Day 11 Update

Wow. Prayer REALLY works. Either God is listening and has his hands all over us, or all of the mishaps that we were told to expect are going to come at once very soon.
So far, we have finished the girls' health exams (both cleared for immigration), recieved our final court ruling and are now officially guardians of the children, and we learned that their passports are ready for pick up tomorrow.
I cannot express to you how quickly this is proceding in the context of adoption.
We still have a few hurdles to clear, so please pray that the passports are indeed ready and that we have all the necessary paperwork, that we are able to secure an appointment with the embassy in due time, and that the interview will go well there. I still cannot say when we will be coming home, because there are no guarantees in this process.
All I know is that so far, we have been most fortunate.
Thank you all for your prayers, and please keep them coming.

Also, please pray for the continued health of our girls. We think Aisha had malaria, so we treated her for it, and she is doing just fine now. We hope that we all can avoid any other illnesses along the way.
I do not know what vaccines they have had (if any) so we will take care of all that when we get home, but we need to keep them safe in the meantime.

We will also be meeting with the girls' fathers one last time, and we hope that the girls will handle the psychological and emotional stress that will certainly come as well as possible. They continue to be excited to come to America, and have now started asking "When? Tomorrow?"

Scot and I are having to learn how to be parents one day at a time, and that includes the good with the bad. Like all normal children, they are starting to test the waters. We are engaging in biblical discipline, and sought the counsil, wisdom, and guidance of the couple that runs the orphanage here. They were a tremendous help! Please pray for us that we do this properly. We continue to point the girls to scripture as often as possible, especially when there are very relevant verses to apply to a particular situation.  The family here gave us a book to read called Sheparding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp. A very good read for all you out there that are also struggling in the discipline department.

We miss you all very much, and again, cannot be more grateful for your thoughts, prayers, and encouragement!

Love,
The Wilgings