We are in Manila undergoing matching at ICAB. Archie and I checked the farm before we left. We will miss the open space and clean air. Our legumes are doing so well now. Archie bikes through the garden between the rows. We spend lots of time reading and note taking at ICAB. Each child gets matched to pre-approved families. We will be looking at a list of 200-400 names, to find the best family for our guys. We read the case studies and background reports to determine the best family for our children. Some need siblings, others might not do well with pets, etc. We prefer full time moms who will be available for bonding, catching up with the child is important because they are one or two years old already.
We took a one hour flight and were able to meet the captain. That's Archie's favorite part of the trip. Air Philippines is a safe choice, but we always study the emergency cards. "Daddy,when do we get to ride the jump and slide?" Narcy finds Archie's questions amusing. At six years old and learning to read, we are constantly amazed at the active mind of our adopted son. What a blessing he is to our family. God intervened in his life and placed in a family that loves him and nurtures him. That's our job.
We also have a 3 day meeting to go to for the Area Based Standards Network. Narcy is President of our chapter and leading the nation in our region, I will be presenting a report on accomplishments for the Network. We will try to post again this week on our progress. We have some side trips planned to a farm and orphanage too.
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I'd love it if you could sometime in one of your blogs share the story of how the orphanage there began. It's my wife and my dream, prayer, hope that someday God would allow us to be involved in something like that as well. It would be so helpful to see how exactly you went from point A - dream to point B - reality.
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