Mary Ina, Christie....and other news...

I apologize for not keeping this current the last week or so. Big exciting news!

• Mary Ina's adoption was approved last week!!!! Her parents left today to fly to Dakar to meet her and finish up the last bit of all the technical stuff. Pray that there will be no further hitches. PRAISE GOD for the approval!
• Christie left for Jonathan House a few days ago and should be there by now, though I haven't heard. Pray for her as she adjusts to her role and getting to know many of the kids she met two years ago and some of the new ones that have come since then. This is an exciting time for her. I remember the beginning of my 6 months--it was a bit overwhelming, I must admit, but I have the utmost confidence she'll do an amazing job.
• Mark & Ashtyn are leaving tomorrow for Sierra Leone for the court date of another child that they are in the process of adopting. They'll get to spend some time at Jonathan House, too. Pray for their time there and their time with John. Ashtyn will be assisting in the nursery class (like kindergarten here) during their time.
• Pray for the students as they are approaching the end of their school year (June).
• Some people involved with JH found an aerial photo of Jonathan House on Google Earth. G.E. hasn't had high resolution of that area previously. Those pictures will be up here soon.