Not alone do we love

For none of us lives to himself.

Praise God for a speedy and successful visa interview at the embassy.

Praise God for puffed corn snacks ("Kroki") and chocolate snack bars, a parting gift from the staff.

Praise God for a baba at the orphanage who loves Stefi, and packed him a lovely bag of mementos.

Adoption can feel very lonely, at many stages before, during, and after the pickup. Praise God that we have never been alone in loving Stefan, that Jesus has always been guarding him (for he welcomes the little children, as his mother welcomed a uniquely fatherless child), and the Triune God has put people around him to love him in the orphanage.

Thanks for your prayers, out for a walk now.
Papa