Hello PCS followers,

I have had enough emails, facebook notes, and threats, yes threats – you know who you are –  that I thought I should get a quick update out before working on my message!  I know my priorities.  Take care of Linn’s blog then, and only then, work on tomorrow’s message! 🙂

Linny continually tells me how beautiful and how special Ruby is as she cuddles her, feeds her & loves on her.   She is our girl.  Get her home Momma – get her home!

Today she decided to go to the attorney’s office again and see if they would meet with her and continue to push the paperwork.  After a long wait they met with the attorney for 3 hours.  They went over detail upon detail building a case for our little girls.  The attorney even drafted the affidavits as Linn sat with her to expedite things for Ruby.   The biggest mountain for Ruby is time – we need her home – NOW!
I will be Fed Ex some additional documents for her on Monday – but there is some preliminary work that could have…. should have… been completed by others that may hold us up.  Prayer here please!

As for Sarah,  the Mountains only seem to get larger.  We need break through – we need cooperation – from extended family, we need a huge miracle.

If you’ve followed us for any time you know this about us, we don’t give up.  We get weary, we get discouraged, we get close to knocked out,  but we get up off the floor.  Saunders do not give up, ever.   It’s not in our DNA – we know God is (how does Linny say it -most of you know it better than I) the miracle working, mountain moving, gasp giving God! ( I think I forgot one)

 The mountains are large but we know their  creator.  The waters are rough but our God says peace be still.  The storms are pounding but God is our refuge.

Let’s be honest – Satan hates the orphan.  Do we really think he is going to give them up without a struggle.  No way.  He will raise hell to stop kids from coming home.  We know our adversary, we know his tactics to discourage, and his plan – to take these kids captive for eternity.  But Jesus overcame and his children were created to overcome as well!

You see adoption is more than giving a child an earthly forever family.  Adoption is the ultimate discipleship.

Adoption is about introducing them to the one who planned their rescue in the first place.  That they would know Jesus, that they would live for him, that God’s plan for their lives would be discovered and lived out.  That’s what this is all about. 

So we are not surprised  Satan hates God’s plan and throws everything against us.

Neither should you be surprised when you live out God’s plan for your life that you will be attacked.  So we take up the shield of faith to extinguish every fiery dart shot at us.  Take it up with us will you.  We really do count on all of you going to battle with us in prayer.

Oops, this was supposed to be a small post – I guess the preacher in me got out!  Be encouraged, God is in this battle to win!  dw

PS:  Pray for Emma she was very sick yesterday (Sat. in Uganda)  If she feels good enough they will head for Jin Ja today to see our Sarah!