God's faithfulness continually revealed in our lives

Today I had God mind-blowing experience. It continues to bring me to my knees in awe and worship!

You may remember when we lived in Guatemala, we considered hooking up with a lawyer who knew people, with the idea of fast-tracking our case. It seemed a little sketchy, but we were desperate. He asked for 6K, for his services. Having been burnt so many times we were super skeptical. I felt as if I was unable to make a good decision. I prayed to God to open and close doors, because I did not feel like I was capable of making the "ethical" decision. Miraculously God protected us from him. This lawyer claimed that he had the signature of the head honcho of PGN on our file and was expecting his money. Of course, he was lying. That same day the head honcho of PGN was "fired" and our file was exactly where our ASG lawyer had told us it was...with the 1st reviewer. Thankfully we never paid him any money. And we never had contact with him again.

Fast forward almost a year later...today I emailed an acquaintance who recommended this lawyer...asking how his case was proceeding. The news I received was very sad...this lawyer was kidnapped by the Guatemalan Mafia. He recently was freed and hospitalized. This acquaintance's case has been stuck in PGN and with no lawyer, they remain stuck until further notice.

I thought to myself...Thank you Jesus for sparing us this...I can't imagine what would have happened had we paid this guy his 6K, got stuck with him, and then after all the ordeal we had been through before... had to then deal with this. Thank you, God, that you saved us from this!!!! I continue to bow down in awe and gratitude.

Also, sometimes when I am thinking of how to raise Lily to be a god-fearing woman I get overwhelmed. I think, "How is it possible?" and "How will I protect her?". Knowing full well she and I will make plenty of wrong choices on the road.

A dear friend came over the other day and reminded me, that the same faith you relied on in Guatemala to bring Lily home, will be the same faith that you rely on to raise her. It doesn't change. So Lord, help me to continue to lean on you, trusting that your ways are greater than mine (as evidenced by today's earlier posted situation).

With love, respect, and awe,
Kim