HE IS

Since beginning this blog, I am always finding myself feeling I need to post something more frequently...."something" for crying out loud.  And yet thus far, thankfully by the hand of God, I have waited on HIM to actually GIVE me something to say....what a concept.  Biblical phrases like "wait on the Lord" and "it's better to keep silent than run off at the mouth" have aided me greatly in this endeavor.  Having said this, below is God's latest impression on my heart...........

God gave me another "prayer song" for our baby girl.  As you might have read in an earlier post, Russian orphanages, or "baby houses" as they are called, are not known for being loving and physically caring.  We have been praying from the beginning that our baby will experience physical love and care from her orphanage workers.....at least one....and if not that, that she will physically FEEL God's love and care and touches by the Holy Spirit's work in her life already.  The lyrics to Mark Schultz's song, "HE IS" expresses our prayer so beautifully powerful:

"Father, let the world (her orphanage surroundings) just fade away
Let (her) feel Your presence in (that) place
Till (her) heart can see

He Is
He Was
He always will be
Even when it feels like there is no one holding me
Be still my soul
He Is

Through every fear, and every doubt
And every tear (she) sheds
Down every road
(She's) not alone
No matter where (she) is

Be still (her) soul
Be still and KNOW
Be still (her) soul.........HE IS.

Would your family please pray this along side ours?  Infinite thankfullness pours out for your committment to join us in speaking words of LIFE into this child God has set apart to know HIM.

Update:  All of our paperwork is circling through Russia and we are waiting on a call with our referral.  Specifically pray that God gets our paperwork to the exact orphange where BABY GIRL WATKINS awaits!  And thanks to all of you for your words of encouragement and affirmations of prayer!  Also, thank you for your generous financial giving...it's like refreshing rain drops that enable us to keep stepping closer!

Some very special raindrops came from 3 amazing kiddos in our lives:

Madelynn (11) and Jeremiah (7)  Layton, my niece and nephew, collected and rolled coins totalling $40! 
Heidi Courtway (13), one of my small group girls who happens to be adopted from China, collected $90 in coins!  Wow at what God does through children!