patients. Medical science without a doubt is a wonderful thing but it is through His work of helping these health care professionals to do their work. I will always be happy when a patient or family praises me for my efforts but I will never take the credit for what He has done.
    One more comment I have to say…this has been on my mind since all the troubled people attempted to hurt you. Your title of your blog says it all….A place called simplicity…doesn't that say it all? Love reading your blog…you are doing good work in God's world.
    God Bless,
    Wendy

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