When you are too busy, Part 3

We had heard that K had a prospective family, but then news came that it might not work out.  I remember feeling sick for him.  In the past 6 months, he had gotten to be reunited with his baby brother (after 18 months of unexpected separation) and met a host family who promised to adopt him. After more than 10 years in an orphanage, he thought he would finally have a forever family and no one would ever threaten again to separate him and his brother. Then, when his hopes were highest, his younger brother was removed, apparently into an unknown foster situation and a few months later, the  host family had changed their mind and no longer wanted to adopt him. He was crushed. Now Christmas was coming, and no one had chosen him. Was another family going to say no? 

Daniel and I prayed a lot and discussed the situation.  I was scheduled to have a somewhat risky-for-me procedure on Dec 18.  Daniel said "If the advocate calls back and K still needs a family, we can't say yes unless he is arriving after that date" We waited and prayed, and tried to figure out how we could even afford the hosting. Two adoptions, a baby, and lots of medical bills (our adopted boys have significant medical needs) had. added. up.
Designated "X" money was half ;) 

Then we got the call back.  "Unfortunately, the prospective family who promised to adopt K has decided that they cannot take him, and don't want to host him.  Every other family who has approached us has backed out when they heard (his situation), are you all still interested in hosting him for this Christmas?"  Be still my heart!  "Can you tell me what date he would be arriving?"  

"December 19th"  

YES!!!

And so K came for Christmas.  What an incredible privilege! He is precious and funny, shy and smart, fashion conscious ;) ,  kind and patient with the little guys. He even was willing to put up with being dropped into our  week long massive family gathering, though I think he about fell over when I told him I have 12 brothers and sisters...and most of them would be there with spouses, kids and friends!  He shared with us how much he missed his little brother, V. We began researching the possibility of bringing him to the US on a student visa, since without his younger brother he was unadoptable by US law. But as Daniel likes to say "God is not done writing this story" God had a surprise for us on Christmas Eve...