It has been a difficult but rewarding day.
After I sent the girls off to school this morning, I went to work on the house. I thoroughly cleaned, with special focus on Amanda's room Mid-morning, as I was typing Garry's notes, the school called saying that Nicole wasn't feeling well. No temp, but an upset tummy.
I picked her up from school and brought her home, and then we talked. She was fretting over Kyung Yeon's arrival, as I anticipated.
Healing the Children called with the news that the media won't be at the airport. That was a relief. They still want to cover the story, so we will probably hear from them later.
I worked on getting translators lined up for Wednesday's doctor appointments, but wasn't successful. Pray that someone will be able to interpret for the dental appointment in particular. It is the most vital one.
Amanda came home from school and showed her usual signs of stress, too, so the three of us sat down together and talked seriously, working through the whole situation. We prayed for Kyung Yeon and her family, and Nicole cried a long time, in sympathy for her leaving her parents.
By the time Garry got home, we were all doing better. Shortly after that, our friends the Herringtons drove up. Dave has had some chairs that were given to us, attempting to fix them. He said at the door that the chairs weren't repairable. We weren't concerned about them. Dave and Judy said they had some replacement chairs for us!
When we went out to their van to get the chairs, they were still in boxes! Yes, these sweet people had bought chairs for us. As we unpacked them, Dave asked Garry to come to the van again. This time they brought in the matching table! They are beautiful, made of a light wood that looks like oak. The table barely fits in our dining area, but we aren't complaining!
We begged for the story, but they told us to give God the glory. It was perfect timing, as I was beginning to doubt that we should be taking another HTC child, doubting that we really knew what God wanted us to do.
A day to remember. Tomorrow is likely to be another one.
[2021 NOTE: We still have and love that table and chairs, 24 years later!]
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