I got a call from our attorney this morning. She basically told me that she and the county’s attorney are worried that there is a chance that Jafta could be returned to his birthmom. She wanted to shoot straight with me and wants us to be prepared for this possibility. The next court date is June 26th, and it is likely that the birthmom’s attorney will call for a contested trial which will drag this out for a very long time and could end in reunification.Right after my conversation with her, I . . .

Well.Yet again, the Department of Children and Family Services failed to file the necessary report for today's hearing, so we spent the morningg sitting in a crowded lobby to find out nothing would happen. We've been rescheduled to late June. Birthmom did not come, but this buys her another chance to show up. The judge noted that we were there, and Jafta's attorney said he would file for a new social worker.On the bright side, I got to see a guy in the parking lot get a gun out of his trunk and . . .

Hey friends and family,Mark and I are alive and well in Haiti. I'm on a satellite-and-generator run computer in the missionary's house, safe and secure behind a barb wire gate, an armed guard, and two dogs as big as horses. It's a different world over here.We arrived early this morning, with suitcases packed full of supplies for the orphanage. We spent the day hanging out with the kids. It is an amazing ministry they are doing here. The kids are beautiful and so well cared for. We are struggling . . .

We are really in need of prayers for Jafta. = As you know, we are in the process of adopting him from the fostercare system and it has been a long, dramatic process so far. A year ago, his birthparent’s rights were terminated because they were deemed unfit due to some serious issues, and they appealed that court decision. It was in the appeal court for the past year and we found out yesterday that they won the appeal on a technicality.In a nutshell, the Dept. of Child & Family Services in LA . . .