Serena update...

I haven't wanted to post about this because the news is not good.














Serena is now living with her dad (the "s***m donor") and his very scary mother. The Christian couple who have cared for her nearly half her life have been summarily "dealt out", accused of being bigoted, and - really - treated like crazies. Apparently the deal was 'cooked' before they ever walked into the courtroom.



I have a hard time talking about it without going into a long rant because it is all so very unjust. I am trying not to be bitter, and find comfort in the fact that King David called on God to curse his enemies too :0)











Psalm 7:9
Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous—you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!

Psalm 28:4
Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back upon them what they deserve.

In fact, I don't usually care for "The Message", but this hit home...

Psalm 58:1 Is this any way to run a country? Is there an honest politician in the house? Behind the scenes you brew cauldrons of evil, behind closed doors you make deals with demons.

Or, somewhat more calmly, in the NLT:

Justice—do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?

Still...
















I was thinking of the stories of Daniel (in the Lion's Den) and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (in the fiery furnace), and it hit me that I had never thought of it from their parents' perspective. OUCH. These were young people who were taken captive (kidnapped), removed to the country of the enemy (treated like an object, not a person), and taken right into the household of the godless enemy KING (placed in danger). They were subjected to three years of "training" (brainwashing). And yet God preserved them.

So, please STILL pray, when you think of Serena...

pray that evil will be exposed
pray that God will protect and provide for Serena
and pray for Patty and Curtis, who are grieving and hurting.

Please Pray for Serena!

Once again... please pray for Serena.

There is another Hearing tomorrow. I have no idea if this will be a 'final' hearing, or if this will go on and on.

We are praying for Serena to be returned 'home', and for God to protect and provide for her.

Please pray for strength, endurance, wisdom and anything else you can think of, for the lawyers .

Please pray that the Judge will be alert and attentive, and willing to think "outside the box", in this very unusual and complex case.

Please pray for the people who have been caring for Serena for almost half her life (FAR more than her parents, given that she spent almost a year with us). They are discouraged and hurting.

We all want what is best for Serena...

please, please pray.

Julie

Serena "up" date... not

I wish I had good news, but it gets worse and worse. Whenever you think of Serena, pray for her. She must be terrified. She is barely four, and has no idea what is going on.

Pray for Patty and Curtis, who have cared for her... the people who love her sacrificially and who are grieving like parents who've had a child kidnapped.

Please pray.

Serena

To all who have already responded, many thanks for the prayers on Serena's behalf.

I will be "OOC" (out of CONTACT, not out of CONTROL... I hope!) until Sunday or Monday. I hope to have better news by then.

Keep praying.

Flesh and heart often fail; let them fail! He faileth not.
Pray, very much, pray constantly, for Satan rages against us. Hudson Taylor

Pray for me...

Don't have a picture for this one... I am away from my family for a week, testifying at custody hearings in Kansas. Pray for clear words, wisdom, and the best possible outcome for the child in question.

Julie