Court

We arrived in Volgograd at 915am. The train ride was roughly 20 hours long. It was an interesting experience. We rode in our own compartment with two bench style bunks on either side. There was a TV with one station that was playing a badly dubbed version of Overboard. If we listened carefully we could understand the English being spoken.

We were served dinner at 430 pm, it consisted of a broth based soup, fried chicken, french fries, salad, and a pepsi. It wasn't bad but early so we were a bit hungary come this morning.

We traveled to the central baby house where we say the boys for the first time in two months. They look good. Austin has grown bigger and seems excited (in a mild sense) to see us. Jacob smiled at Beth. Both look good, however Jacob stills seams "sickly". We will find out what he has when we return?

Later we spoke with our facilitator regarding court and all that it involves. We attend court tomorrow at 1030 am Local (EST + 8 hrs). We are nervous as we are excited. We must give a short speech followed by a round of questions from the prosecutor and judge. We are extremely nervous about this one... Please hold in fervent prayer,

1. Court would go smoothly
2. We would have a successful finding of the court (IA we can adopt the boys)
3. We would be confident in Jesus and that His spirit would provide us with the words to say and they would be heard by ears of wisdom and discernment
4. The judge and prosecutor would find favor on us.
5. Jacob would be healthy
6. Smooth trip home.

We love you guys, and thank you for standing with us!