WE ARE PARENTS!

We are back at the hotel and heading to bed and thought we would give everyone a update as we know many of you have been praying fervently for us. We had a successful court hearing today. Praise God! The judge and prosecutor were amazingly "friendly" by Russian standards and we even saw smiles on both of their faces during the court proceedings which is pretty rare from what we have heard. We were told the court session might last as long as 4 hours; however, we were only in the court room( it was actually the judge's office) for a little over an hour. They asked us many questions but we were prepared to answer all of them. Afterwards, we were able to go to lunch with our facilitator, translator, the inspector at the orphanage, and the social worker of the orphanage, all of whom which were present in the court room and spoke on our behalf. It was evident from these individuals and with the judge & prosecutor that the interests of the boys were truly top priority. We thank each of you for your prayers throughout this process and continue to covet your prayers as we travel back in 10 days and transition to life as a larger family. Your prayers have truly been seen and felt and God's hand has been evident to us here already. We will keep you updated. We will go to see the boys again in the morning and need to get a little sleep! Love to you all!